Lessons from a Lemon Tree
When we found our current home about 10 years ago, it already had a mature lemon tree in the backyard. What a blessing it was and has been for these…
Fun Days and Field Trips
Every classroom needs discipline, even a homeschool classroom. I learned long ago that positive consequences for good behavior are just as important as negative consequences for bad behavior. And so…
5 Tips for Connecting with Your Teens
Teenagers... am I right? (I said that just like our teenager would.😆) We gave a couple of our teenagers ear buds or head phones for Christmas, thinking about how they…
Keeping Littles Safe at Home
Keeping our kids safe is one of our most important jobs at parents. Think of it - God has entrusted you with a little life to care for. Little ones…
Our Vbac Stories
This is a wonderful time of year while much of the world has been celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ. I love to think of that miraculous birth and the…
Joy in All Their Stages
Enjoying family life doesn't always come naturally. Every parent knows that having kids means lots of work. It's easy to get so caught up in the work that you miss…
Kids and a Clean House – Almost
I like my house clean, don't you? And I love my kids! But kids and a clean house don't seem to fit together, do they? I remember thinking when #2…
How to feel good in Pregnancy
Having recently written about some of my birth stories, I got to thinking about all the things I've learned about how to deal with the less than fun parts of…
Birth Stories Part 2
In my last Birth Stories post, I told you about the births of our first 4 babies. Two were induced, two were not; three were with epidurals, one was not.…
Teaching Peacemaking
"What do you do about them fighting?" she asked me. "I mostly tell them to knock it off," was my short answer. It was less than 100 degrees in August…