Family outings. “Do things together”, ”The family that plays together, stays together”. Whoever made these sayings up doesn’t realize how much work it is to…
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Activities To Make This The Best 4th Of July Ever!
The Struggle Is Real I’m sure I’m not alone in this. Who else is trying to become a spin doctor for the sake of your…
Gramma Speaks: How Discipline Can Build Relationship With Your Children
Meet Gramma Louise: Louise is always full of wise words and creative parenting solutions. She also happens to be my mother-in-law. That being said, her…
Communicating Our Priorities: Homeschooling & Marriage
Life is busy for everyone but even more so for the homeschool couple. We manage our employment, extended family responsibilities, church and community commitments. Then,…
Army Mom Strong
I know it is coming. He goes “home”, back to base, in three more days. When he does, I will be a mess. We have…
A Busy Mom’s Guide To Christmas Shopping
I know there is some belief or stereotype that women love shopping. I’m not in that camp. Of course, when I was younger it was…
Grumbling Or Gratitude: What Flows From The Heart?
Would I be a complainer if I told you that I get irritated hearing complaints? Can I be real with you, though? There are a…
Potty Training Uncovered: Tips from a mom of nine!
Nine times we’ve done this potty training thing so to some, I would be considered a pro. Of course, I would have to say that…
The Ideal Homeschool Family: How do you Measure up?
In our early days of homeschooling, we weren’t just new to this type of educational model, we were relatively new to being a family altogether.…
Are you “Living the Dream”? Mom life can be tough!
I was driving down the road and there was a guy wearing a T-shirt that said, “Livin’ the Dream”. It was apparent that his dream…