Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. In Matthew 6:21 and Luke 12:34, Jesus tells his followers to not bother with stockpiling things that will erode and rust or things that can be stolen. Instead, he encourages them to […]
Beginner Parenting, better known as common sense, involves knowing the normal things from which to protect children. You know, like fires, climbing on the roof, or running in the street. The catch to being a Beginner Parent is that children […]
I could write a month’s worth of blog articles on simplifying life to avoid overload and stress. There are so many facets to this one topic. Its impact on health, mental and physical, cannot be overestimated. While simple living sounds like […]
If there is one word to describe our culture today, it’s overload. Everywhere you look there is more to see. More to hear. More to try. More to buy. Our smart phones don’t make us any smarter. They make us […]
While we’re officially on summer break from homeschool, that doesn’t mean I’m not thinking ahead to how I want to plan for the next school year. Is homeschool planning ever very far away from the mind of the homeschool mom? […]
The first step I picked for my 12-steps To a Healthier You Journey is about as easy as falling off a log. In fact, it’s what you’ll find yourself in if you do fall off a floating log. Water. The […]
On a typical day in the average family, a parent hears approximately 127 complaints per hour. “I’m hungry.” “I’m bored.” “I don’t want to eat that.” “I want a puppy.” “I want an iPod.” “It’s not my turn to wash dishes.” […]
Teenagers have an uncanny ability to tune out their parents calling them for chores, but they can hear the blip of their phone’s text alert in the other room. They develop sudden amnesia when homework is due but can follow […]
I love books. Almost any kind of book. Fiction. Non-fiction. Biography. Historical. Classical. Mystery. Most self-improvement (there are some wackos out there, though). Funny. Adventurous. Even cookbooks. Especially cookbooks. Nothing will replace the feel and smell of a real hardbound […]
Is there such a thing as teaching faith to children? I mean faith is one of those things you really have to experience to get good at. Sure an infant has “faith” that someone will feed him, especially if he […]
