Step 5: Overload Won’t Get You More
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Children are known for loudly communicating their displeasure. But for parents, developing children’s attitudes may be their highest calling. It’s not that they want something they can’t have. Or that everything they want to do is banned. It’s the all-out […]
To plan ahead or to jump in with both feet? That is the question. The question for how you want to start homeschooling, that is. If you’re considering homeschooling your child but aren’t sure if you have what it takes, […]
An important question for a parent with a child of any age is, “How do we want our kids to look, act, think, and live their lives when they leave our home? ” Needs-based parenting may sound old-school, but it […]
h I love to get recommendations for good books from friends. I mean, why waste time reading something that isn’t any good? So, from time to time, I like to recommend stuff I’ve read to save you the hassle of […]