Whether you homeschool or not, summer camps are great to keep kids on the learning path while on a typical school “break”. These days there are so many options, but the ones I like best are FREE! 🙂 A friend emailed me some info which gave us the opportunity to apply for a FREE 3-Week […]
150+ Awesome Resources from Your Public Library
Do you want to learn how to take amazing pics with your iPhone, how to start a business or teach your kid a new language? Great! The public library can help you with all that, and then some. If you don’t know much about me and my kings, let me tell you, we love the […]
Summer Camps: STEM, Art, Dance, Sports Camps + More!
**Updated 4/9/18** Can you believe it’s almost time to plan our kids’ summer calendar? I wish I could manipulate the time clock and slow things down a bit. Sheesh! Nevertheless, it’s a good time to start looking at the options for summer camps. For many of them you may have to register early to get […]
Homeschooling: 5 Tips to Overcome the Mid-Year Slump
I am a member of a homeschool moms support group in our local area. Once a month we meet and veteran/retired homeschool moms impart wisdom and share some of their woes during their own homeschooling adventure. This transparency and sharing, in turn, gives moms like me encouragement for the road we’re on and a sense of […]
How Chronic Illness Can Affect Your Marriage
Last month I told you all about our 10th anniversary and a health issue that took us by surprise. I subsequently received the first diagnosis of peripheral neuropathy – although I am not diabetic. The neuropathy, somehow triggered the secondary condition, erythromelalgia. We were only able to arrive at this diagnosis after many months and visits to […]
Finding the For Better in the For Worse Times in Your Marriage
We’re all familiar with the oft-repeated nuptial phrase, “for better or for worse“. (Cue wedding music). We repeat those words in our marriage vows, transfixed in the moment, as we gaze into our sweetie’s eyes. Deep breath…..Ahhh, “I love you”. (Stop wedding music…screech!). In that moment we may not have the full understanding of what the […]
3 Practical Things That Can Really Help Your Marriage in the Early Years
This year I am especially nostalgic and excited about our marriage as we will be celebrating…drum roll please…. our 10th wedding anniversary!! Yay!! Look at God! You know, I truly can not believe it’s been a whole decade. Where does the time go? As I think back on the beginnings and how we managed to […]
Our 2015 Winter Holiday Recap (Slideshow)
Every year there is high anticipation for the Christmas and New Year holiday seasons. And alas, each time, without disappointment, the holidays come and then they go. Swiftly. Very rarely does the season (or anytime for that matter) go exactly as planned. Here’s how our holidays shaped up. Our 2015 Winter Holiday Recap. Our holidays were […]
15 Things to Do on Your Family Spring Bucket List
If you don’t already know, let me tell you again, I love Spring. Fresh morning dew glistening on sharp blades of grass, carpet beetles perched on my window sill and the familiar smell of the rain-soaked soil. You know what else I love? Bucket lists. We do a bucket list of activities for each season to help […]
Sharing the Easter Story with Legos!
Easter celebrations are almost upon us. Every year I work with the boys to find creative ways to share the story of Jesus’s suffering, death, triumphant resurrection and ultimate ascension. This year, Legos seemed like the perfect resource to use. Here’s how the boys shared the Easter story using Legos. Inspired by some of the […]