“You hate Halloween?!,” the well meaning mother of one asked me incredulously. “WHY?!” Well… THE PRESSURE Every year at this time, I feel like I’ve barely survived the chaotic back-to-school craziness when out of nowhere it’s Halloween season. With five children to dress I can […]

“That’s cool.” How many times a day do you say it to your kids? Don’t be ashamed; we all do it. It’s a parents’ go to response to make it look like we’re totally engaged with the latest Fortnite story or dance craze. I got […]

On June 1, we welcomed our fifth child, and fourth son, into our family. He is precious, perfect, and completely amazing from the tips of his strawberry blonde hair to the end of his ten tiny toes. Of course, as many of you know, birth […]

Have you been blessed with kids that only need gentle reminders or “the look” to straighten up and behave? Do your kids always seem to bring their best behavior with them when they leave the house like during trips to the doctor’s office, grocery store […]

When you think of weird homeschoolers, you probably think of denim dresses, conversion vans and lots of lots of children. While most of these stereotypes don’t ring true across the board, it’s true that many of the homeschooling families I know would be considered “large […]

This weekend my 11-year-old son had a friend over for the day. The friend is someone my son has known for years through scouting. He isn’t homeschooled, and to the best of my knowledge he isn’t even weird. The day consisted of tons of video […]

I’ve seen a lot of frazzled momma posts on social media lately asking for advice on how to homeschool (or accomplish anything at all) with littles underfoot. It’s an age-old problem and I think one that gets sweeter and more manageable the farther from that […]

We haven’t opened a textbook in a week-and-a-half, but we’ve been schooled. We’ve learned that life is fragile, precious, brief. That everyone. everyone. makes a difference and impacts those around them. We’ve learned that coming together as loved ones is the one thing we can […]

We are in week four of My Father’s World kindergarten curriculum, Creation from A to Z,  so today my six-year-old (the kindergartener) and three-year-old (the boy who wishes he was the kindergartener) snuggled in to read Little Bear by Else Holmelund Minarik. The illustrations give […]

I screwed up today. I said a few things I shouldn’t have said. To be more specific, I used a few words in particular that I shouldn’t have used. (No, not that one.) I’m sure you never do this. You remember to take a deep […]