Over the next three weeks, I will be doing a short series on our Christmas traditions. I would also love to hear yours! Our Christmas decorating is much like the rest of our home and year: simple. We put up a Christmas tree with some ornaments that coordinate and some …
I enjoy grammar. There, I said it. In case you thought I was somewhat normal, now you know the truth. I had the world’s most amazing English teacher who made the understanding of grammar second nature. Basic grammar, of course. Passive voice has never been quite understood by me. (See …
If you have ever met an adult or a teenager with an entitlement mentality, you know it is not a pleasant thing. None of us wants our child to become someone who believes the world owes them one and everyone else exists to serve them. As we approach Thanksgiving week, …
Just as the weather follows predictable seasons where I live, I have found that my homeschooling has seasons as well. While I wouldn’t call them predictable, they are constantly evolving just the same. Some of this is central to parenting in general, but our homeschool has taken many different forms …
If you are a parent, you have likely heard the warnings put out by the news media and the medical community: Childhood obesity is on the rise. This is the first generation of children who will have shorter life spans than their parents. Children are now suffering from obesity-related conditions …
I’ve shared a lot about our personal philosophies in this series. I hope I’ve made clear that we don’t think we have all the answers and that we don’t think that your life has to be a mirror image of ours. I’ve just shared from my heart in the …
Overwhelmed. That may be how you are feeling since we’ve talked for nearly 31 days about blending all the different areas of your life. Your life may even have a whole lot more categories than just Work, School and Home. I think we have all been there at one time …
In the evangelical church world, we regard “The Ministry” as a wonderful thing…..and it is. I’m thankful for those that preach and teach and lead us in growing our spiritual lives. However, sometimes I think we moms forget that to minister means to be a servant. Ministry is not our …
Cleaning house can be difficult when your children are home all day. After all, when no one is home, there is no one to mess up the house! The flip side is, when you have children home, you also have some helpers. Theoretically, anyways. If I went by the amount …
During this 31 Days of writing, I have focused each Sunday post on Sabbath rest, the culmination of all of our “blending”. If you haven’t read the first posts, I suggest that you read them before you read the last post today: Why You Should Turn Off the Blender …
