ALL OF CREATION SPEAKS HIS NAME
I dreamed of being a teacher ever since I was a little girl. My mother was a teacher and each year I would go into her classroom and imagine one day having my own.The desks all in a row; each child’s coat hook with their name strategically placed above it; even the hall pass that Read More …
I had heard many times, in the homeschool community, that one of the benefits of homeschooling is the relationship between siblings; that homeschooled siblings end up having deeper, more meaningful relationships that last into their futures. What I thought, when I heard this, was that my kids would never fight, that we would not experience Read More …
Arrows. They are everywhere.Throw pillows, bags, journal covers and more.The arrow is often a symbol of courage, war or protectionIn this particular passage, the arrow is referring to our children. Usually the arrow is the focal point of this verse; the piece that devotions at baby showers are given, congratulatory cards to new parents are Read More …
Watch how we take our children’s education outdoorsas we point them to their Creator through His Creation.
With the weather cooling and the streets quieting down as the neighborhood children return to their desks, we, too, are filled with the hope that freshly sharpened pencils, unopened textbooks, and new schedules bring. We stare at the tidy shelves and blank slates that hold a renewed sense of confidence as our excitement and anticipation Read More …
Each day as we wrap up school I take a moment to return our table from desk back to gathering place. I stack books, collect papers and brush up the eraser dust from the day’s lessons. Eraser dust. Everywhere. From the small eraser at the end of the pencils that fail to be enough, to Read More …
I saw a photo the other day of a worn out, exhausted mother collapsed onto a chair, hand to forehead. The caption under the picture read “I put my symptoms into Web MD and it turns out I just have kids.” I couldn’t help but giggle. I knew exactly how she felt. The aches, the Read More …
This session was done for the Homegrown Generation Online Family Expo
As one season rolls into the next, and the cool, crisp air replaces the warmth of the sun on our faces, we tend to bring our lives inside, settling into a more sedentary season. Children are brought in to sit down and fill their days, too often, plugged in, moving from one screen to the Read More …
“You are not making the cut.” “You are not enough; you can’t do this.” So often these are the things we whisper to ourselves. Not only are we moms, wives and keepers of our home, but we are also the primary educators of our children. At times it can feel overwhelming. We feel as if Read More …