When I imagined having a house full of kids running happily down the halls, listening attentively as we homeschooled together, and playing on the tire swings in the backyard, never did I imagine all of the fighting I’d hear. Can you guess what has prompted this post on Bible verses about brothers? Yes, my boys […]
Have you ever stood at the sidelines of a soccer or football field and cheered your child on but were extremely distracted and annoyed by the parent shouting out coaching advice and hollering at everyone else’s kids? Good sportsmanship is important and it begins with us! This is just one example. How about the pouters […]
I have never been particularly “brave”. To be completely honest, I would probably be considered “fearful”. I see this same characteristic in my firstborn, Caleb, and made a goal to seek out courage for kids and how I can help him be a little less fearful! Now, don’t get me wrong, I don’t want to […]
Why a round-up of quotes about courage and fear? Because I’ve spent a lot of my life afraid. Afraid of what people think of me, afraid of failure, afraid of messing my life up (or that of my kids!). Life is hard, isn’t it? It is full of hurts and sorrows, uncertainties and disappointments. We […]
The term “life skills” seems to be thrown around often in the homeschool community. Sometimes we are serious as we all feel teaching life skills is important and sometimes we enjoy using it as a way to teach school and accomplish household chores at the same time. “We skipped science today so we could all […]
“Mom, do you need any help? How’s your head?” asks 12 year old Caleb. He pauses for a moment and stares at me. He and I have been through a lot together and a knife cuts at my heart thinking about the pain he has experienced. He is always full of caring and compassion for […]
