Practice, practice, practice! You can learn to speak the Language of Encouragement
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Scarlet Tanager fledglings! Our Sabbath Surprise This morning (now yesterday) dawned a bit cooler than previous mornings, and I skipped my usual Sabbath morning walk. I took my quiet time indoors, wondering where my husband had gone. Greg, my husband, came in and stuck his phone under my nose. Odd for him to do that, I…
Read moreHomeschool Seasons, and Courage for the Worn-out Mom
Homeschool Seasons and Why you sometimes have to “Fake it til you make it!” The Lord is my Shepherd: I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: He leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake….
Read moreFive Great Benefits of Nature Time
Why Should you Encourage more Nature Time in your Homeschool Routine? I love to wake in the morning to the song of the Wood Thrush! Happily, I get to rise hearing his beautiful melody every day! Although not a morning person, that song lures me out of bed to see if I can catch a…
Read moreFriday Freebie—Free Printable Prayer Cards!!
Print off your own free Prayer Cards!!
Read moreFind Your Homeschool Swing
Homeschooling? Normal versus Typical? How to Find Your Swing? Today, I wanted to jump into what you should expect when you homeschool–what should your day look like? Expect just a bit of satire in this post, because the longer you go homeschooling, the more you will notice that hardly anyone does homeschool the same way…
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Read moreLittle Notes… (Am I my Brother’s Keeper?) Reblog
Little notes from son to mother lead to important discussions about moral purity.
Read moreMother’s Day 2019 (with Free Printable for Mother)
It’s Mother’s Day! Have you told your mother that you love her? Mothers do so much, and although I don’t believe in all the commercialism that attends this day, telling your mother how dear she is to you is appropriate ANY DAY! With appreciation for my own mother in my mind, I want to share…
Read moreThe Power of Positive Peer Pressure!! Really?
Peer pressure works both ways—positively or negatively.
Read moreEat Your Weeds! Adventures with Wild Edibles
Fun with Wild Edibles! Weeds, wildflowers, wild edibles! No matter what you call them, they can be a lot of fun when it comes to searching them out in the springtime. This is a fun post that I published one year ago! We are still eating our weeds! 🙂 We kicked off our search for…
Read moreWilderness Wildlife Week is for Homeschoolers!
Why Wilderness Wildlife Week is a great event for homeschoolers!
Read moreApril Audio books–Our Favorites
Learn while you drive with Audio books Much of our reading time recently has been with audio books. We seem to spend a lot of time running around in the truck, so our Audible account has gotten well-used these last few years of homeschool. You would be amazed how many books you can listen to…
Read moreLanguage of Encouragement, Part 1
Are you speaking the Language of Encouragement in your home?
Read moreAnticipation | Lessons…and lessons
Watch the beauty unfold day by day as the Pink Lady’s Slipper blooms.
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