homeschool, adoption, parenting, family, homemaking
One morning recently I instagramed a “perfect” relaxed homeschool morning: my preschooler played with wooden word puzzles; my 1st grader sat nearby drawing; and my 7th grader sat knitting and helping the preschooler. It was a moment that made my heart happy. It’s rare when our days look like that “perfect” morning, but when it […]
After much stressing, soul-searching, prayer, and journal-writing, I’ve finally realized a few important things: 1 – I’m not going to ever be a perfect mom, but that doesn’t mean I’m not the mom my kids need. 2 – I’ve had a lot of loss in the past year (some I’ve spoken of online; some I […]
First, a note to my subscribers: I’m still playing around with Pressgram, so every now and then I accidentally send a photo post out on my blog feed. Sorry if you’re getting those; I don’t want to bog down your email or feed! For the record, I believe the problem is on my end, not […]
First of all, have you heard our happy news from earlier this week? We finalized adoption of our two youngest kids! That’s exciting, of course, but today’s post is about how outdoor play helps our homeschool — and keeps this mama sane! Outside time improves moods! A couple of weeks ago, we got a new […]
We’ve completed week two of our new homeschool year! Things were business as usual for most of the week — but on Thursday we had our first field trip of the homeschool year, and the very first with our two newest students in tow! I thought I might be getting myself in over my head […]
This week, we celebrated our official First Day of School! For the first time in my eight years of homeschooling, I actually remembered to do a First Day photo, complete with our homeschool mascot! (Who didn’t pose exactly where I wanted, but whatever. It’s still cute!) Easing into the Homeschool year: Even though this was […]
We’re not back to school — yet. I’ve been tackling our school room shelves, reorganizing our craft cabinet, and refinishing a new table and chairs. (Room reveal coming soon!) Public schools here started back this week, but we won’t be starting our new homeschool year until September. That’s later than I’d planned, but it’s how […]
Signs of summer: day-lilies, hydrangea in bloom, and fresh-picked blueberries! In our home, we don’t have an “official” LAST DAY of school; we tend to taper off rather than end with a bang. Though we are done as far as legal requirements go, we’re still finishing up a few things (like math) and, of course, […]
We’ve had a whole lot going on around here, from the youngest child’s last day of preschool to the eldest child’s college graduation, and all sorts of things in between. I was blessed to have all my kids at church on Mother’s Day, including my daughter-in-law! It’s funny: I never even thought to imagine the […]
This post contains affiliate links. (Just being upfront and legal and stuff.) For more info, see my disclosure page. It’s May, y’all! Not much longer before we’ll be done with the official portion of our school year (though we keep some of our studies going through the summer months). Until then, a little of what […]
The Titus 2:1 Conference: I was at the conference as event photographer, so of course I toted around a big camera all weekend, but these iPhone pics of me with blogland pals are super fun! L-R: Rebecca, Sarah, Tabitha, Jimmie. Rebecca (of Mom’s Mustard Seeds) lives only an hour or so away from me. Sarah […]
Shhh! It’s a rare peaceful moment; nobody move! I’ve enjoyed the introverted homeschoolers posts at Simple Homeschool because all this chaos and noise with two extra kids is making me c-r-a-z-y. Seriously, some days I am NOT dealing well with it. And as of this week, we have baby Riley EVERY day for the whole […]
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