We’ve been on stay-at-home orders complete with “social distancing” for 6,789,435 days now. Ok, not really. But doesn’t it seem that way? Every time the governor or president makes a statement it seems like our “sentence” is getting longer and longer. Although we homeschool, even our lives have been drastically changed, too. Events canceled Travel or vacations canceled Mission trips…
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Contentment Challenge Week
Time Planagement Challenge Week
All the people you love are in your home. Together. ALL DAY. No one can leave. Everything is canceled. And if you’re being honest, you find yourself sounding like a broken record of frustration… Stop hitting your sister. Don’t put goldfish in the toilet. Bored is not a word we use. No, you may not use all of the toilet…
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Crisis-Schooling: Tips & Tricks To Keep Your Sanity
Whether you homeschooled before COVID-19 or you’ve been thrust into it, we are all facing new challenges. Life as we know it has stopped. School is now in your home, as well as church and pretty much all of life. It’s uncertain exactly how long this will be the new normal, but one thing is sure—-> this is hard… for…
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How to Choose Joy & Help Your Family Grow in the Midst of Crisis
I took my boys (ages 9 and 12) to the grocery store today. We needed eggs. Our family eats about one dozen eggs a day and what we bought two weeks ago was down to a single carton. As we walked through aisle after aisle of bare-white shelving their eyes got bigger and bigger in disbelief. Where is all the…
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Sibling Challenge Week
It’s a strange time to live. All of our lives are currently disrupted. Whether we homeschool on a regular basis or not, our worlds have been flipped upside down. Activities are canceled. Schools are closed. We’re being encouraged to social distance. Which means we’re all home together ALL THE TIME. And let’s be honest, that comes with some struggle…especially among…
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How to be #NotConsumed in Times of Crisis & Why Christians Should Care
I was standing in the hallway of GHS children’s hospital Emergency Room scarfing down Chipotle and updating my pastor on Luke’s sudden health crisis when the doctor delivered the news. Your son has a massive tumor in the 3rd ventricle, sitting on top of and intertwined in the hypothalamus. My pastor would later retell the next few moments to look…
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Simple Devotions for Families: FREE printables You’ll Love
These FREE devotions for families will help your family GROW in faith. We’ve made it simple for you to add a Scripture reading to your family time! God’s Word is alive. It has the power to transform hearts from the inside out… even when you think no one is listening! You know this. That’s why you want to have a…
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Sibling Rivalry: The Solutions You Need to Help Kids Get Along
I’ve been a parent long enough to know that you clicked on this post because you feel desperate to STOP SIBLING RIVALRY in your home and cultivate brother and sister love. Maybe the fighting is out of control and honestly, it seems beyond repair. Or perhaps your kids haven’t gotten there yet, but you feel ever so aware of the…
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How to Improve Your Kid’s Attitude: Biblical Solutions That Work
Do you feel desperate to improve your teen’s or kid’s attitude? There are biblical solutions that actually work and it’s not as hard as you might think! She saunters into the kitchen an hour late for family devotions. Again. I smile and say good morning, but she doesn’t even look up. We invite her to join us at the table….
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Free Printable Homeschool Booklist For Every Age Level
Reading. It can be one of those make-or-break homeschool subjects. So many homeschool families feel frustrated with the strategy of teaching reading and the specifics of actually choosing the right books for kids to read. How do you know if it’s the right level? What if the book isn’t hard enough? Are there books that every kid should read? What…
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Easy Family Devotions: What You Need To Know
Easy family devotions? It’s not a myth. Here’s what you need to know. We sat at the table, Bibles open, poised and ready for the picture-perfect family devotion that I had conjured up in my head. Imagine angelic music, neatly groomed and well-mannered children all lovingly engaging in deep biblical conversation with their siblings. Of course, you have to imagine…
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How To Get The Most Out Of Your Homeschool Conference
I remember the first homeschool conference I went to. I was like a wide-eyed child in a humongous candy store – excited but completely overwhelmed. There was so much to see, so many decisions to make, and so many people to glean wisdom from. It almost paralyzed me. I put a weight on myself to do everything perfectly, just like…
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How to Make Kids Devotions Fun With Only Your Bible
Keeping kids engaged with the Bible can sometimes be a challenge. In this post, I’ll share creative and fun kids devotions your whole family will love! One of my favorite childhood memories was the summer I learned 1 John 4:7-21. There were 1000s of teens all gathered under a giant white tent on Panama City Beach to learn more about…
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11 Wholesome Chapter Book Series Your Kids Will Love
We’ve put together a list of our top chapter book series for kids. They’re wholesome, beautiful, and your family won’t be able to put them down! My love for reading is clearly contagious. It seems as though we cannot have enough books to satisfy in our home. Most of my kids can be found on a given afternoon or evening…
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The Best Free Printable Bible Verses For When You Need Encouragement
Life can be challenging. That’s why we need the truth of God’s Word guarding our heart. Get this free set of printable Bible verses! I can remember the day it really set in that my husband was gone. My kids were taking naps and I was sitting on my couch at the end of myself. Despair tempted me to crawl…
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How to Choose the Best Homeschool Curriculum
Choosing a Christian homeschool curriculum you can trust isn’t an easy job. Trust me, I get it. You want curriculum that your kids will love, curriculum that meets their needs, and most importantly curriculum that helps them GROW in Christ! After more than 16 years homeschooling, I can safely say one thing: there are a lot of choices! Whether you…
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Bible Charades: How To Engage Kids With The Bible In a Fun Way
Looking for a fun way to engage your kids with the Bible? This Bible charades game will help! Get your free printable today! “It’s time for our family devotions!” I excitedly yelled through the house in a bit of an over-the-top flare. My kids came running from all directions wondering what was making me so excited about tonight’s family devotion…
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Random Acts of Kindness Printables
Teach your kids to give with abandon. These Random Acts of Kindness printables will make it easy. They’re the perfect cure for selfish kids and entitlement attitudes. It was a rather ordinary day in 2010. Light rain fell on the windshield as we drove home from our weekly Bible study. Our car pulled up to the stop sign and she stole…
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Family Bonding Activities You Can Start Today
It’s those little amazing memories that become the glue that binds us together as a family. 100+ simple family bonding activities you can start today! The sky was dark and the alarm clock taunted my sleeping body. It was just after 5am and we were on vacation. The thought was fairly understandable: Why on earth did I set that alarm? Oh…
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Teaching Boys About Sexual Purity from a Biblical Perspective
We sat together on the couch. Me with a book in hand, sharing a tale of a runaway train, and my boy, with his hands in his pants. All at once my palms grew sweaty and my heart beat rapid. I knew this day was coming. I knew that there was an extremely perverse culture out there chasing after him with its lustful destruction….
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9 Easy Family Fun Night Ideas That Will Make Your Kids Smile
Friday rarely comes and goes in our house without a family fun night. It’s one way we can unwind from the stress of the week and toss our cares out the window. It’s also a way to connect and bond as a family. Knowing that my children have many things competing for their attention, I long to help them cherish…
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