Recently I came across a post on Facebook where a friend was asking for advice on teenage boys and dating. Her question was simple: “Do you let your teen girls text guys first or do you tell them to wait to be pursued?” Having teenage daughters and a tween boy, my curiosity was piqued. As I browsed through dozens of…
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Dear Children, I’m glad life is messy
6 Ways to Help Kids See God’s Provision
The day was ordinary. Down the hall, I could hear the buzz of children happily playing and the hum of the washing machine busily making things clean. There was no reason to expect any hint of turmoil until I stepped in it. Purple goo oozed between my toes and onto my pant legs. A million scenarios flashed before my mind….
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Reclaiming your life from the grip of circumstances
I remember so clearly the day my husband moved in with his new girlfriend. I remember it not for the particular details of the moment, but for how it threatened to destroy me. Although shock held my tears captive as his brake lights faded in the distance, my heart was exploding from the pressure. I could literally feel the waters…
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My Secret Recipe for Easy Homeschool Math
I have a confession to make. Math is not my thing. Actually, to be more precise, numbers give me hives. I hate balancing a budget, would rather get a root canal than think about taxes, and have probably paid more for an item because I didn’t take the time to calculate the real savings. (I know. *gasp* Aren’t you ashamed…
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Time Hacks for Homeschoolers
Do you ever feel like time is a 4-letter word? I think it’s safe to say that most homeschool moms have a hate-hate relationship with time; there’s simply never enough of it! Our plates are full with household cleaning duties, lessons to teach, kids to feed, and so much more. I find that most moms are frustrated by this elusive…
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Teaching Kids to Guard Their Hearts
I remember when I first became a mom. Despite poring over dozens of parenting books and listening to countless hours of advice from friends, I found out really fast how WRONG I was about pretty much everything I thought I knew. I quickly learned that if I had any hope of attempting to go potty alone and get a hot…
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Why God Gave You Siblings (What you need to tell your kids)
Since the beginning of time, the family has been under attack. In fact, Satan’s primary agenda is to destroy Christians through the breakdown of families. This probably doesn’t come as a surprise to you, but what might surprise you is just how easily we are giving in to Satan’s game. It all starts with the lies we’ve been believing about…
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The truth about sibling fighting
How many times do I have to tell you to stop fighting? Oh, how I wish I could tell you I’ve never said those words as a parent, but it wouldn’t be true. Not only is there STILL sibling fighting in my house after years of working on this, I’ve literally told them a zillion times to stop fighting. Can…
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Lessons learned from the dandelion thorns in life
“We have to stop NOW, Mom.” The urgent plea came as I searched for a safe place to pull over alongside the highway. Once again, there would be no time to find a suitable exit. An air of annoyance filled the car along with a sense we truly might not ever get to our destination at this pace, as this…
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Random Acts of Kindness Printables
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 our hearts. A precious lady standing there in the rain. Her bleeding sign echoed her bleeding heart. The sign pleaded for food for her “gran-babies” and…
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Eclectic Homeschool (When One Homeschool Method Isn’t Working)
You know the story of Goldilocks. She goes into the house of the 3 bears and tries out all their stuff. At first, the porridge is too hot, then too cold, and finally just right. Next up are the chairs: too little, too big, and again, just right. Finally she gets to the beds. The first one is too hard,…
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How to Cultivate a Lifestyle of Learning in Your Homeschool
Do you remember the first time those little eyes peered up at you pleading for you to read them a book? Or how fascinated your kids were with seeing new things and asking 5 billion questions about them? The other day my friend Leslie shared one of these stories with me. During the normal course of everyday life, his son…
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The Blessing of Make-a-Wish
I remember clearly my plans for November 2, 2016. My work to-do list was stacked with the launch of a brand new product, a few business calls, and the usual Wednesday check-up tasks. I had planned to cook spaghetti, teach the 6th grade Frontline class that night at church, and do a few loads of laundry. By 9am all of…
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Cancer is the Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me
Cancer is one of those things you pray never happens to you. It’s one of those things you KNOW can happen, but hardly can fathom the reality of and so you don’t. In 2009, two of my friends had young children diagnosed with cancer within a few months of each other. First it was Julia, 2 years old, who had…
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A Writing Curriculum High Schoolers Will Love: Byline Review
Every single time I speak at a homeschool conference, a concerned parent walks up to me desperate for a solution to the high school writing quandary. Writing is often not a student’s favorite subject, making it super difficult to find a curriculum that won’t result in tears, excessive nagging, or a very low grade. The key to a good high…
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Balancing Screen Time: A Christian Family Movie Plan You’ll Love
In 2010 I sold our TV. Seems a little extreme, huh? I’ll be the first to admit it was. I remember sitting on the couch the night before I was to meet the man I sold it to, feeling like I had completely lost my mind. It was a relatively rash decision. As a single mom, money was incredibly tight….
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6 Holly Jolly Games for Christmas Family Fun Night
Have you ever noticed that Christmas is the time of year when life gets so busy we often neglect what is important to us? Every year I vow to find ways to make sure family is at the top of my list, even when gift wrapping, shopping, and baking demand my attention. A few years ago, we created our own…
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Control Your Tongue: 5 Strategies to Teach your Kids
When I was a kid, I was taught this little rhyme as a way of dealing with mean people: Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me. You probably know it, too. And I’m sure you also know it’s a BIG FAT LIE. Words come and go so quickly we assume they bounce right off,…
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For when there’s an emptiness in your heart
The tree glistened behind him as we sipped hot chocolate on the sofa. “Mom,” he wondered, “do you ever feel like there’s an empty seat at the table?” I glanced over at the table dressed with sparkling silver, holly berries, and fine white china. For us, holidays had become a memorable affair. We had come to love dressing up and…
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For when you feel like you’re not enough
It was 2am and darkness blanketed more than just the empty hotel room. As sleep teased my exhausted heart, the light from my phone illuminated the moment. The message was as long as it was heavy, making the tears difficult to push back. “My greatest struggle is I don’t feel like I’m enough. My track record proves the truth; I’m…
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Free Printable Chore Cards for Kids (you can edit)
I don’t know about you, but managing chores with my kids has been one of those parenting things that has taken a lot of “tweaking.” Ok it’s taken multiple overhauls and a lot of tears. Haha. Who am I kidding? It’s difficult to come up with the right balance and a consistent plan that will keep your kids motivated to…
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