Some of our doubt feelings need a little more analysis. Deep breathing isn’t enough to change the negative thought train in our minds. We’ve spoken our doubts out loud. Or we’ve written them down. And we recognize them. They look familiar. We’ve doubted these doubts before. We’ve grappled with them, perhaps even reasoned through them … Continue reading
Is my family thriving? Some days just getting by feels like it surely must be enough. The kids are fed. They poured themselves a bowl of cereal, I think. They’re dressed. Well, he did wear that outfit to bed, but it’s relatively clean. And kept out of harm’s way. Until I realized a hot cup of … Continue reading
Happy New Year! May your year be filled with purpose, peace and freedom, aka the Charmed Life. If you didn’t get a chance to read these posts, they were the most favoured over the past year. 10.Fitting in Date Night While Homeschooling Cause THAT is a challenge, but a necessary self-care, and family care, strategy. … Continue reading
“Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens, bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens, brown paper packages tied up with strings, these are a few of my favorites things” Somehow I know I’m going to see a television replay of the Sound of Music this Christmas season. It shares the value of home and family. That we … Continue reading
Mwahahahahahaha Good luck with that. Oh wait. This is a blog post. There’s gotta be more to say. Hanging with the kiddos 24-7 (ish) makes date night more of a challenge. Why? Because you’re used to being available, the kids are used to you being available, little or large kids. You’ve grown into being flexible … Continue reading
Peering into the lives of other homeschoolers is just plain interesting. It also gives us ideas for our own homeschools, our own children and families. It leaves us with a feeling of pride: this is our community, this is who we rub shoulders with, these are the benefits to homeschooling. I have the pleasure of … Continue reading
Everyone eats differently. I know I couldn’t possibly represent everyone’s diet JUST because they homeschool. Most homeschoolers’ goals are to equip our children’s brains to enable them to learn and build those neural networks. How to do that? French Kids Eat Everything, the memoir by Karen Le Billon, was an inspiration in my early parenting. … Continue reading
