Strength and Beauty at Home: Helping women thrive at home while trying to manage their "homefront" well.
Does your child love doodling, writing, coloring, and creating? My children all enjoy these things and we are always looking for new ways to satisfy their longing to create. The challenge is, some of my children enjoy coloring over drawing, and some of them enjoy drawing and creating instead of coloring. It can be difficult […] Read more…
Homeschooling all ages is a challenge, but when you add in babies, toddlers, and preschoolers it can be overwhelming. I have moms ask me this question a lot, “What do I do with my non-school aged children while I am trying to homeschool my other children?” The simple answer is there is no magic bullet […] Read more…
“Mom, can you read this to me?” “Mom, can you help me with this?” “Mom, I have a question!” You probably hear these words from your own children, like I do, many times every school day. I find I am easily frustrated with so many questions bombarding me while I am trying to teach, guide, and instruct […] Read more…
2020 has challenged me in all sorts of ways. We started the year with a cross-country road trip to visit family in Alabama and Tennessee. We headed back to Oregon, mid January, only to turn around 3 weeks later and fly back to Alabama for 2 weeks for a family emergency. It wasn’t long after […] Read more…
We are in our seventh year of homeschooling this year, and I am here to tell you God is good! Before having our first child, neither my husband nor I were on board with homeschooling. We had so many misconceptions about what homeschooling truly meant and we felt the “going to school” option was the […] Read more…
One of the greatest callings as a mom (parent) is the privilege to teach the Bible to our children. What is even greater, is teaching them HOW to study it for THEMSELVES. The beautiful picture of Deuteronomy 6 tells us exactly what our teaching should look like… “You shall teach them diligently to your sons […] Read more…
The new year brings a chance to start over. It gives us an opportunity make changes and set new goals. We can forget about what we did last year and look forward to the days to come. One way we can organize our fitness goals is by actually having a goal. My goal this year […] Read more…
I don’t want you to be like me and let the fear of goal setting get in the way of moving you forward to reach your desires. I want to walk you through: Why we need to set goals. How to set goals. How to create a battle plan to help you stick to your […] Read more…
It’s that time of year again! Time to pick out our advent activities and countdown to Christmas. There are so many wonderful advent options to choose from, sometimes it’s hard to know which one to use. Even after we choose which activity we are going to use, sometimes it can be overwhelming to actually follow […] Read more…
My friend, Jessica Pigg, has written a beautiful post about her and her husband’s foster care experience. I am so excited that she is sharing that with us today. I hope it will bless you like it did me. Who knows, it may even be how God leads you and your family to become foster […] Read more…