Strength and Beauty at Home: Helping women thrive at home while trying to manage their "homefront" well.
When I first started homeschooling, one attractive element of Sonlight’s curriculum was the fact that each age level contains missionary biographies or autobiographies. Learning about the lives of missionaries—their successes, failures, hardships, and devotion— is awe-inspiring. That awe is something I wanted to introduce to my children. In the eight years we have homeschooled, they […] 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…
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…
Do you ever feel discouraged or overwhelmed by your prayer life? Do you ever have moments like this: Text received: “Hey I could really use some prayer today. Could you pray for me?” Talking to a friend that you run into at the store: “I have a doctor’s appointment coming up, would you pray for […] 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…
Picture this with me…a family sitting around the table together, the parents are doing their best to get their kids excited about learning Scripture by hiding God’s Word in their heart. Pretend you are a fly on the wall and you overhear this conversation… “Okay, we are going to practice Genesis 1:1. Are you ready? […] Read more…
My kids are out of control. My house is a wreck. My emotions are all over the place. My worldly circumstances seem to be taking me for a ride on the Gravitron (you know, the old fair ride that spins you in circles so fast you are literally glued to your back unable to move?). […] Read more…
Hospitality Checklist: Plan the perfect menu. Buy the most stylish and fashionable supplies. Clean, polish and decorate. Make sure everything is perfect and presentable. Stress out and worry what your guest will think about your event! Just reading this checklist makes my stomach turn flips with crazy anxiety! This check list is so many times […] Read more…
Homeschooling was a foreign language to me before I had children. I didn’t understand it, didn’t have any desire to be a part of it, and didn’t even want to entertain the idea. However, after we had our first child my husband and I began to toy with the idea and eventually began to […] Read more…