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Sunday Reflections: A Week Without Dad

This post may include affiliate links. See my full disclosure policy for more details. Life at the Strauss House… So this week Jason went to his first Circe Apprenticeship retreat. I enjoyed receiving texts throughout the week of quotes that inspired him as he learned more about teaching classically. My favorite insight was: “Try and…

7 Truths I’ve Exchanged for Lies About My Health

I’ve spent the last fifteen years…or maybe my whole life…believing lies about my health. When I was young, I never struggled with my weight or having to watch what I ate. My father was diagnosed with diabetes when I was in junior high and that shook me up. I attempted to cut sugar and soda out…

Sunday Reflections: A Week in Review

This post may include affiliate links. See my full disclosure policy for more details. Life at the Strauss House… We have a unique living situation in our home. We combined households with my mother four years after my dad had passed away. It was also at a time when my husband was shifting from taking…

High Tea Training

I have an amazing Mother-in-law. This week she has taken my children, loved on them, spoiled them, and invested in them. Although we are very different, we both have a heart to cultivate virtue in my children. Thankfully, she has been equipped with gifts different than mine. I have learned so much from her over…

Learning to Live {Peacefully} with Kids Part 1

When I finally decided to homeschool, I was confident that this was the plan that God had for me and that I had the ability to accomplish the task He set before me. I just had no idea how hard it would be! Our homeschooling journey began much like the trip we took to Mineral…