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Helping Your Teen Son Renovate His Room

Unless your son naturally has a design opinion, helping your teen son renovate his room can be a challenge. My daughter recently redesigned her room, and she initiated all of the change. In the process of making space in her room, the dresser and bookshelf that didn’t match her design aesthetic got bumped over into…

A Tour of our Homeschool Home…Where the Magic Happens

One of the hot debate topics of in homeschool circles is whether to have a dedicated homeschool room or not. Often it can become a knock down, drag out fight between those with and those without—similar to the star-bellied Sneetches of Dr. Seuss. I thought I’d give you a tour of our homeschool home, because…

5 Simple Ways to Ensure a Great Start to Your School Year

School is starting back up everywhere, and even though I don’t send my kids off to school, I have worked to apply the simple ways my mother made our school days great. Box Tops for Education are partnering with parents to help renew the spirit of education in Texas. With so many great opportunities for…

5 Days of Making Time for Mom – Time to Rest

5 Days of Making Time for Mom – Time for Rest Thanks for joining me today for my 5 Days of Making Time for Mom series. This week we’re looking at different ways to make time for yourself so that you can avoid burnout. Yesterday I talked about how to make time for love. Today we’re talking about making time…

5 Days of Making Time for Mom – Time to Love

5 Days of Making Time for Mom – Time to Love Thanks for joining me today for my 5 Days of Making Time for Mom series. This week we’re looking at different ways to make time for yourself so that you can avoid burnout. Yesterday I talked about how to make time for friends. Today we’re talking about making…