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5 Days of Making Time for Mom – Time to Read

5 Days of Making Time for Mom – Time to Read 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 work. Today we’re talking about…

5 Days of Making Time for Mom – Time to Work

Homeschooling is sacrificial work. Let’s face it: there’s no pay, and long hours. Even so, many of us throw ourselves into homeschooling with reckless abandon because we love our kids, and the rewards of well trained minds are enough pay. The challenge is avoiding burnout. It’s easy to drain our tank completely and then scramble…

Morning Time Storage Solutions

I can’t believe it’s the end of my 10 Days of Morning Time Resources series. I’ve had so much fun thinking about all of the beautiful things about morning time, it’s only fitting that we end with beautiful ways to store it! If you’ve got a great plan, and you’ve gathered Bible materials, character building tools,…

Mixing With the Masters – Famous Artists Inspired Projects

The arts are typically overlooked in our society. They’re treated as a extra item even though they have a profound impact on how we view the world. Artists and musicians express the philosophies of their time. They communicate what can’t be put into words. As I equip my children to engage with the world, I…

Planning with Heaven in Mind

I have had the unfortunate opportunity to lose two family members suddenly (my father and sister). Twice I’ve had to go to the same funeral home and sit in that same horrible room (which is actually very nicely appointed) and make decisions that I am not prepared to make. While dealing with the shock of unexpected…