Finding God’s Helpers in the Midsts of the Storm
Last week, Hurricane Irma hit the Jacksonville region, and boy, was she a doozy! In the end, though, the helpers, God’s helpers, were there too!
Continue Reading »Be Strong, Mama: When your baby is crying in public
Mothers have babies. Babies cry. Sometimes in public. Don’t let bullies shame and embarrass you into staying home.
Continue Reading »On Disciplining Children
As a parent, I wish I could just have someone give me a set of very specific rules on discipline that works every time with every child for every circumstance. But no, they have to go and be their own individual, unique little flowers, even when it comes to acting up. They’re a little older…
Continue Reading »Mexican Cooking
A few years ago I had the chance to take a trip to Cabo San Lucas. I immediately took the opportunity to learn how to cook Mexican food. Along with my husband and a small group of friends we visited Donna Somerlott at her home and school, Casa de Colores. It was an amazing experience.…
Continue Reading »Easy Hair Clip Organizer – 5 Minute Solution
I had hair clips all over my bathroom counter. I needed a hair clip organizer and was delighted to come up with this simple solution. All you need is an old tie and a binder clip. A clothespin and decorate scarf or fabric scrap would work, too. It even travels compactly and easily! Directions for…
Continue Reading »Fad Diet? Really???!?!?! – I tried a high-fat diet and liked it.
Yes, it’s true. I went on a fad diet this summer. And now I’m even going to tell you how good it was. For many years I have heard people advocating a no-carb and low-carb diets. There are a variety of these diets, including Atkins and Paleo. I’m not really fond of extreme diets that severely limit the intake…
Continue Reading »Daughter
There’s night time and there’s light time.
Continue Reading »DTIs
The problem with flash drives is no one uses a digital condom.
Continue Reading »They have arrived! – My custom made “Book of Centuries”
The copies of my Book of Centuries have arrived. How exciting to see my hard work in its final, physical form. A Book of Centuries is a concept developed by the educator Charlotte Mason. It is a timeline of the world that fits into a book format. Every time you learn about an important person,…
Continue Reading »How We Do Homeschool – A “How to Homeschool” guide
As we prepare for Son to enter first grade, many people have asked me for details about our homeschooling techniques, philosophy, curriculum, etc. Lucky for me, my husband wrote a “How to Homeschool” guide before I got around to it. He has, oh so kindly, giving me permission to repost the entire article on my…
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