I am a full-time mom with three kids-9,5,& 4. Two of them go to public school, and I homeschool my preschooler. We have homeschooled, private schooled (Montessori), and now public school our kids, and I’m here to tell you that all of them are great options to educate your children. We are afterschoolers (home learners), …
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly – Our Education Experience Read More »
I never imagined I would pause my career to pursue a full-time stay-at-home mom life. It has been over four years since I quit my job, and I cannot decide if returning to work is right for me. It is the struggle that most women who gave up careers have at some point in their …
The Dilemma of the Stay-at-Home Mom and the unseen work Read More »
Do you struggle with first-time disobedience? Does it make you mad until you can’t think straight? Is this your #1 struggle with your children? Let’s face it! We struggle with the fact that our kids outrightly agree to disagree with us. The moment they walk away from our instructions, we feel many things. Let’s talk …
Three Reasons Why We Struggle With First-Time Disobedience Read More »
One Saturday morning, my kids could not decide what to have for breakfast. I took a poll and picked the most popular choice. I assumed I did the fair thing, but it left at least one kid unhappy. They started with complaints that turned into whines. The whining continued long enough, leading me to pause …
Five Parenting Mistakes We Make and What to do Instead Read More »
It is Christmas season, and no matter how much we want to get away from the hustle and bustle, we are knee-deep. There is a narrative I have seen these past few years about needing to slow down and cut the busyness out of our life. But what if you want busyness? For those who …
Having Purpose and Intent in the Busyness of Christmas Read More »
I read a convicting blog by a Christian mama many years ago (2014) that made me ponder Santa. Here’s the link if you are interested in reading it. It was the first time I heard someone justify why Santa is hard to explain when raising kids in the Lord. I was a new mom then and didn’t …
Shifting away from Santa to Celebrating Christmas Read More »
I created an advent devotional this year and am excited to share it with all of you. I recently shared it with family and friends, and the question they asked was – what is Advent and who is it for? So let’s start there. What is Advent, and who is it for? The word Advent …
It is not hard to teach your child to be independent, but it does not happen overnight. I wrote two blogs earlier this year on raising independent kids. Click here to read them – Teaching kids to self-serve and One simple thing you can do to raise independent kids. As parents, it is good to have goals for …
There has been a lot of fighting lately at home. I’m talking about the children. It was getting hard to watch them bicker over things that seemed unreasonable. I would sometimes intervene to solve the problem but not create a solution for the future. One day as the kids were getting into their back and …
It is a tough transition to go from homeschool to public school because we are in full control over how and what our kids learn. I did it with my oldest child last year, and I learned a lot about how to be more effective at it. This year I will be afterschooling my third …
Everything You Need to Know about Afterschooling Read More »