I have just discovered one of the coolest ways EVER to teach my kids compassion and empathy towards others! I am so excited to introduce you to Crafting it Forward! Crafting it Forward is a monthly subscription box with everything you need to make a fun craft! That in itself sounds fun enough to capture […]
Free Printable Copywork Mini Booklet: Adam and Eve
If you follow me, you will probably know that we recently dived right in to the Brave Writer lifestyle. It has changed (COMPLETELY) not only our homeschool, but also the entire dynamic of our home. School went from taking us all day long, often with a few bouts of tears and definitely a few moments […]
Online Homeschooling: Is it for you?
Have you ever tried online homeschooling with your children? If you have you will have a small taste of the kind of freedom that can bring! Many homeschool parents worry they are ill-equipped or will miss something along the line… it is a ton of pressure being your child’s primary form of, well, everything! When […]
5 excellent ways to keep a clean house while homeschooling
Homeschooling is a difficult task but having to keep a clean house at the same time can be very daunting. Check out these 5 practical tips to keep a clean house and stick to them in your daily schooling and household activities. Make your homeschool day more efficient and less stressful today! 1. Involve your […]
Daddy Survival Guide to Staying Home Alone with the Kids
The fundamentals of childcare are relatively simple, if not always easy. The main goal: to return the child(ren) to their mother in a comparable condition to when she left. This means well fed, clothed and diapered regularly, with no major cuts or bruises from their “adventures” with daddy, and preferably somewhat emotionally stable. Due to the […]
Start a New Practice with a Free Gratitude Journal Template EVERY WEEK!
Have you noticed that there seem to be new trends everywhere? There’s the Bible Journaling trend, the Planning trend (which has always been there but it is rising HUGELY in popularity), the adult coloring trend, the Gratitude Journal trend… it goes on and on! People are made up of a small percentage of leaders and […]
How my kids memorized all their times tables and division facts in 2 weeks flat!
Let’s talk about how to teach multiplication and division. Let’s talk about how frustrating they are to teach over and over again. Let’s talk about how my son went from barely understanding the concept to memorizing his times tables and division facts in 2 weeks FLAT. A grandiose claim, but 100% true! Make sure to […]
I was NOT going to be an essential oil weirdo… until I saw what happened!
When I heard about essential oils for the first time I was totally turned off! I was reading things about energy and spiritual grounding and meditating and as a Christian, I saw them as some sort of “new age thing” to stay away from. I had a good friend who got into them and she […]
Dear Mom who is feeling Overwhelmed: You are not alone!
Dear mom who is feeling overwhelmed and defeated, I don’t know your name, where you are from, how many kids you have or what has happened today to bring you to this letter, but I know YOU. I know what it is like to be at the end of my rope. I know what it is […]
5 Things Husbands Wish their Wives Knew about Homeschooling
Many women feel alone when it comes to homeschooling. Their husbands seem standoffish at best, judgmental even of their progress. When they try to approach their husbands they are met with what appears to be indifference. I have caught myself wondering if my husband even cares that I am homeschooling or recognizes what I do! […]
Set up your Montessori at Home with these Handmade Learning Resources!
I have a confession, I LOVE Montessori. If I could afford it, I would set up my entire classroom and homeschool as “Montessori at Home”. It would be a beautiful thing. I have spent HOURS ogling beautiful Montessori classrooms on Pinterest, many a late night staring longingly at the handmade trays and set ups, downright […]
How to Make your own Fauxdori for your kids with this Easy Tutorial!
Do you know what a Traveler’s Notebook is? It is the best kept secret of the planning world… a way for your to organize all your thoughts and facets of your life into ONE PLACE, in a style that suits YOU… that you can re-use year after year! Sound too good to be true? In […]
Learn about the Human Body with Us!
Have you ever asked your kids what they want to learn about? Mine told me one day they wanted to learn about the human body. Well kids, that’s perfect, because that happens to be a unit in our Nancy Larson Science curriculum! We have been loving this unit, it is so hands on and fun […]
The key to the best grocery shopping trip with kids EVER!
I hate shopping by myself with the kids–I avoid it at all costs. The few times I have been forced to brave the isles of the grocery store alone have nearly always ended in catastrophe. The last time my 6 year old knocked over an entire tea display, my 2 and 3 year old nearly […]
Organize your Homeschool and Life with this 1 Powerful Tool…
As a homeschool mom to five young children… I have had my days (possibly months) of utter chaos; days when I wanted to quit. Weeks when I felt like I was hanging on by a thread, when I have questioned what I am doing and why I am doing it! Have you been there? […]
5 Tweaks for Special Needs Homeschooling
The rollercoaster known as special needs homeschooling has more twists, turns, and plunges than “typical” homeschooling. Sometimes progress is slower than a turtle stuck in mud and other days your child surprises you with leaps of achievement. You have days of hiding while your child has a meltdown and days of shouting to everyone how […]
Our Favorite Kids Bible
My 8 year old son has been asking for a “real” Bible for some time now. He is tired of the simplified children’s stories and wants to start memorizing verses and learning how a Bible is set up. Because he is reading so well, I was eager to find him one that was accurate but […]
20+ FREE Homeschool Printables!
If you’re anything like me, you are always looking for fun, free resources to inspire your kids, help you homeschool more efficiently, and break up the monotony of bookwork. In this post you will find over 20 free homeschool printables, with no catch! Make sure to pin this image for later! Printables from around the […]
Reduce Holiday Stress with this Christmas Adult Coloring Book
Did you know that an adult coloring book is all the rage? How often have you been asked to color a picture with your little one and realized “this is really soothing, I want one!” Well, the bug caught on and now you can find adult coloring books and pages all over the internet! Christmas […]
Easy Homemade Christmas Tree Ornaments for Kids in 2 Simple Steps!
We love making homemade Christmas tree ornaments and try to find something unique and new to make each year with the kids. Living on the island, we were looking for something to add to our tree this year that would be a special memory for this time in our lives. We stumbled upon the airport […]
Teaching in a Way That is Not Your Strength
Are you teaching in a way that is not your strength? School in this house generally means workbooks, readers, paper and pencils. That’s MY kind of school. The smell of fresh workbooks, the excitement of a blank assignment before me with endless possibilities. However, for my very kinesthetic, hands on daughter, this type of learning is […]
Free printable planner monthly insert!
My life is chaos. All the time, every day… chaos! With five young children, the house, meals, blogging, and work I barely seem to hold it together! I need some more planning in my life and I recently purchased my first traveler’s notebook. The planning world can be an expensive one and I was looking […]
The best hands on math curriculum for homeschoolers
Math seems to be one of the most difficult subjects for homeschoolers. Finding curriculum that your children not only enjoy but actually retain and understand the concepts can seem daunting, if not impossible. I have a very kinesthetic learner as well as a very visual learner. For both of these children, traditional math workbooks are […]
Do You Suffer From Pain? What I Would Do with 12 Hours Pain-Free
Meeting the many demands of motherhood when you are suffering from pain can be a huge challenge! Ever since I was a teenager I have struggled with arthritis and joint pain. I am not sure if it is a genetic disposition (it definitely runs in my family) or if it is just my “thorn in […]
A Unique Natural Remedy for Eczema that Actually Works! You’ve Got to see This!
When I first held my beautiful little boy with his soft, smooth, baby skin… I had no idea the challenges that we would face only a few months later. As our little boy grew, his skin changed from soft and smooth to rough and scaly. He was covered in bumpy patches, dry patches, constantly got […]
Fluffy Whole Wheat Bread Recipe that will last you the week!
I have had my Nutrimill and Bosch mixer for about 4 years now and every time I use them I kick myself for buying store bought bread. Nothing compares with the fluffy, naturally sweet and nutty flavor of fresh milled flour. I am going to show you the recipe that I made for our once-a-wake […]
What is the point of report cards?
I have a confession to make… I hate report cards, especially for the younger grades (they become more necessary in the upper grades). I don’t really see the point and think they can have some really negative effects. Take a look at some of the top reasons I don’t give my child’s report card a […]
5 Reasons my House is a Mess when You Come Over
Many people have asked me how I keep my house clean with 5 young children, the short answer… I don’t. Every day is a battleground with me: the vacuum, the dish pile, and the laundry pile. Every day I go through my lists and tidy up the random chaos of my home. And yet every […]
5 Reasons People Get Fed-Up with Christmas PLUS $500 Giveaway!
I love Christmas, I love everything about it! I love the music and decorating my house with sparkly trinkets. I love the romance of a fresh snowfall and snuggling up by a fire. I love the meaning behind Christmas and the time to refocus and celebrate together with family. So when my husband frustratedly announced one […]
Have you Heard Chris Tomlin’s new Christmas CD, Adore? Enter to Win a Copy!
Every holiday season I pull out my arsenal of Christmas music and blare it loudly from morning until night. As an early Christmas decorator, inevitably by November I am starting to get sick of the same songs rotating on my playlist. When I was sent a review copy of Chris Tomlin’s new CD, Adore, both my […]
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