This past week, we’ve had the joy of having very few activities on our family calendar. As such, we’ve been able to finish school and chores rather quickly so as to have more time for what I like to call “family development.” You know, the stuff that really builds a family unit–like biking to the park together,…
This week was just one of those weeks where it seemed like everything my girls did frustrated me. You ever have one of those days? LOL. I’m sure nearly all of you who have kids experience frustration at one time or another. So, what can you do during those frustrating times to defuse the situation…
A few years ago I was listening to a Zig Ziglar podcast where he shared his story about the creation of and use of his daily affirmation–his mission statement of sorts that provided him inspiration to become the confident and inspiring man he became. When he wrote his daily affirmation, he didn’t yet bear…
Goose and I are very excited to be taking our first long vacation since we’ve been married to visit my brother in the Carolinas next month. How far exactly is long? One way is about 18 hours on the road! That’s a loooooong time for anyone let alone preschoolers so being the planner that I…
When it comes to homeschooling, one thing I have put down on our curriculum checklist is an age-by-age life skills list (aka a list of chores with a purpose) as a guide to remind me as a mom to encourage my children to develop the skills they need to function as a mature and responsible…
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