Hello my dear friends and fellow creative mamas! I hope that this month finds you fully present in making wonderful memories with your family. Some of those memories will of course be of tantrums, messy houses and maybe a mama meltdown (or two!). But, hopefully it is being sprinkled in with lovely moments of nature, [...]
Family learning has become our new favorite mode of schooling. I know that I am not alone in being overwhelmed by planning and presenting multiple lessons and themes that are perfectly tailored to each child. I know that when stress, lack of sleep and feelings of inadequacy collide I need to reevaluate my priorities [...]
As I was planning this week, I was looking at several books of stories for 6-7 year olds and started to feel anxious about which one is best for Noah. At first I thought I might ask several boards on facebook or bug Melisa Nielsen, lol 😉 But instead, I knelt down and prayed about [...]
This post is for those of you who are dangling off the edge of the parenting and homeschooling cliff; you may be feeling exhausted, alone, frustrated, angry, depressed or just plain worn down by the pressures of life. The cliff feels enormous, your shoulders are aching from the over-sized backpack you are carrying… the sun [...]
