Lifestyle Never-Fail Easy Pie Crust 18 Nov 202118 Nov 2021 Around here we tend to be more engineering-minded cooks, interested in the science of the process, and falling a bit short when it comes to making things look "pretty." One of…
Lifestyle How Much Sleep Do Your Children Need? 11 Dec 2019 How much sleep do your children need? It might be more than you think! During the holidays, it is especially important to make sure your children get enough sleep. With…
Lifestyle Great Deal on My PERFECT Planner! 11 Mar 2019 2021 update: Yep. Still using it! (Has to be a record for me ....) If you have been around a while, you may have noticed a scheduling trend here —…
Lifestyle 4 Things You Need to Know to Educate Your Children 7 Jan 201910 Jan 2022 Education at its best is an impartation of knowledge, skills, and values. But that is just the beginning. It is also an implantation of the ability to teach oneself, to…
Lifestyle 10 Tips for Living on One Income While Homeschooling 18 Oct 2018 We know first-hand that living on one income while homeschooling can be a challenge. But where there is a will there is a way! Here are our 10 tried-and-true tips…
Lifestyle Why Multitasking Has a Bad Rap and 12 Tips for Using It 12 Sep 201831 Aug 2021 Multitasking seems to have picked up a bad rap in the last several years. But like everything else, it is possible to use it for good! When I hear someone…
Lifestyle Why You Can’t Just Leave the Track 20 Jul 2018 I have been running for decades. Hard to believe. Yes, there were years in there when running was confined to a treadmill, years that I walked instead, and even years…
Lifestyle Why We Don’t Have to Stick to One Method 12 Apr 2018 Searching for that perfect curriculum? Getting ready to dive right into that method that is going to really rock your homeschool this fall? Feeling angst because you know you can't…
Lifestyle 10 Kitchen Gift Ideas for the Homeschool Mom 13 Dec 201717 Nov 2021 Looking for the perfect gift for your favorite homeschool mom? How about a kitchen gift gadget? We’ve updated the list of our 10 favorite kitchen gift ideas (+ bonus idea).…
Lifestyle 8 Ideas for Enjoying the Thanksgiving Holiday 13 Nov 20176 Nov 2021 If we're not careful, Thanksgiving can end up being an over-stressed, over-indulgent, over-chaotic holiday! But with a little planning and thought, we can spend Thanksgiving being ... thankful. Here are…
Lifestyle Finding Balance 12 Oct 2017 Homeschooling requires finding balance. With all of the the focus on being productive, it is not surprising that we find ourselves on the cusp of complete and utter burnout! We…
Lifestyle 9 Possible Reasons Why You Are Too Busy 14 Sep 201731 Aug 2021 In the "old days" when you asked someone how they were doing, you typically received a smile, a warm thought, maybe the latest on family or friends or a shared…
Lifestyle 20 Tips for Staying Organized 13 Sep 2017 Today we are constantly hit with streaming, flashing, fast-paced content that tends to leave us distracted and anything but organized. Here are 20 tips for staying organized -- but this…
Lifestyle 6 Ways to Involve Dad 19 Jun 2017 For most of us, the day-to-day homeschooling routine revolves around Mom. It is Mom who plans the courses, sets up the schedules, chooses the materials, tutors the children, addresses character…
Lifestyle 9 Things for Mom to do This Summer 22 May 2017 Now that you have your children taken care of, what type of things can the homeschool mom do this summer? Here are 9 ideas: 1. Take a break! Use the…
Lifestyle 18 Tips for Remaining Creative & Inspired! 18 May 2017 In a slump? Looking for inspiration? Here are 18 tips for remaining creative & inspired — and keeping the spark lit: Keep going. Persevere. Practice makes perfect. Interact. Interact with…
Lifestyle Why Your Children Need You to Remain Creative 11 May 2017 I remember once reading about one homeschool mom's journey -- about the things she had given up to spend time on her children. She hoped to get back to those…
Lifestyle 10 Ways to Stay Well-Rounded 25 Apr 2017 Homeschooling can consume us — if we let it. It can become not only what we do, but who we are, the sum total of our existence. Here are 10…
Lifestyle 10 Ways to Read More 29 Mar 2017 We teach more by what we do than by what we say. Therefore, if I want my children to love to read — they should see me reading! Besides, I…
Lifestyle 10 Tips from the Track 24 Mar 2017 Stay focused. Never look around you to see how others are doing. Keep the finish line clearly in view. (Philippians 3:14) Wear the right clothing. You need all of the…
Lifestyle 8 Reasons to Schedule in Blocks 22 Mar 2017 1. You want to avoid the tyranny of the urgent. By having already set aside a block of time to attack things that come up, you can focus on those…
Lifestyle 6 Tips for Avoiding Burnout 15 Mar 2017 Need tips for avoiding burnout? This past fall many families jumped into homeschooling for the first time. Others made a renewed commitment. But spring has sprung, children are antsy, Mom…
Lifestyle 10 Ideas for Overcoming Lazy Habits 8 Feb 2017 Do you find that you are simply not getting as much done as you used to? The dirty dishes stay around longer. The laundry can be found in piles scattered…
Lifestyle 10 Ways to Overcome the February Blahs! 2 Feb 2017 Are you hoping spring blossoms a little early this year? Perhaps it is the letdown after the holidays. Maybe it’s the weather, or being indoors. Perhaps it’s the routine of…
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