Have you ever made chocolate balloon bowls? I mean, what could be better than a bowl made out of chocolate? That’s what went through my mind when someone told me you can supposedly dip a balloon in chocolate, let it harden, pop the balloon, and be left with an amazing bowl of yum to fill …
While there are challenges when homeschooling teens, there are also many ways that homeschooling becomes easier and more enjoyable as your kids grow and mature. Here are five ways that life is more awesome when you are homeschooling teens. 1. Independence Call it what you will—independent learning, self-directed studies, or mom finally gets a bit …
Lately I’ve heard chatter in the mom world from gals who feel as though they can’t find their tribe. Their people. The gals they feel comfortable hanging with. Their friends. Their support. Which is a total bummer. It’s just not right to go through life without a group of mamas who have your back. So …
As homeschooling parents, we’re always looking for the best homeschooling advice. But are we asking the right people for the advice? After a recent conversation with my son, I’m looking at homeschooling advice in a different way. Because a) I blog and b) we made it to the high school years of our homeschool journey, …
I always knew I wanted to be a mom. I envisioned it as a blissful, magical thing of helping to raise up a generation of Awesome. But if we’re honest, there are a lot of things that aren’t on your radar until you actually enter the world of momming—things that make you realize why parenting …
As luck would have it, we’ve been at this homeschooling gig for awhile. We’re now entering the high school years, and while I don’t want to change the path we’re on, I can definitely admit there are some things that can get a little harder when you’re homeschooling older kids. Here are five of them. …
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You’ve heard about the many supposed things you can do with Coke, all based upon the fact that it will eat away at just about everything in existence. But homeschoolers don’t like to take anyone’s word for anything. We’re all about testing the truth, and busting the myths. Therefore, a few years ago, we decided …
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** This post is part of a 14 day series. To read more of my “The Gift of…” posts, scroll to the bottom of this post for links. While out and about yesterday, I stood in the garbage bag and aluminum foil aisle near a mom shopping with her two young boys. The older boy, …
** This post is part of a 14-day series. To read more of my “The Gift of…” posts, scroll to the bottom of this post for links. In your day, you probably come across people who are a complete and total hot mess. People who don’t know what end is up or down, and for …
** This post is part of a 14 day series. To read more of my “The Gift of…” posts, scroll to the bottom of this post for links. I don’t get to visit her very often, but when I do, she’s ready with a really good cup of coffee. And sometime during our chat, she …
** This post is part of a 14 day series. To read more of my “The Gift of…” posts, scroll to the bottom of this post for links. “The difference between a successful marriage and a mediocre one consists of leaving about three things a day unsaid.” -Michelle Gelman This quote was written on an …
** This post is part of a 14 day series. To read more of my “The Gift of…” posts, scroll to the bottom of this post for links. I am, and always have been, a morning person. These days, I wake at 5 a.m. and blink to adjust my eyes in the sudden light of …
** This post is part of a 14 day series. To read more of my “The Gift of…” posts, scroll to the bottom of this post for links. There is a hill by the closet door, built from winter boots of various sizes, with a pair of heels tossed in for good measure where I …
** This post is part of a 14 day series. To read more of my “The Gift of…” posts, scroll to the bottom of this post for links. It was one of those days. You know the kind. Christmas choir concert. Then the Christmas Sunday School Program. Then a Christmas party. Bad roads from the …
We live in Minnesota where winter means crazy cold. Luckily for us, it means we can also try our hand at all the cold weather things we find on Pinterest, like frozen colored water balloons. You’ve seen the pin. It says something along the lines of: In the winter, fill balloons with water and food …
Several years back, while my then nine-year-old son and I were scrolling through Facebook together, he saw a new profile picture I’d uploaded. He asked, “Who is that?” Dumbfounded, I responded, “Um…. it’s me.” In the picture, I was all made up, the lighting was just right, the picture was from just the right angle. …
Aw, holiday get-togethers with extended family. All the togetherness, food, conversation, and… …the questions. The judgement. The desire to hang out at the punch bowl and add a lil’ something to it because you just know Uncle Matthew is going to be on your case again about homeschooling. The struggle. It can be so real. …
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Recently someone asked me what it’s like to be parenting older kids. It all started when someone mentioned my oldest would be driving in the spring. It caught me off guard. I mean, it’s not that I didn’t know he is almost old enough to drive. It’s just that it hadn’t been spoken out loud …
Parents, I know you all try your best to raise children who will be upstanding, productive, and responsible members of society. You are to be commended for your effort! But we need to have a chat about something, and it will either be a relief to hear, or an offense to your ears: this parenting …
It’s nice to receive compliments about your kids, especially as a mom who might be swimming a little bit upstream. So what’s the best compliment I ever received as a homeschooling mom? Well, let me tell you. Because it’s nice to hear something positive. It’s great to hear we’re doing a good job. It’s fabulous …
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