Today is your first day back. 5th grade, 2nd grade, kinder and the 3 year old home wrecker. New books and lesson plans, sharp pencils and a tall stack of fresh lined paper awaits you. And just like the moms who put their kids on the … [Read more...] about A Letter to My Children on the First Day of School
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Do We Really Need to Pursue Righteousness?
I still remember my first “mama meeting”. I had only held the mama title for a couple months so I was new to this kind of thing. These groups exist in various forms, shapes and sizes - Bible study groups, friend groups, book clubs, etc. … [Read more...] about Do We Really Need to Pursue Righteousness?
Why Social Media Might be Lying to You.
Yesterday was my anniversary. For fourteen years now I’ve been married to the boy I fell in love with in high school. Add to that 5 years of dating and we've been a team for than half of our lives now. Crazy, huh? Be careful who your … [Read more...] about Why Social Media Might be Lying to You.
Life Lessons from a 3 year old
My three year old, he doesn’t always speak like a 3 year old. The content of his conversations continually amazes me. He recants stories with great detail, he follows movie plots and guesses how they will end - always with the imagination of a … [Read more...] about Life Lessons from a 3 year old
7 Reasons I Choose to Homeschool
We are about to commence our 6th year of homeschooling here. 6th! For a girl who never intended to be a homeschooling mom, a girl who said she would try it for a year - because how bad can you really screw up kindergarten, right? - it's … [Read more...] about 7 Reasons I Choose to Homeschool
Defining Brave
Have I ever told you brave is not easy? Rarely ever is it easy. If it were, it wouldn’t be brave it would just be…doing, I guess. It may feel easy to push brave on someone else. My daughter on the monkey bars, your son getting up in … [Read more...] about Defining Brave
