‘Lifestyle’ Archives
Just for Dad: a gift of prayer
This Father's Day I hope you will take time to pray with your children for Dad. I hope you will visit or call your own father and pray for him. I hope that if [...]
The weight of the world on tiny shoulders
As I watch my children growing up in this chaotic world, I am a little stunned about something. It seems that the adults have put all the "hope" for the future [...]
The weight of legacy
As home educators we feel a special kind of pressure that I don't think parents of schooled children do. We are in a unique place because we are so personally [...]
Blank books for children
With the holidays fast approaching and a sluggish economy, you may be looking for create gift ideas that are easy on your pocketbook. Blank books are great [...]
blog makeover giveaway
I know I just gave away a book last week, but I am so excited about my new look that I want to give some goodies away! Here's how it's gonna go [...]
All of me
I have kept separate blogs for several years. I have a book arts blog, a blog for creative homeschool ideas. (I used to have a blog about praying with children [...]
Commonplace Blogging
Before the internet craze of blogging we wrote our thoughts down in something called a journal. Or a diary maybe. But it was for your eyes only, no worries of [...]
Life is tasty in small bites
Being an all or nothing kind of person, I tend to "go big or go home." I struggle with the idea of just a little of anything, which is why I avoid certain [...]
Making the first school day of the year special
First day of school is an exciting day for any kid who's heading off to school in a building. New supplies, new clothes--it's all so fresh and brimming with [...]
Open house–us in a nutshell
I haven't updated on our family in a while, and since we are starting a new school year soon (and since it's open house time at The Homeschool Lounge) I [...]
