My one word to focus on for 2017 is — The American Heritage College Dictionary defines it this way — enjoy (v.) 1. take delight or pleasure in 2. possess and benefit from I’m learning that the deepest enjoyment begins with the deepest sorrow. I’ve written quite a bit about my depression on the blog as […]
We’re still a week away from the first day of winter, but the bitter cold is here in central Virginia. Although winter is not my favorite season, I appreciate so much about it. No other season allows us to enjoy hot beverages, a cozy fire, sweaters, scarves, boots, sledding, skiing, snowboarding and so many other things […]
My series on homeschooling has been set aside now that we’re in the middle of the holidays and preoccupied with lighter things like shopping, making, baking and other holly jolly stuff. Not that homeschool isn’t holly jolly, but it’s a topic that requires more things in my brain to be firing than I’m prepared for at the moment, […]
When Sonny (now 15!) was little bitty, he was so attached to me. It was impossible to say bye to him without major separation anxiety. No amount of assurances that I’d be back calmed his fears and crying. The only way I could get away from the house without a meltdown from him and torment […]
While we’re learning and practicing all we can to turn our passion into profit — there could be something critical we’re overlooking. See, we all have a tendency to compare ourselves with other people, especially if we’re intentionally focused on what they’re doing in an effort to learn from them. We begin patterning our business practices after their example without taking […]
Don’t you hate it when someone insists that their health/diet/fitness choices are right for you? I pretty much tune them out immediately. I think it’s better to say (such & such) is working for me. It’s just respectful of the vast differences among us. None of us get identical reports from the doctor, so we shouldn’t give or […]
In the previous post, I explained that the main reason why we’ve chosen to homeschool our sons is to help them develop good character. That can mean totally different things to different people. We don’t believe that “good character” means we’re perfect — not even close. It’s simply a life of honesty, obedience and faith — […]
You can read the introduction for this series here. ***I’ve been working on this post for a bit each morning for a week, trying to clearly develop my thoughts. Then yesterday, arguments happened. Emotions ran high. I felt like running away or going to my room and hiding under the covers until it all passed. […]
Let me start by saying that I don’t believe that homeschooling is for everyone. It’s a personal decision that every parent must make for themselves. The experiences and thoughts I’ll share are for the person who is considering homeschooling. Maybe you’re sitting there just as I was about 10 years ago, trying to weigh this HUGE […]
Once upon a time, most Americans grew their own herbs, vegetables and flowers. Nowadays, not so much. Isn’t it easier to just go to Wal Mart and bypass all that trouble? That’s what I believed for a long time, but about 10 years ago, I got my hands in the dirt to garden for the first time. […]
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