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Learning Through Games: Some of Our Favorites
If you spend any amount of time with children, you’ll quickly notice something important. When kids are having fun, they absorb information more easily and often without even realizing they are learning. One of my absolute favorite ways to support learning in our home is through games. This idea can feel uncomfortable for some parents…
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A Simple Cure for the Winter Blues: Spending More Time Outdoors
I live in Michigan, and anyone who lives here knows we barely see the sun in the winter. Weeks can go by under gray skies, and over time, that lack of light can really begin to affect us mentally and emotionally. For many years, I struggled with a deep winter depression that I couldn’t seem…
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Keeping Up With the Home: Less Things, Less Stress
Many of us when we had our own space to tend to found out that we knew nothing about keeping a home. We couldn’t keep up and constantly felt like we were falling behind or failing. So we bought the baskets, bins, and boxes. We put everything into its designated tote… only to end up…
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Homeschooling in the Younger Years on a Tight Budget
Many of us have walked through seasons of financial strain, but that doesn’t mean homeschooling isn’t possible. For years, I homeschooled my children on a very tight budget sometimes budgeting right down to the dollar. Even now, I don’t have unlimited funds to pour into homeschooling. Still, I want to share how we made it…
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Simple Beef & Cabbage Soup
A simple, warming winter staple I love soup year-round, but especially during the colder months. There’s something deeply nourishing about warm, simple foods when the weather turns cold. Bone broth is wonderful when I have it on hand, but even without it, this soup is hearty, grounding, and full of real nourishment. This is one…
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Homeschooling: Choosing Peace and Presence Over Performance and Perfection
I definitely fall into the “laid-back” category when it comes to homeschooling. That doesn’t mean I don’t sometimes slip into the trap of thinking learning should look a certain way — more paperwork, a more rigid routine, more boxes checked. When that mindset creeps in, it’s usually followed by resistance, tears, and a quiet feeling of failure.…
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Parenting doesn’t always have to be so hard- take your kids outside-
Getting your children outside can make all the differenc Parenting can start to feel complicated very quickly. Everywhere we look, there’s a suggestion for a new toy, a new gadget, or something that promises to make parenting easier. Screens offer endless entertainment. Baby gear lists grow longer and longer — multiple strollers, bouncers, walkers, cribs.…
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An important lesson I learned about rest — and ways we can rest in a world that pushes us to rush-
. I don’t ever remember rest being something that was considered important where I’m from. Pushing yourself, never resting, and working harder is often praised. Rest, however, has a bad reputation — like it’s something we should feel guilty about. Somewhere along the line, I think people got confused and started believing that rest equals…
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Thoughts on song for a fifth child-
This reflection on A Song for a Fifth Child emphasizes that while a tidy home is comforting, a mother’s presence, mindset, and love for her children matter far more than perfection. I remember the first time I read this poem—it was posted on the wall of my midwife’s office. At the time, I was pregnant…
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living slowly has made me a better mom-
We’ve all been there. We have things to do and places to be, so we drag our children along as they protest—refusing to put on their shoes or even walk out the door. They become emotional, then we become emotional, and all we can think is, “If you would just listen, this would be so…