When I started out homeschooling I tried to plan out (in a Teacher’s Assignment book) what we would do each day of the week, but over the past few years that hasn’t worked very well for us. Things would come up, impromptu park days, doctor apps, etc. or plans would get cancelled and…
I have been a homeschool mom for many years, my oldest is 12 1/2 and we have homeschooled from the start. Deciding to homeschool was more than just an education choice like you would originally think of it as; it really was a lifestyle choice. There are definitely struggles that go along with being…
I am doing the bible study book Walking with God in the Season of Motherhood right now with a group of ladies from my church and the topic this past week was on patience and kindness. This is something that I have been struggling a bit with recently, maybe it’s the pregnancy hormones, maybe it’s…
For a long time my thoughts on for a new year where “I will lose X amount of weight this year” or starting a new diet, etc. But for the past few years I’ve viewed the new year differently, not so much about making resolutions, instead about having a fresh outlook on life. Thinking…
It is the end of November and today I am sitting down with my planner/calendar, teacher manuals, some Christmas craft idea books to begin to plan for December. Our homeschooling looks different each year at Christmastime, last year we took off the entire month of December, some years we have only taken a…
A couple years ago I decided I wanted to be more intentional about starting Christmas season traditions with the kids. One of the things we started doing was an Advent countdown and I got an Advent bedtime story book to read each night. Then made note cards for the countdown to tape on the wall,…
Today is a special post put together by myself and four other moms from our Community Writing Team. We come together to support Moms that are pregnant or have a newborn. We will start out with a Mom sharing a concern and we will share three supportive responses that are filled with encouragement from Moms…
by Shannon Mangicaro I read a lot, I read at least a little bit everyday, ideally more than a little bit, and over the years there are certain books that have really stuck out to me. Hands Free Mama by Rachel Stafford is one of those books. I read it last year and I remember…
By 5-6 weeks along I was already throwing up, feeling like crap most of the time, not able to keep my eyes open to read late at night (something I normally do), starving all the time, nauseous, bloated, etc. and guess what?? I loved it! Ever since I lost the babies last year I cannot stand to hear someone…
I knew my first post I did for this community has to be about Trey, the baby I lost when I was 16 weeks pregnant last year. He is the reason I started writing a blog, I needed to share my story because I found that it not only helped me with my mourning, grief,…
