When it’s discovered that I homeschool, I inevitably get the comment, “You must have a lot of patience.” This could be furthest from the truth—I move fast and I expect my people to move fast as well. Homeschooling, by it’s nature has taught me much about the day to day working out of patience, but…
I’d like to continue to share about how 8 Weeks can change your parenting and your family forever. In my last article, I talked about a heart-based approach to parenting and the importance of parent coaching. Let me start by reminding you that I believe every parent would benefit tremendously by working with a…
It doesn’t seem like that long ago when I was playing dolls with my sister and swinging carefree on our swing set in the backyard. Now I am not merely playing house anymore; I am trying to find a way to manage my own real life household. Sometimes when the kids are getting out of…
How do you like the name of our blog? The Family Roadmap My husband came up with the name!!! I think it’s fitting. This blog is all about finding our way through parenting, homeschooling, family life, marriage, and Christian living. It’s a journey with lessons, wonders, concerns, and messy moments. When it comes to…
The house is silent and all the kids are queit and busy. They don’t seem to need moms full attention right now. What should she do? Does she do chores or get online or make a phone calls? These things are needed but do they fill her tired soul? Or does she take fifteen…
YOUR LIFE HAS PURPOSE! God can use you in a mighty way! I remember thinking that being a stay at home mom, wife, and homeschool teacher was not important. Satan use to make me feel so inadequate and like my life had no real purpose, then God showed me that He was doing mighty…
Bringing In Our Writing Team for 2017!!!! Meet Rhiannon Skeen Nice to Meet You! Hi, my name is Rhiannon and I’m so thrilled to be a part of this team. I have been married to my college sweetheart, Andrew, for almost 4 years now. We have one little girl, Eleanor, who is…
We watch our little ones grow from small to big. It takes time and patience, compassion and gentle prodding. They search with their rooting mouth to latch. Removing the crust from their eyes, they take in light for the first time. As they cry hungrily through the night, they slowly learn to be unattached from…
TJ was so angry that he stomped his feet, formed a fist and growled at his mom like a wild animal does when it’s ready to attack an intruder. He then says in a threatening voice, “You can’t make me do it and I refuse to.” His mom was not shocked by his response. Because it’s…
Bringing In Our Writing Team for 2017!!!! Meet Rachelle Alspaugh I am a poet at heart, a blogger for “fun”, and a published author by surprise. I am a Dual Language Pre-K teacher, a passionate Bible study leader, a soccer mom, and an adoptive mom. I love to travel the world and to write the…
