There has been this fear creeping in over the last few years. To try to put it into words, it’s the fear of living an insignificant life mixed in with having life pass by without enjoying it. I realize we are not going to enjoy every minute of every day, bathrooms need to be cleaned…
I love homeschooling. I feel like I’ve really found my tribe in the last couple of years. Last week I posted a variation of this photo on Instagram: I thought it would be fun to see what others thought were signs of homeschooling and got quite the response. I made each answer into…
Last year I read a book, of course I can’t remember the name right now, but in essence it was all about learning how to be a better friend. It was exactly the book that I needed to read. I don’t have a great friend history. I had the same “best friend” for most of…
Whether your family follows a curriculum, or a particular homeschooling method, does your own thing or completely unschools; we all have days of self doubt. When we are (pretty much) our children’s sole educators we alone are shouldering the responsibility for their education and that can be a daunting task. For this reason I know…
Let’s start with getting something out in the open: I bounce back and forth between calling myself a minimalist and not. It depends what definition you are following. If the definition you are thinking of involves a room with white walls with just one chair and a table with a white vase and a single…
I can’t believe I’ve never shared an adoption picture book list here on the blog yet! Truth be told they aren’t the easiest of books to find, at least not good ones, but we’ve read a number of them and today we are sharing some of our favorites. Adoption is a topic that has always…
