It’s hard to think about fall and winter preparation when the temperatures are above 100 degrees. The fact is that in about six weeks, fall is here. Actually, all I want to do is think about staying ... Read More about Winter is coming: Are you ready?
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Parent Adult Children – Sibling Rivalry
“You don’t know how lucky you are.” Once again I had my three children lined up on the couch after another bout of sibling mayhem. “I would have given anything to have had a brother or sister. I ... Read More about Parent Adult Children – Sibling Rivalry
Learning in the Dirt
Summertime is here. Yet many of us still want our children to continue learning. What better way to learn than getting our hands dirty? Dirty in the garden. A garden is full of many lessons from how ... Read More about Learning in the Dirt
Let’s Get Dirty
Last night we were at a neighborhood bar-b-que and the children were running around enjoying being outdoors without adult intervention. As we were watching the joy of these children, maybe even ... Read More about Let’s Get Dirty
Play: Key to College Success
The other day my cat was stuck in a tree. He had no idea how to get out. How does that happen? He didn’t get to play in trees when he was a kitten. We lived in coyote country. Not just a few howls at ... Read More about Play: Key to College Success
Character Training: Get an Early Start
This post contains affiliate links. Please see my disclosure statement for more details. Dr. Martin Luther King said, “Intelligence plus character -- that is the goal of a true ... Read More about Character Training: Get an Early Start
Blogs are for writers, too
This post contains affiliate links. Please see my disclosure statement. We writers have a lot of demands on our time: marketing, social media, and blogging. Frankly, most of us want to just ... Read More about Blogs are for writers, too
Homeschool – Why Am I Doing This?
Someone once said, "If you're not sure where you're going, any train will get you there." Recently I took a train trip to New York City. I knew where I was going and what train to use to get there. I ... Read More about Homeschool – Why Am I Doing This?
Preschool Curriculum? Not!
(This post contains affiliate links. See my disclosures for more information.) It amazes me that preschool has come to dominate much of the education conversation. The media has become a PR outlet ... Read More about Preschool Curriculum? Not!
Keep Christ in Christmas … Cookies
It’s baking time. It’s gift-giving time. Many of us combine the two traditional activities by baking cookies and giving them as gifts. How often, though, do we bake ourselves into a frenzy on one ... Read More about Keep Christ in Christmas … Cookies