The team from Artza, who delivers a piece of the Holy land, has crafted another fantastic box just in time for the holidays. And they’ve given me the privilege to share it with you again, my reader! This newest assortment comes from the southern region of Isreal, the Negev. As I learned while opening this box, Negev means “dry away”… Read More
Mid-Week Musing: A few of my favorites from around the web
I haven’t done a mid-week musing in quite some time. I’ve been holding open windows on my iPhone for months with all these excellent posts and ideas I’d love to share. Well, it’s time to share those and a few more favorites from around the web lately. I’ve been consumed with my health and thinking about the many hurts in… Read More
10 Must-haves for a new school year
We’re just about set to kick off a new school year! I homeschool my two younger boys and my oldest goes to more of a traditional school. He is a senior in a program where he goes to the local college and takes classes. So, this year is going to be especially hectic because we have one child finishing high… Read More
Teaching From Rest—A Book Review
Teaching from Rest: A Homeschooler’s Guide to Unshakable Peace is a book that has completely changed the way I homeschool. In short, I LOVE this book. It’s fitting that this is my first book review on my blog because—I’m not exaggerating when I say this—it changed the way I homeschool and even parent. Teaching from Rest is relatively short and to… Read More
Finding beauty in the distractions of life
I’ve heard it said that “writers write.” In light of this, a goal of mine has been to set aside time to write every day for 2019. What can I say, it’s been a moving target so far this year… However, I can at least focus on Tuesdays and Fridays because my younger boys, whom I home school, go to… Read More
6 Things you need to say to your son
I read a great blog post recently on the words men love to hear and I immediately thought of my boys… As I was reading through Melanie’s great points on things we need to say to our men, I began thinking of the things my young men needed to hear from their mom. Because, after all, mama’s, we’re the “woman in… Read More