What is “Morning Time” and Why is it So Powerful?
I’ve always implemented “morning time” in our homeschool, and guarded it passionately. But the book, Morning Time, A Liturgy of Love, has been a tremendous blessing to our family, confirming why it’s so important, explaining what it is, and loaded with ideas AND actual resources right in the book for your morning time! […]
Balancing Zeal and Faith: The True Heart of Homeschooling
Homeschooling Zeal I’m a homeschooling nut. Maybe to a fault. It’s more than “school” to us–it’s life. I love it, and because I love it so much I think everybody should get to experience it. That zeal that frankly many homeschoolers have is good, but comes with a caveat. In our defense, the culture […]
One Thing That Will Totally Change Your Family
What’s it like in your home What’s it like in your home, when no one but your family is there? Is there a “sweet aroma of kindness” wafting through the air, or is it more often sounds of anger, strife and discontentment? God is always right. And when Jesus said that the greatest commandment is […]
What I Would Like to Say When People Make Me Feel Like a Freak For Having Children
And it happens a lot. For a long time, I tried to have a clever answer for the jaw-dropping, invasive probing into my fertility… “Are you going to have more babies??!!” Me: “Well, we do love children!” But the “my hands are full and so is my heart” quip just isn’t me anymore. And mothers […]
The Secret to Real Joy: Living a “You” Life in a Me-Centered World
Listen on Youtube The Answer to Finding Real Joy We Have it All. Or Do We? We are living in probably the greatest time of irony. On average, we have more money, more possessions, more recreation, more entertainment and more conveniences than any people through history. Yet suicide rates are highest, more people than ever […]
Best Motherhood Survival Tips
Sometimes “survival mode” happens. You know that if you’re a mother. Seasons of life, sickness, stressful life events, poor health–any number of reasons can make life feel overwhelming. But the merry-go-round keeps turning and jumping off is not an option! Motherhood is full time, even when you don’t feel like it. But on the […]
5 Things Every Woman Needs to Hear (So I’m Telling You)
There are 5 things every woman needs to hear. In case you don’t have a woman in your life to tell you, let me: You’re not alone. You really, truly aren’t. Whatever you struggle with–discouragement, marital problems, a child who makes you feel like giving up, feelings of being overwhelmed–all other women struggle with those […]
Don’t Miss Life Waiting for it to Happen
A reminder I needed a reminder this morning, so I thought I’d remind you too–all too often I miss life! Aren’t we usually waiting for something? The next activity, the next appointment, the next break? And we have this false idea that life is a certain kind of moment or event. But most of life […]
The Ministry of a Mother
The Ministry of a Mother “Mommy, can I have a cup of cold water?” She’s precise like that, my 3-year-old, and cute as it is, sometimes her simple request can get lost in the others, in the chorus of children calling my name. Sometimes I’m tired and the chorus is more of a cacophony; and […]
The Most Important Thing a Mom Can Do
We tend to look around at other moms and compare ourselves, thinking our children might fare better if only we were–“better”… “I don’t see how she keeps her house so clean”….”If I were only smarter”…”more creative”…”more patient”…ad infinitum. So what makes a *good* mom? Lots of things, I think. But I’m going to step out […]