The Importance of Reflection, Prayer, and Rest in Homeschool Planning
Alright, so, I don’t know about you – but I’m an A-type, go-getter kinda girl. So, as a homeschool Mom, it is so tempting to just jump from one ‘school year’ to the next. You know, it’s June – shouldn’t I be gearing up to start again in a…
Planting, Growing, and the Wonder of the Well-watered Garden…
Well, hello there! It’s Spring. *does dance* Here in Southern Ontario, Winter is LONG. Like, 6-7 months of cold, wind, snow, ice, muck, very little sunshine but lots of grey days – long. Over the past years I have worked hard at embracing Winter and being thankful IN it…
Finding Hope and Purpose in the ‘Ordinary Life’
Can I whisper something to you? Yep. There truly is no greater calling than the one God has already put you right in the middle of. I’ve learned this the hard way. We seek the big time before we’ve mastered little league. I’ve sought the big time, and boy have…
Embracing the Biblical Feasts and Celebrations (our family’s journey…)
It’s Christmas time again and many people are wondering why some Christians are lighting Menorahs instead of putting up Christmas Trees. And – wow– I’ve been getting so many messages from sweet Moms asking if I could share our journey towards the Biblical Feasts and Celebrations. There is…
What I’ve learned about Curriculum and Charlotte Mason’s Philosophies (and Ambleside Online…)
If you’re like me, trying to embrace a Charlotte Mason education, I understand your journey. Or at least, large parts of your journey. And, please, trust me when I say this – If we are embracing a Charlotte Mason home education, our days with our children should be (mostly)…
Five Minute Friday ~ Free
The rain patters down outside the low country windows. Peace fills this place and I long desperately to hold on to what I have. Right now. Just like this. But then the afternoon brings the unexpected and the evening blows up and in a few mere moments the weight…
Little Lessons from a Morning Walk…
Its sunrise on a misty morning. I can hear the birds singing through the window loud and strong. Two escaped hens beckon me outside to shoo them back to their enclosure and the moment I step outside my whole being is filled with a fresh awakening. Two days of…
Why it’s truly a Black Friday and where we find Light.
I find it deeply ironic that it happens on the day after the American Thanksgiving. Yes, on the day after a nation sits around the table of thanks – that table cloth is quickly yanked from under the piled plates. And the race begins to buy, buy, buy. People…
Whispers from our first Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot)
If you aren’t familiar with the Feast of Tabernacles, can I whisper a suggestion to consider reading my last post, written as we prepared to celebrate? I stall miserably in taking down our Sukkah. I watched through the back window as my husband disassembled the last of our beautiful…
The Illusion of the Perfect Mom – and why we desperately need to be real…
We live in the age of Pinterest, Facebook, and Instagram. We live in the age of perfectly posed and edited family snapshots. We live in the age of illusions. As a homeschooling Mom, I’ve lived the closed-off life, the all-too-often-isolated life. The no-one-can-see-my-mess life. I’ve walked through years, trying…