November is National Adoption Month, and I'm thrilled to have Naomi Quick as my guest poster today! She is a homeschooling mom of six, and the author of Don't Waste Your Wait: Embracing the Journey of Bringing Your Child Home. You won't want to miss her insights into the connection between homeschooling and adoption. Naomi is also generously ... Read More...
Hey Mama, Your Child is Your Neighbor
I witness a trend taking place almost every day. During the first week of school, I saw several moms posting how happy they were that their kids were going back because they drove them crazy over the summer. There were pictures taken in the drop off line with comments about how convenient it was not to have to actually walk their children into ... Read More...
Dear Mom Burdened With Endless Needs
As I folded the weekly mountain of laundry the other day, my son sat on a chair next to the bed and read his Bible chapter out loud. Among socks, shirts, and underwear, I was transported to the story in Numbers 11 where the Israelites are complaining about only ever getting manna to eat in the wilderness. And Moses had had it up to here with ... Read More...
Why You Should Homeschool When It’s Hard
I almost had a meltdown over a bottle of apple juice. Lunch was very late that afternoon, and I had already been feeling behind from the minute I woke up. The clock I was trying to beat all day declared its victory over me as I struggled to transition my kids out of "school and play mode" to sit down at the table for a hodgepodge meal I wasn't ... Read More...
To The Mom Who Believes Her Work Is Ordinary
One of the biggest lies these days is that your act of mothering is unimportant. That what you do every day is so ordinary, you can easily be replaced with a daycare worker or teacher. That you should be doing something else more significant, more valuable. This lie from the pit of hell has been packaged and sold in various forms to women ... Read More...
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