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I don’t know about you guys, but it has been pretty tight in these parts lately! Cost of living has gone up significantly and at the same time, my kids are growing … which means their cost of raising them are growing as well (food, …
An Invitation I’m super excited to invite you to the Vibrant Home Life Summit, which happens a month from now (October 29 – November 3, 2023)! Why the Vibrant Home Life Summit? In the midst of our busy, technology-driven world, it can sometimes feel incredibly …
Today I’m sharing my family’s favorite picture books for fall! A Treasured Family Tradition When my kids were younger, one of our treasured and long-standing traditions as a homeschool family was to usher in each new season with seasonal reads. On the first day of …
There’s a house being built next door. I love seeing the progress every day and get excited over how it will turn out. Gives me the same vibes I felt when we were building our own home. Today, I pondered how it took from late spring …
While we love the unbound ideals of an unschooling life, as a Christian family, we also are bound to the call to live as good stewards of the days and hours we have been given. Therefore (and this sounds utterly counterintuitive for an unschooler), I …
My Story THEN Informs My Story NOW I was a network marketing kid. In my high school years, my mom was a rep for a global network marketing company and actually found success helping others with its products and services (she was able to quit …
Happy Summer Solstice aka First Day of Summer! While many other fams are settling into a “no school” rhythm, we are continuing to plug along with our “lifeschooling” one. We’ve always been year-round homeschoolers, and in today’s post I share why. Turn Learning “Off”?! The …
In my almost 17 years as a parent and 12 years as a home educator, I’ve seen some really rough days. Bad attitudes (mom included). Bickering siblings. Loneliness as families moved on from homeschooling to institutional schooling. Grappling with how to walk alongside my kids …
One of our traditions as a homeschool family is ushering in each new season with some reads. Today I’m sharing some of the books my kids enjoyed throughout the years that we read at the beginning of summer. This post contains affiliate links and we …
This spring, we did a quick United States Government Unit Study, which is something that has piqued our kids’ interest in the last few years (especially with the current political climate and the most recent presidential election). We had already done an American Revolution Unit …
“But if you unschool, how are you going to teach your kids to have a strong work ethic? School is children’s work; it is where they have the most opportunity to practice diligence and perseverance in preparation for the real world.” This is a mash-up …
One of our traditions as a homeschool family is ushering in each new season with some reads. Many books have come and gone through our home library, but these are the ones that have endured as our family’s favorite picture books for spring. This post …