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Age-Appropriate Chores for Pre-Teens and Teens

Age-Appropriate Chores for Pre-Teens and Teens

You may have seen my recent post about age-appropriate chores for children, but what about your older kids? There’s plenty that your pre-teens and teens can do, and this is an important age to focus on. *Affiliate links may be present on this page. Please see the disclosure for details. After all, kids this age are learning important life skills… Read More

Homemaking, Life Skills, Parenting 0

Age-Appropriate Chores for Children

Age-Appropriate Chores for Children

As parents, we all want our children to learn the skills they’ll need. We also want to teach them to help out around the house and be responsible for their belongings! It can be tough to know what to have them do, and when. To help you out, I’ve compiled a list of age-appropriate chores for children! *Affiliate links may… Read More

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In Everything, Give Thanks

In Everything, Give Thanks

This is the time of year when we throw ourselves into planning for family, food, football, and gifts. Décor for fall and Christmas lines every shelf from Hobby Lobby to Macy’s, and every food cooking show on the planet starts gearing up for holiday dinners. And we launch ourselves head-on into it. This isn’t a bad thing; it’s actually kind… Read More

Faith, Parenting 4

Filling In the Gaps: Homeschooling Special Needs Kids

Moms of special needs kids – gifted, 2E (twice exceptional), and special needs – get to hear it all.

“Aren’t you just handicapping him?”

“If you give her accommodations, she’ll never be able to do it on her own!”

And the one we tell ourselves, time and time again:

“What will people think?”

Homeschool, Parenting 2

To Glorify God’s Name

“Lord, we show our trust in your by obeying your laws;
our heart’s desire is to glorify your name.”
~Isaiah 26:8, NLT

I came across this verse a couple of weeks ago and I’ve been thinking about it ever since. When I see verses like this, written by the heroes of the faith, I get the feeling that they were written in a scene like something out of a classic movie. A bold, gray-haired, authoritative man speaks with power as the music swells. Clouds roll in the background and waves crash along a shore. (Not sure why this is always in my mind, since Israel isn’t known for its shoreline, but stay with me.)

Although this scene evokes emotion, it also makes me feel like the glory of God is something that is totally removed from life as I know it.

This verse speaks the opposite. Glorifying God is the essence of life as I know it.

That’s kind of mind-blowing, if you think about it.

Faith, Parenting 3

Great New Products from Skill Trek!

Have you seen Skill Trek yet? It’s a new life skills curriculum that I love…seriously, I wish it had been around earlier! It’s designed to teach all of the skills that tend to fall through the cracks, and in ways that are just plain fun. You can see my review of it here!

Skill Trek is a comprehensive life skills curriculum for early elementary through high school. It covers everything from household chores to emergency preparedness, from manners and etiquette to cooking and repairs. The program is definitely worth checking out!

Homeschool, Life Skills, Parenting 0

Letting Your Child Take On Challenges

Letting Your Child Take On Challenges

I posted part of this poem on my Facebook page a few days ago, and I’ve been thinking about it ever since.

There is freedom waiting for you,

on the breezes of the sky,

and you ask, “What if I fall?”

Oh, but my darling,

What if you fly?

~Erin Hanson
I’ve written a bit about my son…he’s a non-stop, driven, out-of-the-box kind of guy. What I don’t write or talk about much, however, is how I learned to let him fly.

High School, Homeschool, Life Skills, Parenting 5

Homeschooling High School: The Importance of Teaching Worldview

Homeschooling High School: The Importance of Teaching Worldview

One of the amazing things about homeschooling is the ability to daily pour into our children – to mentor them, disciple them, watch them grow, and laugh with them. We get to be a part of both the little, random details and the major milestones in their lives. While the daily side of it might get a bit chaotic at times, I honestly can’t think of a higher privilege.

That niggling little thought looms, though, and it pops up at the weirdest times: what about when they leave home? Did I do enough? Will they be ready?

High School, Homeschool, Life Skills, Parenting 11

How Do You Handle Teaching Life Skills?

How Do You Handle Teaching Life Skills?

Confession time: I love curriculum. I love to research it, read through it, plan it, and expand upon it. It really doesn’t even matter what subject. It’s just fun. My motto? “You can never have too many books, only too few bookshelves.”

But watching my son grow up, I’ve slowly noticed that something is lacking from many curriculum options: actual, practical life skills.

Homeschool, Life Skills, Parenting, Teaching 6

Homeschooling the “Non-Stop” Child

You’ve probably read the advice in the parenting books…”Sleep when the baby sleeps.”

Well, that’s wonderful advice, except when your baby never sleeps!

When you fast-forward a few years, the baby who doesn’t sleep becomes the child who never stops. While this child is completely amazing in so many ways, they’re also hard to keep up with!

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