It is obvious that our children need to learn how to get along with others in order to be well prepared for adult life. However, the suggestion that a child must attend a public school to learn that is simply bogus. They will become adults, regardless of their educational environment. The question each parent must […]
Easy Jelly for Hot Days
There was a conversation about making jelly the other day on social media. Someone wanted to make jelly, but it was a hot day and she really wasn’t feeling up to it. Jellies and jams can certainly be challenging in hot weather IF they are made in the traditional way.
Preparing Children for the Workforce through Unschooling
There are so many ways to educate your child, but unschooling might be the most provocative. People assume it is what is sounds like – you are a negligent parent who not only does not send your child to school like ‘normal’ people, but you don’t even educate them at home! If you did, you […]
An Introduction to Unschooling: Nothing “UN” About It!
Unschooling is really just another way to educate children at home, within the family context. Some home schools seek to reproduce public school at the kitchen table. Others may be less structured but still adhering to a daily routine, with attention paid to specific subjects. Both of these methods “look” like school. Unschooling, on the […]
Get Prepared – Unexpected Explosions
Such tragedy in the news this week. Bombs at the finish line of the Boston Marathon. Accidental explosions at a fertilizer plant in Texas. And you can probably think of others in recent history. These types of emergencies can hardly be anticipated in the same way as a bad storm or natural disaster. But can […]
I’m Home! – Fostering Family Bonds and a Sense of Home
“Mommy, I’m home!” two-year-old Ethan hollered. He had just been to Sunday School and was returning to the class room where is own mother was the teacher. Considering where Ethan had just been, where he was and where he was going, perhaps those words are more profound than we realize. Home is Where the Family […]
A Review of Richard Paul Evans’ Books and Series
I just finished reading all of Richard Paul Evans‘ novels. What a terrific time I had! His books are sweet, gentle, soft, and G-rated. But they are not sappy or superficial or syrupy . . . they have a tremendous amount of substance. I started where Mr. Evans did – at the beginning – and read […]
Movie Recommendation: Taking Chance
Oh. My. Gosh. This movie moved me to places I didn’t know existed. It not only shows – extremely poignantly – the best that America is. It showed me a place in myself that I had never before seen. Chance Phelps was killed in Iraq, and Taking Chance portrays his trip back home. Yes, I […]
Get Prepared (for Everyday Needs) – Preparing Meals in Advance
So far, our focus for getting prepared has been on preparing to live without electricity or contact with the outside world for 30 days. This most likely would only occur if there were a major storm or other natural disaster, since most power outages are only for a few days. But, there are a lot […]
How to Teach Children Reverence
Do you attend a family church? I think family churches are the bomb. After all, the family that prays together stays together! But one drawback of a congregation filled with children is the lack of reverence; can it be taught? Why Teach Children Reverence? Reverence allows us, as well as those around us, to feel […]
Getting Prepared – An Inventory Update
Awhile back, I wrote an article on stocking a pantry one month at a time. Since then, I have had a chance recently to inventory my family’s own level of preparedness. Using The Food Guys’ chart, I am well prepared to live off-grid, with no access from the outside world, for 2 months. I thought you […]
Building a SAHM Wardrobe
Women who work outside the home get to/have to buy a wardrobe. They have a reason to get up, do hair and makeup, and dress nicely. Stay At Home Moms often struggle with their wardrobe – in fact, it is easy to slip into a rut and not have one. Even so, it is […]
