Allume: What I Learned by Staying Home (part 2)
I was getting a bit long winded in the last post so I decided it would be best to divide it into 2 posts. So yesterday I covered the first three speakers: Sarah Mae, Jessica, and Sally. Getting Close...
View ArticleMelissa & Doug Terrific Twenty List and Giveaway
Melissa & Doug toys and puzzles are staples around our house. Just this summer at our local homeschool conference, the kids were aloud to pick out something “educational” to buy. Isaac chose some...
View ArticleWhy I Don’t Wear Skirts
A few years ago, I would have never thought twice about slipping on jeans to go to town or even slacks for church. I didn’t even know that it mattered to anyone else, except maybe those of Amish or...
View ArticleUnfinished Business
Each month, my friend Keri Mae and I choose a topic that we can both write about {make sure to head over and read her post} from our own perspectives and share with each other. When she suggested we...
View ArticleHomeschool Mother’s Journal: March 1
In my life this week… Join me at The Homeschool Mother’s Journal to find out what I have been up to this week. Homeschool Mother’s Journal: March 1 is a post from: Ponder the Path As a thank you for...
View ArticleWhat’s Been Going On?
Has it really been 2 months since I last posted? Life seems to have taken me by storm, but is sure is nice to sit down and take a breather. I have always marveled at the women who can blog while giving...
View ArticleiBlog: Book Release and Giveaway
Remember a couple of weeks ago I let you in on an upcoming book release, well the release date is finally here! iBlog Release: May 1st iBlog: everything you need to know about blogging from 30 top...
View ArticleStaycation: Fun Things to Do Around Austin
If you don’t live near Austin, no problem…come back tomorrow and I will be posting a list with staycation ideas for almost 100 different cities! After having been away from Texas for almost 20 years,...
View ArticleCraftsy Class Giveaway
My first memory of sewing was when I was probably 6 or 7 and my mom let me make a pot holder on the sewing machine. I don’t know how well the pot holder turned out, but I do know that I have always...
View ArticleStaycation Destinations
As promised, here is your list of almost 100 staycation destinations! Mid Atlantic NW (or all), Connecticut :: Parenting Miracles Boston (or all), Massachusetts :: Maven of Savin Central, New Jersey ::...
View ArticleThe Battle is On
I was on the top rung of the ladder painting my living room ceiling when the conversation started. You know the one where I start talking to the audience in my head. “Ladies, we must be vigilant. Our...
View ArticleCloth Diapers
Our little guy turned 2 in April and has been showing signs of being ready to potty train for some time. With a recent move and the busyness of settling into our new home, I have had to put potty...
View ArticleBe Encouraged Homeschool Mom
Homeschooling is tough. It is an absolute battle. Homeschool Beginnings For many of us, we entered into this homeschool thing with visions of children sitting quietly at their desk working on their...
View ArticleHomeschool Encouragement Basket Giveaway
35 homeschool bloggers have joined forces in a HUGE homeschool basket giveaway! Each blogger below is conducting her own giveaway, so make sure to visit each one for a chance to win!!! Win This from...
View ArticleHow to Homeschool When Life Throws You a Curveball
In the past 12 years of homeschooling, I have… –homeschooled a second grader and kindergartener with a four month old baby while my husband was in Kuwait for 6 months –homeschooled while moving at...
View ArticleBack from a Break
I was looking for something on my blog the other day (I frequently do that–blogs make great areas to store all the things we would like to keep in our minds but don’t have the room for), when I...
View ArticleThe Christian Herbal Launch Day Giveaway!
From My Heart The more I study herbal medicine, the greater my desire to share that knowledge with others. I am beginning to realize that I learn more when I am teaching others. Funny how God created...
View ArticleShowers of Blessings
I am sitting next to window watching the rain pour down as my new baby boy naps on my chest. Today has been such a good day after so many not-so-good days. We are in a drought here in Texas and the...
View ArticleHello, It’s Me
I feel like I am walking into an old house, wiping away cobwebs as I go. I didn’t expect to write here anymore. So many voices online that it sometimes gets hard to think, and even harder to be heard....
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