I’m going to get real today. I’m feeling tired. Tired of faking it or pretending. It can be so easy to say ‘everything is fine’, or ‘it’s wonderful’, but when a fellow homeschooling mom asked me if I was happy homeschooling now we have been at it for 3 years I couldn’t lie. I couldn’t […]
When Parent Sleep Deprivation Becomes Deadly
Parent sleep deprivation. It’s often treated like joke. Of course you’re tired, sleeping like a baby means the parents aren’t sleeping! So when a parent mentions being tired, especially when their children are no longer tiny, others, even other parents, often brush it off as a passing thing. A tired that will pass with a […]
Survive The September Insanity
September. As a parent the end of my summer is spent studying calendars and schedules, asking my kids what they want to learn this year, and wondering how we are going to fit it all in. This year is even more crazy as we are running three businesses on top of homeschooling the children. Our […]
The Gift From Our Dishwasher
I didn’t think my dishwasher held so much power in our lives. Perhaps I was blind, or more likely, complacent. I knew our dishwasher was a blessing and privilege, but until we lost our dishwasher for over two months I didn’t realize how much power that one appliance had over our lives. We haven’t always […]
How To Teach Grammar Without Crushing Love Of The Written Word
How can I teach my child grammar? What books do you recommend? What tools are best for educators to use when teaching grammar? Over and over again I’m asked how to teach grammar. I would love to teach writing courses, I think that might be my dream job, but as soon as I ask any […]
10 Years Since The Teeter Totter Tipped – Reflections on motherhood
It’s been 10 years. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. It’s been 10 years. At 10:08 on this day, it will be 10 years since everything changed. It was my moment. That pivotal moment around which my life has been balanced. As if my life was a teeter totter and 10:08, 10 years ago was […]
Mother’s Day Gifts With A Geek Twist
Mother’s Day is coming up so fast. This year is a little extra special for me because it marks 10 years since I celebrated my first Mother’s Day as a Mom. Over the years my husband has dubbed me the Mother of Dragons and I wear that geeky moniker with great pride! With that in […]
Family Favorite Board Games With An Educational Twist!
Favorite board games for families. It’s something that has become a part of the ideal family life portrayal. I’m not sure what it is about board games, but when we play them together it brings me an immense amount of peace and happiness. Perhaps it’s because our board game time is when we are truly […]
I wasn’t there – An adoptive mother’s letter
This is a departure from what I normally write about. It’s child abuse prevention month and I wanted to write something to help promote awareness. As an adoptive mother, my son suffered greatly before joining our family. This is something that weighs on me. So for childhood abuse prevention month, I thought I would share […]
Tips For Helping A Child Cope With Death, Loss And Grief
Helping a child cope with death, grief and loss is hard. We want to protect our children from the pain and heartache of losing a cherished loved one. But the inevitability of death is more powerful than our need to protect our children. When death and loss come into our children’s lives there are things […]
Why Meaning And Purpose Is So Important For Learning
Learning, it’s something that strikes fear into a lot of people of all ages. How often do you hear someone talk about hating school or hating learning. Education is fantastic, why so much hatred? Perhaps because we’re doing it wrong. As a child learning was required. It was my job. I had to go to […]
Healing Horses and Childhood Trauma – How horses can help a child shine after trauma
Horses and childhood trauma healing are a special combination that can bring miracles. We know because it happened with our son. Horses have a special magic, an energy that is uniquely theirs and which can have a profound effect on humans, especially children. They capture the imagination, hold your spirit, and heal your soul. But […]