Has it really been four months since I last posted here? Good grief. I do apologize for the absence. In the mean time, my blog had a bit of an identity crisis (much like its author, I guess) so I have done a little redesign and figure that if the kids can get back to school I can get back to blogging. We're busy. I'm busy. Everyone's busy, and to be honest, it's easy to be overwhelmed ...
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Talking with Toddlers
Ahh....communicating with kids. Little ones. It can be a challenge, can't it? I realized just this morning that I really don't have "toddlers" any more. I feel kind of like a person peering around the edge of a corner to a whole new world, tentatively stepping forward, knowing there is NO going back. It's scary and amazing. I'm *this* close to having a ...
10 Ways to Widen Your Worldview
We live in small-town Mississippi so one of the things I have to be intentional about is helping expand my children's worldview. It's easy to forget the big, wide world is out there and tempting to think it's pretty much the same as here (or worse, to think it should be). So, with our homeschool curriculum and with other parts of our lives, we try to make sure they have ...
Thank Goodness It’s Back to School! – GIVEAWAY!
My Facebook feed exploded this week with precious pictures of kids decked out for the first day of school. I love it. I love this time of year. Even after all these years (almost 20 since I graduated from high school), I still get butterflies in my stomach when it's time for school to start. It's strange, but I do. As a homeschooling mom, the anxiety that can come with a new school year is ...