Post by contributor Molly Madonna If you’re anything like me, you’ve noticed that the older the kids get, the faster the house gets messy and cluttered, too. There are more people, contributing more stuff and a host of different habits in the same amount of space. Unless you … [Read more...] about How We Use Chore Charts to Teach Our Kids Responsibility
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Why We’re Quitting Homeschooling (& What We’re Doing Instead)
Note: I had most of this post written several months ago before we had even the faintest clue about the new-job-in-a-brand-new-city-adventure that has plunked itself into our laps. As such, I've held off publishing while I gave some serious thought to my deepest motivations … [Read more...] about Why We’re Quitting Homeschooling (& What We’re Doing Instead)
10 Questions to Ask Your Meat Supplier
If I were rich, I think I'd eat steak every other night for dinner. A big hunk of organic, grass-fed beef, cooked to medium-rare perfection, with an assortment of sides to complement. Veggies dripping in warm butter, a perfect green salad from the garden... Droooooool. My … [Read more...] about 10 Questions to Ask Your Meat Supplier
The Homeschooling Philosophy That Finally Captured My Heart
Image via Flickr CC I honestly don't know how to write this post. How exactly does one organize and list out the reasonings behind the deep and tender stirrings of my heart toward this method? This way of living and learning that we've wholeheartedly embraced for our days, months, and … [Read more...] about The Homeschooling Philosophy That Finally Captured My Heart
Why I Don’t Want to Send My Kids to Public School
Image via Flickr CC I am a product of our society's public education system, with a bit of private Christian education at the end (using the same model as the public schools but with Bible class and school uniforms thrown in.) To be honest - I loved school in my elementary and middle … [Read more...] about Why I Don’t Want to Send My Kids to Public School
Using Natural Remedies to Beat Bacterial Infections: 5 Important Things You Should Know
Last week, I shared my story of battling a throat infection with a natural remedy, and then suffering from a much worse secondary infection in my lymph nodes a couple of weeks later. I absolutely believe in the power and importance of natural remedies whenever possible, however I … [Read more...] about Using Natural Remedies to Beat Bacterial Infections: 5 Important Things You Should Know
Homeschool and Community: 6 Ways to Bring Them Together
From the time that we started talking about having children, we planned to homeschool them for at least the early years. That was over eight years ago: our oldest is five and we just officially kicked off her career in formal education. Meanwhile there have been many changes, … [Read more...] about Homeschool and Community: 6 Ways to Bring Them Together