I’m so glad Kendra gave us permission to discuss emerging habits in her A Morning Routine part three. Especially since Kerri caught me in a pile of stacks when she requested I write about our filing Fridays. You see, several weeks ago I bragged about the addition of a new, three-hole punch to our classroom. […]
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What’s for dinner? Part 2 – purchasing
I’ve gone back and forth with myself on what to post for this portion on purchasing your groceries. With the coupon craze full steam ahead and the availability of information on the web about how to get the best deals at an all-time high, I felt like I wanted to write a disclaimer before I […]
Shhh. It’s Quiet Time.
When our eldest outgrew her nap I struggled with losing that quiet time for myself. I needed it! The three-month-old was napping. Why was now the time for the toddler to drop a nap?? I also noticed she and I were both able to handle late afternoons better when we had our afternoon quiet time. […]
What about the little ones? Morning Room Time
Here is the question I get most often: What do you do with the little ones while you school? What about the little ones? We, of course, have a special time with our preschoolers to start the day. They have their own curriculum. Often they are playing close by (or running through 🙂 ) while […]
Habit Training
The excerpt of the following book by Sonya Shafer is about habit training. Sonya has a great website devoted to the Charlotte Mason Method of Education. I love this style of learning. We strive to learn this way in our home, though I am not not always successful. I think Shafer has done an excellent job of […]
What’s for dinner? Part One – planning
If your kids are anything like mine, you hear this question more than once a day. All the things that go with feeding a family can take a bite out of your day. There’s the planning, the purchasing, the preparation, and if you have any energy left, the presentation. Over the next few weeks, I […]
Habit of family journaling
Often I longed to… write down that cute something a child said… trace around a pudgy little hand… mark a special triumph or… give thanks for a provision dropped in our laps. I also knew I should confess that ugliness. Ask forgiveness for being so wrapped up and not noticing. And daily I need His […]
Quiet Time with the Lord
He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. Now when evening came, He was alone there. Matthew 14:23b I have always read the bible, bible story books and devotions to my two boys. I play Hymns, Contemporary Christian and even some Christian Alternative and Hip Hop music for them. We pray together daily, […]
A Solid Foundation
Okay, this is a pretty basic topic, but I don’t think we can start talking about habits for a happy home without a good foundation. Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the […]
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Most of us probably have a picture of what we believe a happy home looks like. I’m not talking about white-picket fences here, but rather the day-to-day reality of a happy family. Is your home characterized by kindness, contentment and joy, or by frustration, irritability, and disorder? If I am completely honest, there are many […]
Tricia
It’s in the happy habits that already exist in our home that I always find freedom. I hear that children thrive on a routine. I believe it’s important for adults too. You see, the day just goes differently when I don’t have my morning coffee. Early in parenting, my husband and I built a daily […]
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Most of us probably have a picture of what we believe a happy home looks like. I’m not talking about white-picket fences here, but rather the day-to-day reality of a happy family. Is your home characterized by kindness, contentment and joy, or by frustration, irritability, and disorder? If I am completely honest, there are many […]