This is Episode #026 and today I want to talk about some lessons that the Lord has been teaching me again from the book of John - a lesson for when the days get hard. Listen to the Podcast: My Notes: Before I get into today's episode, I want to share real quickly about my Intentional Homemaking Membership Community. My heart is to help women live with intention and purpose, by not only … [Read more...]
Homeschool Myth: You Can’t Balance Homeschooling and Homemaking
When we are home all day with our children, there is a temptation to feel that our homes need to be in spotless condition at all times. We are constantly picking up and putting away, to the point that we don't get much else done. Our homes may look great, but our homeschooling suffers. On the other hand, we can get so immersed in homeschooling our kids, that the laundry piles up, we have … [Read more...]
A lesson from reading books to my children
The Lord uses my children in so many ways to teach me things. What precious gifts they are! Quite a few years ago I was reading {again} Corduroy to my then 3 and 4 year old. They just loved that book and asked for it all the time! Well, I was being a little silly and started out the book saying, "Corduroy, the Friendly Bear". My daughter immediately said, "Mommy, that's not right!" Later in … [Read more...]
Making Easter Memorable {for you and your kids}
It can be so easy to allow Easter to slip by without really taking the time to make it memorable. So I thought I'd do a quick post this morning with some ideas for you. First are some fun activities you can do with your kids.... Make Resurrection Cookies with your kids https://www.annieshomepage.com/resurrectioncookies.html Make Your Own Easter Story Eggs or Resurrection … [Read more...]
A lesson learned on the way to get groceries
You never know what God is going to use to teach a lesson. Last week we were driving down the interstate on our way to get groceries. As we got near our exit, I saw a patch of grass beside the road that had been burned. It has been so dry here in Kansas that it is not unusual to see burned places along the road where there has been a fire. Well there was something about this patch … [Read more...]
Free Audio Books for Kids
Free audio books are a wonderful way to get in more reading of great books! Below you will find tons of audio books you can listen to. They are full-length books, so some of them are pretty long. So bookmark this page and come back often to listen to another great book! Happy listening! Related Posts: Huge list of G.A. Henty audio books to listen to for free! The Complete Chronicles of … [Read more...]
Putting Love in Action + FREE Printable!
As Valentine's Day approaches, I wanted to share a fun activity that we like to do in our home. We print out these notes {click on the image above to download the PDF file}, cut them apart, and stick them all over the house. You can get the kids involved and have them hide these notes in places that Daddy will find them (on his pillow, in his lunch box, in one of his drawers), as well as … [Read more...]
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