A Frugal Staycation in South Dakota
We lived in South Dakota a few years ago. While we did not stay long, we did enjoy a few things and we drive back often to see some of our family who live there. One thing we learned while living there and where we live now – is that you don’t need to spend a ton of money to have a good time and enjoy any vacation days you have with your family. While we did not have a {Read More}
Dear Mom Who Encouraged Me
Dear Sweet Mom, did you know I needed those words? I’m pondering that as I sit here. That question actually woke me up at 2am. I couldn’t believe I woke up. I was so exhausted after this past weekend at Teach Them Diligently. I knew that I would be asleep before my head hit the pillow. But, at 2am, I woke and wondered if you knew that I needed encouragement? I have loved this place here – this place where {Read More}
Being an Ultimate Mom – even when you are sick Link Up
What Is an Ultimate Mom? Every week, I like to inspire you with a thought about what an Ultimate Mom is. It’s a lot of fun to consider a new way that Moms are ultimate and on the path God has created for them. This week, I have been inspired by moms who are real. They are real in the way they share about being a Mom. They acknowledge that the circumstances around us make the days tough, but the {Read More}
The Hardest Thing about Being a Mom
“Being a Mom is Hard….” “I feel like a failure” “It was another really tough day” It’s everywhere. These comments, words that are anything but edifying and I have to admit, I was starting to buy into them. This idea that being a Mom is hard and if I don’t say so, I’m a pollyanna and if I do say so, I’m like the world. And here’s the thing, it is hard, because I make it hard. Oh, I know- {Read More}
Being an Ultimate Mom – even when you are sick Link Up
What Is an Ultimate Mom? Every week, I like to inspire you with a thought about what an Ultimate Mom is. It’s a lot of fun to consider a new way that Moms are ultimate and on the path God has created for them. This week, I have been inspired by moms who are real. They are real in the way they share about being a Mom. They acknowledge that the circumstances around us make the days tough, but the {Read More}
The Hardest Thing about Being a Mom
“Being a Mom is Hard….” “I feel like a failure” “It was another really tough day” It’s everywhere. These comments, words that are anything but edifying and I have to admit, I was starting to buy into them. This idea that being a Mom is hard and if I don’t say so, I’m a pollyanna and if I do say so, I’m like the world. And here’s the thing, it is hard, because I make it hard. Oh, I know- {Read More}
Free Workshop for Different Approaches to Homeschooling
I have been to have several mentors in my life. Each one helps me grow a different character or area in a Christ-like manner. This past year, I have had the opportunity to get to know Kerry Beck from How To Homeschool My Child. Kerry reached out to me last year and since then she has been a huge encouragement to me. I love spending time reading her posts and looking through the materials she offers on her site. In {Read More}
The Hardest Thing about Being a Mom
“Being a Mom is Hard….” “I feel like a failure” “It was another really tough day” It’s everywhere. These comments, words that are anything but edifying and I have to admit, I was starting to buy into them. This idea that being a Mom is hard and if I don’t say so, I’m a pollyanna and if I do say so, I’m like the world. And here’s the thing, it is hard, because I make it hard. Oh, I know- {Read More}
Free Workshop for Different Approaches to Homeschooling
I have been to have several mentors in my life. Each one helps me grow a different character or area in a Christ-like manner. This past year, I have had the opportunity to get to know Kerry Beck from How To Homeschool My Child. Kerry reached out to me last year and since then she has been a huge encouragement to me. I love spending time reading her posts and looking through the materials she offers on her site. In {Read More}
Sweet Mama Comfort
In this fast-paced world of go here, be there, do this, be that. In this world where bigger is better and the Mom with the most wins, it’s necessary to step back and find that place in our lives that is most important. These feelings of not being enough, overwhelmed by life and the pressures Moms feel is not what God intended for our hearts. I read them over and over again. Today was hard, it’s too much, I’m overwhelmed {Read More}
Be an Ultimate Mom Even In the Messiness of Life Link Up
What Is an Ultimate Mom? Last weekend I was blessed to be surrounded by Ultimate Moms. They were walking aisles looking for the perfect curriculum, smiling and laughing with their children, holding hands with their husband and several (me included) were shedding a few tears as God worked on our hearts to grow us into the Ultimate Moms he created us to be. It was beautiful to sit with my friends I have met online and a few I have {Read More}
I will NEVER do that
All too often I have placed limitations on things I would do in my life. I have spent so many days saying “I will never” or “I would never” only to find out that God had other plans for my life. Inevitibly, God has taken almost every ‘never’ and turned it around on me. As a child, I swore I would never join the military, be a stay at home mom, homeschool my children, live in GA or even remarry {Read More}
I Stepped Out and Let Them Step Up
This past weekend, I did something I swore I would never do with my children. As I type that,I sit here, rolling my eyes, shaking my head and hearing God remind me -’ sweet child, never say you will never do anything.’ Over and over again, I encourage you to put your (husband and) children first. To stay with them, guide them, protect them, love on them and never-ever miss a single moment that could lead to growth beyond measure. {Read More}
