What Homeschool Curriculum Should I Use? As more parents are exploring the idea of homeschool, they are asking the very question that every homeschooling mom has asked when they started their own journey; what curriculum should I buy? Before we dive into the types of homeschool curriculum that are available, let’s define homeschool. By definition, “Homeschool” is an education option that allows parents to teach their children at home instead of sending them to school. When parents decide to homeschool, they are accepting the responsibility to plan a curriculum and become their child’s primary ..read more

And just like that, the term homeschool has been ushered into our regular vocabularies. Suddenly, parents find themselves in the role of a teacher; a role that many would like to shed, immediately! There was a time in my life when I would have joined the public outcry of “I never signed up for this.” I, too, had deadlines to meet, goals to conquer, and responsibilities to manage. It wasn’t until I was forced into homeschooling that I realized that it could be a wonderful educational option for families. How Did I Become a Homeschool Mom? After many failed attempts at trying to find the ri ..read more

If you google “car seat,” you will have 2.8 million results pop up. When a baby is on the way, the car seat is usually the number one item on the list. I remember when I was picking out mine for my first child. I agonized over which one I should choose. I read the reviews, interviewed friends and family, and was most excited to unwrap it at the baby shower.  When I tried it out for the first time, I discovered that it didn’t fit in my small European sedan.  Because I had done all of the research and was confident in my choice, I actually traded in that car so that I could fit the per ..read more

I love the series, Call the Midwife by Jennifer Worth. I spent countless hours watching it with my husband. If I were to press play on my streaming device and watch it continuously, it would run for two and half days straight. It was full of rich acting performances, based on a time when things may have seemed simpler, but we know were extremely hard times that existed in modern, mid-century Europe. The format of the series was based on a group of midwives living in a nunnery and experiencing life through their individual set of lenses; a beautiful depiction of the joys and pains of womanhood ..read more

Becoming the Woman I was Destined to Be I remember the first time I met my lifelong best friend while auditioning for our high school dance team.  We both knew instantly that we would be friends for a very long time.  Within a 25-year friendship we can recall all of our major milestones together; graduations, marriages, births (we were pregnant for our babies at the same time), illnesses, deaths, as well as all of the simple moments in between.  She has seen me at my worst and at my best.  Her family is my family and mine is hers.  You all have this friend…the one who ..read more

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And just like that, the term homeschool has been ushered into our regular vocabularies. Suddenly, parents find themselves in the role of a teacher; a role that many would like to shed, immediately! There was a time in my life when I would have joined the public outcry of “I never signed up for this.” I, too, had deadlines to meet, goals to conquer, and responsibilities to manage. It wasn’t until I was forced into homeschooling that I realized that it could be a wonderful educational option for families. How Did I Become a Homeschool Mom? After many failed attempts at trying to find the ri ..read more

If you google “car seat,” you will have 2.8 million results pop up. When a baby is on the way, the car seat is usually the number one item on the list. I remember when I was picking out mine for my first child. I agonized over which one I should choose. I read the reviews, interviewed friends and family, and was most excited to unwrap it at the baby shower.  When I tried it out for the first time, I discovered that it didn’t fit in my small European sedan.  Because I had done all of the research and was confident in my choice, I actually traded in that car so that I could fit the per ..read more

I love the series, Call the Midwife by Jennifer Worth. I spent countless hours watching it with my husband. If I were to press play on my streaming device and watch it continuously, it would run for two and half days straight. It was full of rich acting performances, based on a time when things may have seemed simpler, but we know were extremely hard times that existed in modern, mid-century Europe. The format of the series was based on a group of midwives living in a nunnery and experiencing life through their individual set of lenses; a beautiful depiction of the joys and pains of womanhood ..read more

Becoming the Woman I was Destined to Be I remember the first time I met my lifelong best friend while auditioning for our high school dance team.  We both knew instantly that we would be friends for a very long time.  Within a 25-year friendship we can recall all of our major milestones together; graduations, marriages, births (we were pregnant for our babies at the same time), illnesses, deaths, as well as all of the simple moments in between.  She has seen me at my worst and at my best.  Her family is my family and mine is hers.  You all have this friend…the one who ..read more