Hey Mama Monday: How to Raise Young Entrepreneurs, Mama

raise young entrepreneurs
  Hey Mama, When I was a little kid, I was not normal. I mean, I played with other kids and enjoyed sports and games—all the regular kid things, but I had a real obsession with marketing and sales. I didn’t know it was called those two terms, but I was rapidly pursuing the opportunity
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Dear Mama Who Doesn’t Feel Qualified to Homeschool

qualified to homeschool
  Dear Mama, who doesn’t feel qualified to homeschool, I have felt the feelings you’re feeling in this season. We’re nearing the end of the homeschooling year and perhaps you’re pondering over the upcoming year while feeling exhausted. Drowning in lesson plans and laundry, perhaps you’re convinced that homeschooling was a mistake. Maybe you feel
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Teaching to Learn From Mistakes

teaching to learn
  When I teach a workshop, I leave time for questions. It’s often silent for a several seconds before someone is brave enough to speak up. Sometimes no question is asked. After the session, several people may come to me with good questions. Sometimes I want to say, “You should have asked that in the
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How to Eat Healthy One Change at a Time

eat healthy
  If you asked most people if they need to eat better, I’m sure most would answer yes. The biggest problems with eating healthy seem to be time, money, and knowledge. So, is healthy eating really that time consuming, expensive, and hard?  The answer is no, and you can make changes today to become a
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Wildflower Fun & Learning

wildflower week
  The first full week of May is National Wildflower Week, and who doesn’t love the beauty and color of the blooming wildflowers in spring! So, it is National Wildflower week so how can you celebrate? God planted so many lessons when he planted wildflowers, and now is the perfect opportunity to take part in
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Hey Mama Monday: Mama, Does Great Literature Make Great Readers

make great readers
My husband has a story. He was a struggling reader through his preteens. He was excruciatingly slow. But in his teens, he started building radio-controlled airplanes and flying them. He had such a great desire to learn about this hobby that he purchased a magazine and read everything he could on the subject. This is
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Continuing Education for Homeschool Moms

continuing education for homeschool
  In many professions from engineering to nursing, continuing education is a requirement to keep your license. I love to grow and learn in my homeschooling career, too. These are some ways I have continued my education as a homeschool mom.   Quiet Times Yes, I’m a busy mom, but not too busy to spend
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Homeschooling Mom, Take the Time to Fill Your Cup

fill your cup
  Picture this: it is mid-morning on a Friday, your children are still sleeping, and your husband is on the sofa nonchalantly reading his favorite book. You have had an exhausting week of homeschooling, managing your home, and balancing all of the things that you, as a mom of many rambunctious children, must balance. You
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