10 Simple Ways to Extend Reading Time

  By extending your reading time, you can help your children develop a love of reading. You’ll help them dive into topics, explore characters, and really understand the theme of a book. Reading extension activities don’t have to be elaborate. In fact, simple activities often work best. The goal is to help your children get
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3 Reasons To Teach Children Friendship Boundaries

friendship boundaries
  “We’re sorry, but that’s what we decided. You’ll have to tell Cassie that we don’t think it’s best for you to sit with them.” I still remember the disappointment my parents’ decision caused me as a young teen. With few girls my age, the ache in my heart for friendship was a continual one.
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Homeschooling in Canada – Jonessa Brown

sarah davidson
  Hi there! My name is Jonessa, and I’m a homeschooling mom to a logical, fun-loving 7-year-old boy, and a fiery, artistic 4-year-old girl. We began this journey three years ago when it was time for my son to enter kindergarten. At the time, I just wasn’t ready to have him gone from me for
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Hey Mama Monday: Your Children Are Seeds, and God Will Help You Raise Them into Adults

Hey Mama
  Hey Mama, Right now they are popcorn. They are cracker jacks, laughing at anything and everything. Chuckle-heads with goofy humor. Faces that are chunky, crooked smiles, careless hair all over the place. Twinkly eyes because they don’t have a care in the world. Our children. Always our baby, we tell them. We’ll love you
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Family Freebies Near You

free activities
  Although blog audiences are spread out across the globe there are definitely few things we might have in common throughout the year, including LOCAL FREEBIES. During special holidays companies enjoy the benefit of sharing free items, activities, and even hosting giveaways for their customers; however, most of these opportunities will be repeated throughout the
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Cabin Fever and Marathons

slow days
  Just before sitting down to write this I was busy hanging ornaments on our Christmas tree. Some are there only for beauty, but most hold a surprising amount of memory. I have a few from my own childhood (that survived the Great Fall of 2012) including a wooden soldier from when I was four
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Making Changes That Count

set goals
  To many, the new year is symbolic of a fresh start. It is the birth of new hope and a discarding of past disappointments. I find myself reflecting on the past year in the weeks leading up to Christmas in order to take an inventory of the goals I made for myself, for the
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3 Keys To Motivating Teens

motivate your teen
  Are you struggling with how to motivate your teen? Are you tempted to send him off to school to get some discipline? That might not work, either. Maybe he sleeps half the day or falls asleep in the middle of your co-op class. Maybe he doesn’t seem to put much effort into his science
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