“Those three hours you spent at the park while you read an absorbing novel and your child dug in the dirt were not only okay, they were exceptional for development.” -Ginny Yurich from 1000 Hours Outside in her new book Homeschooling: You’re doing it right just by doing it. This is such a good book….
I listened to this podcast the other day and it is just so tremendous that I had to embed it here so you can listen too. Kathy Koch is quickly becoming one of my favorite parenting experts. Her insights are so spot on and practical and she really does help parents to do parenting better…
Where has this tip been all my life? I’ve had rice cookers, made rice in my instant pot (works great), done the stovetop method (eh… hit or miss) but this is by far the easiest way to cook and store rice I’ve found. What is it? Baking it! Yep! You can actually cook a big…
These moist, delicious muffins are really just baked oatmeal, muffin style. But they’re so easy, and so good, and also gluten and dairy-free, so I thought I’d pass the recipe along: Mix the oats, coconut cream, and applesauce in a medium bowl. Let sit for 30-60 minutes to soften the oats. You can also pulverize…
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I just finished listening to this and thought I’d share. God is good.
Earthley is one of my favorite new companies. I love EVERYTHING I’ve gotten from them so far. And I learned that they’re offering children’s classes for preschoolers and older kids that look really fun. And they’re free! Click here for more info!
A couple of weeks ago I watched a beautiful video of Joni Erickson Tada discussing her newest book Songs of Suffering. It didn’t take me long to share it with several friends who are living through some pretty horrible life situations. I love hymns. I grew up in a church that sang old hymns and…
This morning I took about 40 minutes out of my day to watch this YouTube video. I’d been perusing the site RubyReadsBooks.com and this particular book keeps popping up but in all my years of homeschooling, I had never heard of it! That’s too bad because it really is a great book. It’s beautifully written…
Date nights. It’s kinda hard for … well a lot of reasons. Kids keep us busy. Life keeps us busy. The end of the day often means just falling into a chair or falling asleep from exhaustion. But, ESPECIALLY once children enter the picture, making your marriage and relationship with your spouse a priority is…