Easter morning is one of my favorite mornings of the year. As with many people around the world, the day holds deep, spiritual significance for...

It feels a tad weird to be writing about Springtime and flowers while currently traveling through winter weather, but Spring has already sprouted in our...

Our four children are five and a half years apart, meaning when we began our first formal year of homeschooling, I had a kindergartener, two preschoolers,...

The days have been warm here, feeling more like spring than late winter. I don’t mind. I spent the day on a blanket last weekend,...

“TEACHING READING AT HOME” When we first decided to homeschool, I felt intimidated about teaching my children to read. I am an avid reader. My...

Our home has felt under the weather this last week with fevers and coughs and stuffy noses. With so many friends and extended family members...

In the winter, my skin tends to feel like the branches outside my door: pale, dry, and brittle. It is more sensitive in the drier,...

Several times in recent months, I have been quieted by the thought that Mark and I can choose how we educate our children, not simply...

Somewhere amid the tidy online images, the Mess exists. I capitalize Mess because it seems to live and exist on its own, creeping in and...

“a series dedicated to nurturing and nourishing the self from the inside out” I have always appreciated winter’s wisdom, its encouragement to retreat and to listen....