I look forward to the Thanksgiving/Advent season all year long, welcoming the shorter days, the candlelight and handmade crafts and food, the warm drinks and...

Like many family homes, each room within our own serves more than one purpose. We work, play, create, sleep, eat, and read, together or individually...

The end of October is a strange month to discuss habits, I know. Yet what I hope to encourage is that shifting a lifestyle pattern can...

In an ideal world I would be able to keep up with all of the things my heart wants to do at the present, including...

I often pride myself on the flexibility homeschooling brings, the freedom to bend our home’s learning, to do things differently. Go to a park in...

This time of year always feels a bit like Christmas. New books arrive in the mail and fresh paper and pencils fill our shelves. Although...

The soul is like a wild animal––tough, resilient, resourceful, savvy, self-sufficient. It knows how to survive in hard places. But it is also shy. Just...

One of the greatest pleasures of summertime is the abundance of color on the table. Berries and melons and leafy greens are in season, making...

I often receive messages this time of year asking about our routine during the summer. Primarily, do we continue homeschooling or not? How do we...

Flowers are one of my favorite ways to infuse life and beauty into our home. While I hope to grow a picking garden of my...