*post does contain affiliate links, see my disclosure pageFor years I have joked that our family should be product testers, if something lasts in our family it will last anywhere!I really can’t believe I actually came up with 10 items that have lasted. Â With six kids and three of them boys – it’s amazing. Â Thankfully […]
Homeschool Crazy Days – Keepin’ it Real
Homeschool blogs are not only sharing ideas and encouragement, but they are trying to “sell” homeschooling as well. Â When you are passionate about something it overflows into wanting people to have or do what you do. I hope I paint a fairly realistic view of homeschooling in our home. Â I’m not a perfect mom and […]
10 Things I Wish I Would Have Known BEFORE I Started Homeschooling
Hindsight certainly is 20/20 isn’t it? Beginning the homeschool journey is a scary one. Â So many decisions. Â What to buy, how to teach, what to teach, and my favorite, how bad can I screw this up? Homeschooling really isn’t that hard or that scary! Here is the list that I wish I would have […]
Making Time to Pursue Your Passions & A Giveaway!
*Post contains affiliate links As moms our plates are so full that often our hobbies, interests, and passions get pushed to the back burner.  It just comes with the territory of being a wife and mom.  Add in homeschooling or a full-time job outside the home and those “extras” get pushed even farther aside. How to […]
5 Michigan Family Weekend Getaways
Are you looking to getaway for the weekend with your family? Michigan is a great state to visit, it has so much to offer. Â Michigan is not just an industrial place that manufactures cars! Â I have already shared our favorite spots for day trips/field trips, here are our beloved spots for slightly extended vacations. […]
10 Best Michigan Field Trip/Day Trips
Taking day trips and/or field trips are a great way to see the sights without having to incur the expense of an overnight stay. Â We live in Southeast Michigan and these stops are approximately 1-2.5 Â hours from where we live. Â Any longer than 2.5 hours is a long time for us to be in the […]
Family Road Trips :: Big Family Style {Plus a Travel Secret!}
Summer is fast approaching and that usually means vacation time. Â Vacationing with a big family most often involves a road trip. Â Airplane travel isn’t the most cost effective when it comes to a family size of 5 or more people. We live in Michigan and over the course of the last several years we have […]
Jonah’s Russian Adoption Story
Tomorrow is Jonah’s birthday, a double-digits birthday, as he turns 10! Â I’ve never shared his full story so I thought now would be a good time. When we decided to adopt again, Jacob was just about 2 years old. Â We knew we wanted to adopt again from Russia and we knew we wanted another boy. […]
Guest Post :: Catholics Families Answering the Call for Foster Care
“They’ve lost everything; must they also lose the Sacraments?” The following is a guest post from Christie Martin at Garden of Holiness The American family is in crisis. 50 percent of marriages end in divorce and children suffer. Parents don’t bother to marry and children suffer. Some families explode in violence, child abandonment, or drug […]
Raising Boys to be Men – With Practical Tips!
* This post contains affiliate links After I wrote my post last week about Homeschooling Boys :: Part II, I started thinking about boys in general in our society. How many boys in the public school system are labeled with attention issues, behavior issues, put in low reading groups or pulled out for special services? […]
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