Our field trip group gathered on the rough-hewn porch of the 1850s homestead, kids sprawled across the stairs with moms huddled behind them to hear the presentation. Our guide, who looked as ...
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Surviving the Spring Slump
This week is spring break for the schools in our area. Our family took an early spring break to coincide with my parents’ visit two weeks ago, but I won’t lie: another ...
Quick Lit + March 2026
I read a wide variety of books this month, with varying success. There was plenty of loss and heartache in these stories, with some glimmers of hope sprinkled in. Let’s jump into ...
A Myth of Homeschooling (and how we REALLY spend our time)
I think that one of the biggest myths around homeschooling is that homeschool moms spend forty hours per week around a table or engaged in other “educational” activities with our children. I ...
42 Favorites to Name and to Love
We all have favorites, whether we admit to them or not. I can’t begin to explain the science behind why we have the preferences that we do, but a quick Google search ...
Lately || February 2026
In my experience, February is usually a pretty slumpy month with icky weather and not much on the calendar. Well, this year my February was the opposite of slumpy. Our weather has ...
Thirteen Things I Learned This Winter (about vision, waterparks, taking breaks, and making mistakes)
My mom sends out a Friday Fun Fact to our family text thread every week. At the beginning of the month, she shared this gem: “February started on a Sunday this year, ...
Reject, Receive, or Redeem?
In his letter to the Ephesians, the apostle Paul admonished the church of new believers to “Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every ...
Quick Lit + February 2026
I had an EXCELLENT reading month with a range of books that I can’t wait to share with you today. There’s a lot of ’em, so let’s jump right to the reviews. ...
Present in 2026 Book Review #1: Every Home a Foundation
I’ve always loved home. Growing up, I actually spent a fair amount of time outside the home: I attended public schools and was involved in multiple extracurriculars during the school year, and ...