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Our Back to School Bible Verse

Back to school time is here. Like Every Home, USA the first day of school is hectic, exciting, and often a little emotional. I admit I started to cry when Grace and Samuel drove away in our Chevy Suburban. It was the first time Paul and I didn’t escort them ourselves. Having teenagers makes their mode of transportation different, but it doesn’t change a mother’s heart. I want them to succeed. How do I make that happen? God’s word is always the best way to start. When my four were much younger, I’d make a point every morning to say …

Why It’s Okay to Fail

School is about to be back in session for us. I love getting back to routines and its happy effect on my family. We all really operate well with routines. It gives us a pattern every day–a constancy in our weeks. Summer is fun and free and loose. And we need that for our souls for sure–space to dream and read and be. But back to routine is really where we shine, as a family. Every year, and you may ask my kids, I set forth some goals for the new year. One of those goals is to make breakfast every …

“Grown-Up Time Out”

Lay up these words of mine in your heart and in your soul, and bind them as a sign on your hand, … teach them to your children, speaking of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up … -Deuteronomy 11:18-20 We all have those proud mom moments when our children surprise us and make us look like the mom of the year. You know… that rare family dinner out where all of the kids display their best table manners with no whining or crying and they …

Back to School Supply List: 21 Resources

‘Tis the season for supply lists. Unfortunately, the back to school supply list can really add up! More than one mom has approached her homeschool list or classroom list with excitement, only to walk away with a grown up case of test anxiety. As a teacher and a mom, I want to encourage you to keep a few things in mind, if your list has you stressed. Your kids don’t need to have the latest and greatest option out there (= most expensive) If the list is long, prioritize what’s needed most (= a key life “lesson” for all of …

Easing Your Kids’ Back-to-School Nerves

We’ve all experienced the first day anxiety of something…You know that YUCKY feeling you get on the first day back to school when your stomach is turned upside down doing somersaults like it’s in the Olympics. As a former school teacher, I have seen that agonizing look of fear on so many faces on the first day of school. You know that YUCKY feeling you get on the first day back to school – 10 ways to ease your child’s nerves Click To Tweet Believe it or not, most teachers go to great extremes to help ease their students’ …

Fighting Teacher Trouble with the PTA

I hope you won’t have teacher trouble this year, but you might. The first conversations of the school year may come after looking at the class lists on school windows, opening mail, or signing up online. You and your kids might discover you’re assigned a teacher or coach you dread. Sweet mama-friend, you may be in for “teacher trouble.” Moms do their best to be positive and patient, letting the new school year get going, but we still might find we’re in for trouble. How can we take action and be godly at the same time? PRAY through teacher trouble …

5 Easy Back-to-School Traditions

Today, I wanted to share a great re-post from last year by Lindsey Bell because SOME OF YOU have children who will be starting back to school tomorrow. Soooo… whether you homeschool, your children are in public, private or virtual school, here are some great ideas to help you begin some back-to-school traditions. My oldest child begins kindergarten this month. (And yes, that is the sound of quiet crying you hear through your computer!) Last year, when he began preschool, I wanted to make his first day special. What I didn’t want to do, though, was stress myself out. I …

20 Memory Making Ideas for Summertime Fun

“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven” Ecclesiastes 3:1 I love the summer! How about you? Everything is alive and lively. The days are longer, the air smells sweeter, the kids are out of school and it’s time to play! Unfortunately, when my children were young, I often found school was knocking on the door of our summer fun before we really got to enjoy the season that seemed to all-too-quickly slip through our fingers. Making memories with our kids means we have to intentionally plan our days; purposely putting some things on …

The ADHD Bill of Rights – A Must Read for Every Parent

Can I be honest for a minute? I have been lonely, angry, and guilt ridden. I know it’s summer, I know we are all busy, but what made issues for me more intense was realizing I had no one who understood what I was going through. Maybe they didn’t want to. Who knows? But, when you’re a mom of a child with ADHD and processing disorders, it’s a new ball game. When you’re a mom of a child with ADHD and processing disorders, it’s a new ball game. Click To Tweet The rules of cause and effect don’t apply. Discipline …

Detailed Homeschool Records Made Simple – Video

Do you struggle with knowing where to start with your homeschool records? Multiple kids, 180 days of school papers, test scores, grades, reading lists, course descriptions, strengths, weaknesses, activities…where do we start? For the last nine years, I’ve been slowly educated on what is important enough to keep and what to toss aside into the recycle bin. If you’re under a pile of paperwork wondering how to keep your homeschool records detailed as well as simple, I hope this idea will work for you! If you don’t see the video, click here. Start with purchasing one plastic presentation folder per student. …

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