If you’d like to join in the book club for Journeys of Faithfulness by Sarah Clarkson, feel free to join in at anytime. You can find the reading schedule for the 12 week book club at the end of this post, along with additional printables for each week. The thought of standing in front of a group of people gives me the shakes. Literally. I think having to go before a king … [Read more...] about Courageous Beauty ~ Journeys of Faithfulness
Teaching Entrepreneurship to Our Children
My 11-year-old son spent several days this week making tote bags to sell at the farmers market next season. He’s planning to have his own booth selling eggs, chicks, herbs, vegies, and whatever else he can come up with. And I’m encouraging him all I can. How it all started In fact, all of my kids learned from a young age how to make money for themselves. It started when the … [Read more...] about Teaching Entrepreneurship to Our Children
Teaching Our Children Compassion
When our children were little, one way my husband and I taught them compassion was by showing them that the poor choices they made could hurt others. For example, if my child took another child’s toy I might say to him, “Johnny see you made Jill cry because you took her toy.” That was age appropriate and great at the time. However, as my children grew older I wanted to continue … [Read more...] about Teaching Our Children Compassion
Homeschooling When It’s Hard
I have four children. They range from ages 9-15. I have it pretty easy most of the time. They are self-sufficient. They mostly do as they are told and we are having a period of everyone’s “got it” in their subjects. In the past this was very rarely the case. I have two with learning disabilities and we had a long period of very difficult years. Reading was non-existent, … [Read more...] about Homeschooling When It’s Hard
For Such a Time ~ Journeys of Faithfulness Week 8
If you’d like to join in the book club for Journeys of Faithfulness by Sarah Clarkson, feel free to join in at anytime. You can find the reading schedule for the 12 week book club at the end of this post, along with additional printables for each week. Blogging overall seems to require articulation, but amazingly {despite the fact that I seem to have much to blog about}, … [Read more...] about For Such a Time ~ Journeys of Faithfulness Week 8