For the last year or so our daughter has been involved in riding therapy. I can’t even quite remember what made us look into riding therapy to begin with, check only that our daughter who is quite fearful of many things, drugs seemed to really love horses. For some reason she was completely drawn to these huge creatures. Please don’t ask her to ride along for a car wash, … [Read more...] about Homeschool Special Needs: Riding Therapy
Letting go of “My Precious”
This is my Great-Grandmother's tea set. When it was passed down to me as a little girl, my Mother was very nervous, but she let me play with it when I was 10 years old. When I got the tea set it had been cracked and glued back together, a few of the tea cups were missing handles. It had been well loved. Somewhere it changed from a well-loved and used tea set to on display. … [Read more...] about Letting go of “My Precious”
Homeschool Manifesto + GIVEAWAY
Today we have a guest post from Misty Krasawski of Encouraging Beautiful Motherhood and a giveaway of her new book Back to Homeschool! If you're a homeschooling mama, you know the weight of that title. No matter what your reasons were for beginning the journey of home education, they were enough to launch you into a realm unknown to the vast majority of people around … [Read more...] about Homeschool Manifesto + GIVEAWAY
When it’s More Than Just Laziness
I am a runner. My winter half-marathon finally gave me permission to claim that title, even though my 37 years of not running still perch on my shoulder and make me wonder. I'm not a lifelong athlete, but that knowledge gives my weekly accomplishments and determination a special layer of meaning. I'm just a regular homeschool mom who took to the road and found something … [Read more...] about When it’s More Than Just Laziness
Now What? Moving Forward
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart. Jeremiah 29:11-13 That is the verse that my oldest daughter has been clinging to for more … [Read more...] about Now What? Moving Forward