If you’re like most homeschool families, you want to homeschool multiple ages and still keep track of it all. Trying to juggle it all with so much preparation. Let me help you. I have ideas that work. When you use a more traditional approach with three kids, your preparation might look like this. Three kids… Continue Reading
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5 Tips to Encourage Kids in the Bible This Summer
Do you struggle to find a balance with homeschooling, spiritual life, family life, husband, baby, personal time, extra curricular activities, and the keeping up with the home? Do you need help being consistent, intentional and motivated to share the Bible with your kids daily? Are you unsure how to get started teaching the Bible to… Continue Reading
How to Encourage Good Behavior
How’s it going around your house? Are your kids an example of good behavior? Or, do they need an attitude adjustment. Last month, I asked you what causes the biggest drama in your life. Many of you mentioned your kids attitude or lack of motivation or other character issues. I addressed the mom-specific concerns in… Continue Reading
Gardening Ideas for Kids
This week is all about gardening ideas for kids. Before I share some fun ideas to garden with your kids, I have to tell you what happened this morning. My 2 year old granddaughter went outside with me to cut some pretty flowers. We cut down a gorgeous purple flower. I’m almost positive they are… Continue Reading
How to Stop Stress during the Holidays
Thanksgiving is upon us and Christmas is right around the corner. I don’t know about you, but it is so easy to be overwhelmed … with more stress and less joy. Exactly the opposite of what I want. I want to know how to stop stress during the holidays. And I think you feel it… Continue Reading
Will Your Kids Be Ready?
What would your kids do . . . if they had to make decisions about COVID-19? Would they follow the frenzy?Or, would they lead the way out of global panic?Would they be able to make wise decisions in the midst of this craziness?Or, would they be like those in Oregon who are calling 911 when they run out of toilet paper. Really! Let’s… Continue Reading
Joy at Christmas … Is it possible?
Merry Christmas! It’s the most wonderful time of the year … time to have joy at Christmas. But is it possible? Today we celebrate Jesus’ birth. What more is there to give joy. But how do you have joy when you’re busy or overwhelmed … when life isn’t easy. Normally, I share family stories of… Continue Reading
6 Christmas Writing Activities
If you’ve listened to my Christmas workshop or read my blog, you know I firmly believe in taking a break from homeschool during Advent. We all need a break to refresh ourselves, so take a break between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Not a break from learning…that’s an everyday event. But, at least take a break from… Continue Reading
Happy Thanksgiving from Kerry
Let’s be honest … the holidays are not always fun & happy for many of us. Memories or existing circumstances can bring us down. I know. I’ve been there. I am there. What gets me through holidays, especially Thanksgiving? Thankgiving where we are suppose to be with family and be thankful. Counting it joy, despite… Continue Reading
How Thankfulness Wrecked Our Family
Can you be totally devastated by thankfulness? Can the act of one (or many) create such a cataclysmic change in the heart of another? Can gratitude change who we are? I struggle to put into words this idea, however, I can say that kindness and thankfulness have wrecked me (for the good) in unimaginable ways…. Continue Reading