“No Eating Out” Recap
Well, we survived. We made it through January and our family challenge of “No eating out.” It wasn’t easy and we faced different hurdles. I’ve outlined the five situations that tested our self-control...
View ArticleMarch Challenge: Preparedness
It’s a new month and that means a new family challenge! (I will debrief February’s challenge later this week.) My husband and I tossed around the idea of focusing on gratitude for the month — playing...
View ArticleThe Other Three R’s
Let’s get out of my head for awhile (yesterday’s post was rough) and into my home. That is a much cleaner, organized, manageable place to be. When I started homeschooling I wanted to make sure that I...
View ArticleOwn It
My children struggle a bit to own their mistakes. It seems like when they are busted they divert and try to blame a sibling, the circumstance, or even me or Chad sometimes. Most of the time a simple...
View ArticleTaking My Cue From Nature
My sister, Angela, called me last November and wanted to pick my brain. She is a personal trainer and owns a gym in Boise, Idaho. One of her fellow trainers was trying to convince her that she should...
View ArticleFamily Calendar 2.0
Remember the days when my calendar looked like this: When I could actually fit all the calendar items in one square. When the kids’ activities were color coded. When there was white space. When I wrote...
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