Homeschooling is not for the faint of heart! It’s challenging sometimes, it can just be plain terrible some days, but I find that if we focus on the good that is happening it can really diminish the negatives. It will help you feel more confident as the teacher and your child(ren) will be more appreciative of this time together.
I had the chance recently to learn from a particularly contentious conversation at home. Interestingly enough, we shared the same opinion. Join me for this episode where we talk about how to shift the energy in a critical conversation and work towards connection instead of contention.
I love how throughout the scriptures we are taught through common everyday things. Things, up until about a hundred years ago, most people could relate daily to…..baking, farming, sowing seeds, fishing. This year, Heavenly Father has taught me through something common….sourdough bread.
Have you and your family been spending a lot more time at home lately? During this last year, have you ever wondered what it would be like to live in a different house? Or a different place? What if your house was a lighthouse?!?
Sometimes it feels like too much, until I LOOK for all the things I have to be grateful for. Because they’re there. If I have eyes to see what is hidden in plain sight.
Dreaming can be scary, I get it. It takes time to dream. It takes emotional energy to dream. But fellow traveler on the mom path – we need to do it. Our family needs us to do it. Our kids need us to do it and the world needs us to do it.
Learning to share control within a family is hard. As parents, we have gained so much knowledge and experience that we want to share with our kids. The problem is, they don’t always want to hear it. In this episode, we talk about the importance of offering choices to older kids and teens as a way to share control and build trust.
As I have struggled with new frustrations, it is very easy to feel my disappointments and fears start to morph into the secondary emotion of anger. I have had plenty of time this month to consider why the Lord has commanded us to “refrain from anger.”
We don’t have to just fit in with the crowd. To belong actually means to be you and embrace who you are and allow others to do the same. As you decide how you want to belong—you will discover who you were meant to be and that only you can be you.
Have courage momma. You are the mother your children need. Ask God for help in raising His children. They were His before they were yours after all. And He knows them so well!