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Mama You Need to Fuel Yourself

Being a mom is awesome, scary, challenging, rewarding, and character-building. I have had a tendency in the past though, to forget to fuel myself so that I could do my mama job well. Mom self-care is important. I know I'm not the only one who has let this slide before! As a homeschooling mom, sometimes I can finish one school year and then jump right into planning mode for the next year. While this isn't bad, I realized that I need to take some time to refuel, evaluate where I am emotionally, physically, and spiritually--- and rework daily routines to help make my day run smoother before … [Read More...]

Large Family Math Solutions

As a mom of 7 children, I have had to teach a gamut of math levels at one time. One moment I might be doing preschool math and then the next Algebra 1. Oh my poor mom brain! It didn't handle that transition between levels well. :) Or another issue … [Read More...]

Chocolate Chia Pudding Parfaits

Make-Ahead Breakfast When I started to look for heathlier breakfast ideas for my family, I came across lots of chia seed pudding recipes. I thought that was so weird! But I decided to try a few. And guess what? I liked them :) My family's … [Read More...]

11th Grade Homeschool Curriculum 2018-2019

This is the third time I've homeschooled an 11th grader yet it also feels like the first. Each one of my older children have taken slightly different high school paths. You'd think it would all be the same but yet each year holds different … [Read More...]

5 Reasons Teaching Textbooks is Awesome for Large Families

When you're homeschooling, you find that certain subjects come easy to teach and others challenge you as the teacher. Math is that subject for me. As a mom of 7 children, I have struggled with finding a math routine that works for us. With my older … [Read More...]

Starting Your Homeschooling Journey

Starting your homeschooling journey is an adventure. In every adventure though, there are exciting times, mundane times and downright cortisol-pumping times! :) When starting homeschooling, questions, doubts, concerns and fears can easily become … [Read More...]