Category Archives: Meant for Encouragement

This week’s schoolwork has proved to be quite lacking. After taking a few weeks off, it seems the kids have forgotten how to think for themselves. Math has been a complete disaster and they are definitely not putting their best efforts forth.  Sometimes I find it hard to distinguish between the ‘they just don’t know this’ and the ‘they are just being lazy’.  They both seemed to be dressed in the same costume.  There are … Continue reading →

The painting of our classroom is finally finished.  I really don’t like to paint.  I’m not very good at it and no matter how many showers I take and how hard I scrub, I find reminders of the job for days afterward on me.  But I really love the newness of fresh paint on a wall.  It reminds me of how it is when we turn to our Father.  We are renewed and our hearts … Continue reading →

I wanted to share some of the things we have done to keep our homeschooling budget to a minimum.  The first year we homeschooled, I went nuts.  I had grand visions of what I wanted to teach and bought all kinds of books and workbooks and kits and whatever else you can think of.  But then the reality of time kicked in and I realized there was no way in the world we were ever … Continue reading →

I always enjoy the weekly e-newsletter from The Old Schoolhouse Magazine.  They are filled with helpful tidbits on a wide variety of topics.  This week was about Budgeting.  To some this is a concept of mystery and frustration while others handle it with the expertise of an accountant.  I think I fall somewhere in the middle. When I was first out on my own, I attended a Financial Planning workshop, (which, incidentally, was given by … Continue reading →

Many of us try to live up to the Proverbs 31 woman and find ourselves quite lacking.  She seems to be the model career woman, super mom, and the perfect wife. She cooks, cleans, sews, and shops with one-hand and changes diapers, wipes noses, dispenses advice and runs a thriving business with the other. She has the strength of Superman, the dignity of a queen, and the wisdom of Solomon. All the while she laughs … Continue reading →