Letting My Girls Lead the Way with Learning

At last, as we begin this new week, I am delighted our family is mostly easing back into the familiar rhythms and routines. At last, the girls appear to be pretty much healthy once again, and I am more than happy to dive back into our daily flow and patterns,...

Usually Darkest Before the Dawn

Funny story. Before we had children, I often considered myself a night owl. No matter how hard I’d tried, I never quite graduated into the morning lark category like my husband. I’ve always preferred my late-night hours, usually reading or watching a movie. Once we...

Parenting: A Lifelong Learning Journey

If you’re a parent, you know; if you’re not a parent, you were at one point a child, then a tween, then a teen, so, still, you know. You know that sometimes, no matter how old you are, you just need your mama. Nothing and no one else will do. For example, I remember...

The Bookends of My Days

Today I headed off to the library with my 17 year old leaving my 14 year old home with her dad because we needed to replenish our unschooling nonfiction picture book options. Due to birthday things followed by sickness, it has been at least a month since we’ve gotten...

Laughter Is Gloriously Contagious

As we make our way through the second week of cold viruses here, I am celebrating something that’s truly and wonderfully contagious here, and that’s the laughter our family shares. As my girls ate dinner tonight, I considered how much I am missing our opportunities...