What My Son Has Taught Me About Academics vs. Maturity
If you like this article, please share! We are a family of mostly girls – four of them, to be exact. But we do have one son – he is fourth in the birth order. I don’t know what they say about...
View ArticlePreparing for College Independence: 6 Ways to Help Your Child
If you like this article, please share! Two of my high-schoolers left on Friday for a week with our church’s youth group, so the house has been much quieter for a few days. It has abruptly gotten me to...
View ArticleWays to Save Money: One of the Best Decisions We Ever Made
If you like this article, please share! Recently I posted about 5 Money Management Mistakes To Avoid. I came clean in that post about some of the stupid financial decisions we’ve made over the years,...
View Article10 Reasons I’m Thankful to Homeschool High School
If you like this article, please share! There are lots of people who say to take homeschooling year by year. They say you should not make a commitment to homeschool your children beyond the year you...
View ArticleWhat to Expect When Dropping Off Your College Freshman
If you like this article, please share! Having just arrived back home yesterday from dropping off our third college freshman, I’m wanting to share my pain, lol. This one is a real toughie in the life...
View ArticleAbout Asking for Help: It’s Not a Four-Letter Word
If you like this article, please share! There came a day I realized I could not keep going the way things were. I could not keep sucking it up and continuing on. I just could not do the job I had...
View ArticleWhat if I Don’t Wanna Give My Kid a Birthday Party?
If you like this article, please share! One of my good friends when our kids were little was the absolute master of giving a birthday party. I still remember that time she made a giant board game out...
View ArticleDear Mom of a High School Senior
If you like this article, please share! Dear Mom whose baby is a high school senior this year, I know it was just yesterday you were changing diapers or wiping crumbs. Or tucking in at night. Or...
View ArticleFamily Finances: Guess What? Teens Cost More.
If you like this article, please share! As the Christmas season approaches, and I begin to make my lists and check them twice, I am reminded anew of a truth universally acknowledged: kids get more...
View ArticleEvery Overwhelmed Mom Needs a Goal Setting Retreat
If you like this article, please share! Which really means every mom, right? Surely I’m not the only one who gets overwhelmed on a regular basis? (Don’t answer that.) The truth is that I have been...
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