Ever since my home education journey began back in 2019, I’ve noticed a huge gap in the homeschool community online. While many in the Christian homeschool space would speak of the Holy Spirit being the initiator of their desire to homeschool, I didn’t see many discussing the need for the Holy Spirit in the curation […]
Discipling our children can look just like what Jesus did with His disciples. Instead of saying, “repeat after me,” His invitation was, “Follow Me. Come and See.” The disciples’ lives were swept up in watching Jesus love and serve His Father. Watching Him tend to the needs of the sick. Watching Him stop for the […]
Instead of being frustrated because my children are “keeping me” from having that perfect day in my head, I’ve got to realize that being present with their current sibling fight, or their current question about why all the angels in the Bible are men- is actually what is needed! Obviously plans are good, Doing the […]
Gone are the days when trauma suffices to inform my marriage, my parenting, my home in general. I’ve been there, done that. “My dad did this, so I’m going to make sure I do that.” “I’m going to make sure I’m nothing like *insert person*” If our highest and best is simply not doing what […]
There’s a difference between having a truly difficult season or even few seasons, and permanently playing the role of ‘martyr mom’ to manipulate family and friends. Jada Hite There are days when I’m genuinely struggling and need a break. Let me correct that. There are WEEKS at a time when I am genuinely struggling and […]
I’ve read a ton of parenting books, like a TON. All Christian, but from many different perspectives within their faith. Some have produced fruit in my life, and a few I’ve even considered life-changing. But after 8 years of parenting (and many more to go), this is what I’ve found. If I get my parenting […]
I’ve heard so many people saying to me, “I couldn’t see myself birthing/raising children with the way the world is heading.” Whether followers of Jesus or not, much of the world is the aware of the darkness that surrounds. And yet, many (even in the Church) don’t realize that Jesus’s return doesn’t merely depend on […]