As sponsored by Netflix. (Kudos to them for this post.) Last night it happened yet again. I hit bottom, my weekly date with despair! (What? I am nothing if not an Honest Blogger. Thus the label on this post.) (In last night's case, I broke down and called myself a "crap mom." My husband, exasperated, walked out of the room.) Look, … [Read more...]
In His Hand
aka This Pilgrim's Progress One of the problems I have with blogging is that I have quite literally hundreds of things to say. Right now (and thankfully for YOU), I'll focus on just a few of them. First, no matter where we're at right now, God's got this. He's holding us close in the palm of His hand. He loves us and wants nothing more than … [Read more...]
A Grad Gift You Don’t Want to Miss: To Know the Savior by Michelle Gelineau
[Post Number I from the Minnesota Catholic Home Education Conference] [There will be more. Be warned.] Everyone, I'd like you to meet Michelle. Hi Michelle! Michelle is a beautiful, faith-filled sister-of-the-heart that I met at the MCHEC last year. At that time, she gave me one of her "Give Him Five" coffee mugs, which became a wonderful … [Read more...]
Mako Mermaids
A Guest Post by Angela, age 10 Netflix asked my mom if one of her daughters would write a review about this show. She chose me and that's exactly what I’m doing. Mako Mermaids is a series that's set on a made-up island, Mako. There are three main mermaids: Nixie, Sirena and Lyla. My first thought about this show was: Oh boy, this is going to … [Read more...]
Netflix in November: What I’m Watching, with Whom, and Why
As part of the Netflix #StreamTeam, I'll be doing a monthly post highlighting certain themes and movies from their service. In exchange for these posts, I received a year's membership to Netflix and a streaming device, but the opinions expressed are entirely my own! So be warned. : ) My family's got a big weekend coming up—back-to-back birthdays … [Read more...]
A Serendipitous Approach to Spiritual Growth
ser·en·dip·i·ty (noun) the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for According to my Facebook feed, many home schooling families began their school year yesterday. We start tomorrow, despite my delusions about when and if ever summer should end. It's been such a nice summer, really. A game-changing summer, … [Read more...]
A First Friday Book Recommendation {and a Give-Away}
Update: With only 19 entrants, (what's up with that, you guys?), it was easy to do a hand-picked winner. I employ cute little reapers, don't you think? And the winner is... What do you know? It was the first brave soul that left a comment! Congratulations, Sheila!! Please send me your addy ASAP and your awesome new book will be on its … [Read more...]
News from the Stoop {and an e-Book Recommendation}
There's not a whole lot of news, actually. That crack in the concrete's my new BFF. We've been hanging out ALL summer. Which, frankly, is how I like it. This is me on my front stoop: {photo taken by my 5-year-old} I added the PicMonkey glasses to cover up those dark circles. I added the glasses hoping I'd look like Grace … [Read more...]
Something Other Than God
That's a wonderful book title, isn't it? A wonderful title, yes, but such a sad, sad thought. Why would we want to choose something other God? And yet we do. We fill our days with things other than Him and, as you probably already know, if the devil can't make us bad he'll make us busy. Go on and ask me how I know this. And so even though … [Read more...]
Maggie’s Quick Picks
The "This Book, this Kid" Edition I am having a blast with my almost-five-year-old. Gosh, I love this age! I really do. The book Spiky, Slimy, Smooth is a current preschool favorite--one of the best "What is Texture" books I've read and believe me, this homeschooling mom has read a few. Do check it out. The odds are good your library has … [Read more...]
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