8 Tips to Help You Start a Homeschool Support Group

  Several years ago my friend and I established a homeschool support group. We were pretty fortunate to have groups located in our surrounding area, but we wanted something a bit closer to us. Thus, we decided to start our own group. Is this something you’ve considered doing, but don’t quite know where to begin? … Read more

F Is for Failure – and Other Parenting Myths

I have made an amazing discovery. Are you ready for this? I knew a lot more about parenting sixteen years and eight children ago. And, in the manner of all irony, I’ve also discovered that others think just the opposite and perceive me to be knowledgeable in parenting. Perhaps it’s because we usually appear to be generally in one piece, … Read more

One Word to Light the Path: Word for the Year

For the past couple of years I’ve chosen a word for the Year. I started doing this the year that included getting burned out of our house, three moves, throwing away most of our possessions, rebuilding our house and the deaths of my Dad and Sister.  At that time, life was so overwhelming and chaotic, it just seemed like one … Read more