A new kind of kid chore checklist!
Yes, kids should do chores. I’ve written before about how having chores is good for kids. But assigning chores to kids isn’t about offloading housework so someone lower on the totem pole does it instead…
5 novels to help you be a better mom
Yes, moms should read novels. Story grip might be a strong temptation, but it’s worth the struggle. I’ve written before about how reading novels changed my homemaking by waking me up to some of my…
Enjoying seasons of motherhood – an interview with Lindsey Stomberg
Or, working with what you’ve got – It’s hard to keep track of how fast life, seasons, and stages pass when you’re managing a large family, homeschooling, and ministry. Lindsey runs the Reformed Faith and…
The Right Kind of Service Mindset for Moms
Life is complicated. Families are complicated. Nothing runs on autopilot – not us, not meals, not laundry, not housework, not schoolwork. Someone has to be responsible, managing all the moving parts so that an unlikely…
Finding Joy in Motherhood – an interview with Jami Balmet
Jami Balmet is a Christian homemaker, wife, and mother with not just 7 kids, but 2 sets of twins, so she knows a whole new level of mothering intensity. In this interview, she shares the…
On moms and their phones – with Rachel Jankovic
We are the first generation of moms required to work out new personal habits and social conventions around ubiquitous connection to the internet. It’s no light matter, and one that requires wisdom, not simplistic answers…
The Nerve to Be Mom
Moms are leaders of their children, giving vitality to the nervous system of the family. I remember over a decade ago, I had joined a 24-hour fitness club so that I would feel obligated to…
Live the life of lifelong learning
Lifelong learning is not just for our kids. The connections and big ideas in our kids’ lessons can become our own.
The Stages of Homeschooling
I always go into summer thinking that I’ll use the time to clean and organize the whole house, make a perfect plan for the next school year – which will solve all our logistics issues…
Dear scattered and distracted Mom, an interview with Laney Homan
As moms we can easily feel scattered, like all the different responsibilities we have are pulling us in different directions, and like there’s never enough time to get it all done. Homeschool moms especially can…