Motherhood is a marathon. Enjoy the run.
By Contributing Writer, Kelly Wiggains As a homeschooling mom, I am always on the lookout for ways to incorporate life and learning. We have the time and freedom to go explore, so I want to take advantage. We had a great opportunity fall into our laps this spring. Our friends, the Finneys, own a huge garden, but they needed some help tending to it. My family and another young family … [Read more...]
For 6 days only, more than 75 widely-known bloggers and authors in the homemaking sphere have joined together to offer 97 of their most popular eBooks and eCourses, valued at just over $600, for the incredibly low price of $29.97! More than anything, our goal for this sale was for it to be, well… ultimate! We firmly believe that you will not find a more comprehensive collection of homemaking … [Read more...]
You push the laundry room door open as wide as it can go while stepping over the mound to reach the machines. "Don't come in here," you tell your little ones, but they follow you into the room, climbing onto the pile behind you. With arms loaded down with hot, clean clothes from the dryer, you turn around to find you're trapped in the laundry room with a toddler and a preschooler who've shut … [Read more...]
It's been almost three years since we had a (big for us) vegetable garden in our backyard. The spring and summer that I was pregnant with Landen, we planted cucumbers, tomatoes, squash, and several other things and enjoyed the fruits of our labor for months! Since we moved into our current house, whose backyard is approximately the same size as one U.S. postage stamp, I'd thought I had to … [Read more...]
I was almost completely absent from this blog last week. Well, with the minor exceptions of the delicious plum jam and gluten-free chocolate chip cookie pie recipes that I shared. You may realize by now that I can often share recipes because, after all, I do cook every day, and also because they're fun for me and require little to no deep thinking. Making Home a Haven Has to Be a … [Read more...]
I've got a lot of exciting things in the works these days. I mean, besides these eight boys, of course. Texas Homeschool Moms' Winter Summit In January, I attended my very first Homeschool Moms' Winter Summit in Oklahoma! It blew my socks off! I just kept saying to Connie, "I had no idea that this was going to be so amazing! I wish I had come sooner! This is so awesome!" And by the … [Read more...]
This past weekend, I attended the Homeschool Moms' Winter Summit in Oklahoma, in the good company of Connie from Smockity Frocks, and amazing cannot even begin to describe this event! If you're a homeschooling mom and have ever thought you were the only one who ever struggled, this conference is for you. If you're new to homeschooling and the thought of it feels too overwhelming, this … [Read more...]
This past Monday, I shared that I am so excited to get to go to this Homeschool Moms' Winter Summit in Norman, Oklahoma this month, and that one of YOU, would be selected to get to go for FREE, too! Can I just tell you that I really REALLY need this time of refreshment, and especially after the flu has sorta rocked my world these past few days with my family!?! I'll spare you the details, … [Read more...]
I'm so excited that I am getting to go to the Homeschool Moms' Winter Summit this year! You may have heard me talk about my friend Connie from Smockity Frocks a time or two. When she mentioned the conference, and where it was being held this year, I knew I had to go. The Winter Summit desires to instill within the often weary and embattled homeschool mom the encouragement and empowerment she … [Read more...]
I just love this e-book by Amanda White of Impress Your Kids and Oh Amanda. If you've ever wanted a fun, easy, practical way to teach your little ones about the true meaning of Christmas, then Truth in the Tinsel is the perfect little package for you. A children's-minister-turned-mom, Amanda has put it all together for us, giving us the craft idea with complete how-to's and supply lists, … [Read more...]
Hi, I'm Brandy, and I'm so glad you're here! I hope you'll kick off your shoes and stay a while!
As a homeschooling mom to EIGHT BOYS, I find lots to talk about, including the challenges and beauty of this amazing season of motherhood.
It is indeed a marathon. Thanks for joining me!
