Called To Homeschool

I watched The Hunger Games recently with my daughter and I couldn't help but think that the whole rebellion could have been avoided if the president would just stop trying to use force and fear to con...

I had a few interesting conversations over the last few weeks with two different women who each had two children. One woman told me why she thought having more kids made it easier to not yell at your...

Do you want to know how I make sure I enjoy the holidays? I do what I want. Maybe that sounds selfish, but doing what I really don't like doing doesn't sound very kind to me. I want to empower you ...

I am always on the hunt for ways to make my life and homeschool easier, and one of the ways to do that is to create a rhythm for your home. A rhythm helps build connection and cooperation, it helps c...

Mike Tyson once said, "Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face." Months ago I created my dreamy homeschool plan. I had visions of what it would look like, and I couldn't wait to do sch...

I am so excited about this episode.  I had the opportunity to interview Daniel Harmon.  You may know him from the Harmon Brothers and his viral videos from Squatty Potty, Chatbooks, and Purple just t...

Want to know a really quick way to shut someone down? Criticize what they are doing. So many of you have experienced being criticized whether about your homeschool or other choices you have made, and...

This week I have a confession to make. I did a full episode of how to create an amazing birthday and/or holiday, and then guess what? I ended up getting upset over my husband's actions about my birth...

I hear a lot of parents concerns about their teens. One of the concerns I hear is the worry that their teen isn't planning for their future. That their teen won't be able to provide for a family, or d...

Guess what, it's my birthday today!! So I wanted to talk about what you can do to enjoy your birthday, anniversary, or any other special day.