I left a short review of this book on my Instagram account and it clearly struck a chord with people, so I am going to repost my Instagram caption here. This post contains an affiliate link. Searching for Sunday Review Searching for Sunday: Loving, Leaving, and Finding the Church by Rachel Held Evans. I think…
Learning without school is not only possible, but I would argue it is one of the best ways to learn. I would never describe us as unschoolers. Some things (hello Algebra and reading) need to be taught through books…but there are so many more ways to learn…without school. Let Your Kids Observe There was a…
It’s no secret, I pride myself in throwing a good party. I love to do elaborate themes with costumes, food, and games. And then sometimes a party is just friends and food, like this weekend. We had a party this weekend that involved food, presents, candy, and a dramatic ending that they party-goers are bound…
Post contains affiliate links Well, friends, it seems like it is time to update you all on our academic year plans. This summer both Hezekiah and Tucker approached me asking if they could homeschool for the coming year. But Renee, you say, didn’t you say you were done homeschooling, like, forever? Yes, I did say…
This is a guest post by Leslie Campos of Well Parents. Because of our large family, we don’t exactly vacation much…but we do camp and, of course, travel to New Zealand. I hope you find some helpful tips in this post! There’s nothing quite as disappointing as a stressful vacation. You spend months — maybe…
When my firstborn, Adalia, was barely a toddler she taught me an important lesson about the hazard of too many toys. She was always on the (very) high-energy low-sleep spectrum of kids. When she was just over a year old, I would watch her every morning as she woke up and every afternoon after her…
I was sent the book Look! Babies Head to Toe by Abrams Appleseed to review. I received no compensation for this post (though it has Amazon affiliate links). As I mentioned in this post, when I headed to New Zealand I went armed with a huge stack of books I was planning to use to…
I explained in this post why I didn’t go visit Adalia when I was in New Zealand for Abel’s birth. The thing is, the girls live *almost* as far apart as they could and still be on the same island. To get from Tilly’s place to Adalia’s, it takes two plane rides and a hour…
Monty’s first days home have gone as well as expected with a toddler in the house.
Are You Struggling to Homeschool? This time of year it is nearly impossible to scroll through a homeschool Facebook group without reading about mamas struggling to homeschool. Most have multiple children which means multiple grades. Many have large families and/or babies and toddlers in the mix. The biggest thing I notice about the struggling moms…