"We, as parents, have an amazing privilege and opportunity to teach our children what the meaning of grace is by putting it into action as we interact with them through every season of their lives, as we respond to them in the challenges of daily life--even when they resist authority, even when they make mistakes. As they navigate the battles of life, they need us to extend grace to them daily and celebrate with them in times of victory. We can choose to have a rigid, rule-oriented, ... Read More about Grace Gifts: Celebrating Your Children Every Day
Van Gogh Artist Study {FREE Copywork Pages}
"I've just kept on ceaselessly painting in order to learn painting." Van Gogh Sharing creative endeavors with our children is vital. Kids need art. I have come to believe that more and more with each passing year as a mom. One way that we can do that is by studying the great artists, learning more about their lives, simply looking at their famous works of art, and then creating similar projects based on those famous works. Now, before you claim that you are not an artist, how in the world ... Read More about Van Gogh Artist Study {FREE Copywork Pages}
Christian Unschooling
I shared recently that we ditched school for a more fun, unschooling approach to summer. We had a rough year and I had been praying for months that God would give us some relief from all the fighting, all the complaining, all the long lists of things going UNDONE. I had coffee with a friend one evening, after a particularly awful day, and she inspired me. She reminded me to look for what my children ALREADY enjoy and find ways to make that educational, so to speak. So, for example, if Caleb ... Read More about Christian Unschooling
A few odds and ends…
Every once in awhile I like to give a big WELCOME to my new subscribers...and give an update on a few things happening around blog land. Subscription Update Did you know you can subscribe to His Mercy is New DAILY or WEEKLY?? If you choose daily, that means each time there is a new post published on this blog, you will receive an email that morning containing the new post. If you choose weekly, you will receive ALL the posts from the previous week in ONE email. You can also CHANGE your ... Read More about A few odds and ends…
Our Unschooling Summer of Fun!
This school year has been one of the toughest yet, if not the toughest. I'm going to be honest with you, I've already toured 2 private schools and am seriously praying about my options for the fall. In the meantime, I really, REALLY needed to figure out how to survive May through August! I am happy to announce that we started our SUMMER BREAK early!! Woot!! {Yes, we started summer break even though we have about 20 days left needed for our 180 days. Enter unschooling summer of fun!} The ... Read More about Our Unschooling Summer of Fun!
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