Welcome to 2026! Technically, I started writing this post in week 52 of 2025, but since the year turned over on Thursday, I've titled it Week 1 of 2026. Perhaps it is just me, but 2025 zoomed ... Read More about Large Family Homeschool Life – Week 1 of 2026
We all want to enjoy the little years of homeschooling, but we also have this nagging feeling we aren't doing enough. When do we need to get serious about when and what we are teaching? Get my ... Read More about Podcast #187 – At What Age Does My Homeschooling Need to Get Serious?
We all intend to be great at this mother-in-law thing, but it tends to be a bit of an ugly mess as we learn a whole new parenting role. Subscribe via iTunes HERELISTEN ON SPOTIFY!LISTEN ... Read More about Podcast #186 – The Mother-in-Law I Never Wanted to Be
Ever since our oldest was a baby, we have set aside the weekend after Thanksgiving to decorate for Christmas. As we've added more children to the family, our traditions have evolved into a party ... Read More about A Family Christmas Decorating Party!
My daughter's black wedding dress shocked a lot of people. Some comments were downright ugly, but they sparked a conversation that needs to be had in the conservative homeschool world - What are we ... Read More about Podcast #186 – The Black Wedding Dress that Shocked the Conservative Homeschool World
A free downloadable Christmas Eve Candlelight service to use with your family that includes Scripture readings and Christmas hymns to tell the story of Jesus Christ's birth! Year after year, this ... Read More about Christmas Eve Candlelight Service for Your Family
It's November! We've had unseasonably warm weather here that finally took a definite turn toward Autumn this past week. I was finally in the mood to plan for Thanksgiving (thankfully, my Holiday ... Read More about Are you Ready for Thanksgiving? {Thanksgiving Resources from Raising Arrows}
I was having a hard time keeping up with stockings for all the new people in our family, so I decided to make it easy on myself and stuff one stocking per family. In the past 3 years, we have ... Read More about Childhood Stockings Turned Into Family Stockings
Huge list of FREE (and not free, but worth it!) Advent devotionals and resources to share with your children this Christmas season! If you are looking for advent devotionals to share with your ... Read More about Free Advent Devotionals for Children
