Last week we talked about just starting out eating gluten free, but this week I want to focus on how to make things work when only part of the family eats gluten free. Maybe one of your children just got an allergy or sensitivity diagnosis at the doctor, or maybe you've been doing some elimination diet testing and realized that your body feels better without gluten in your life. But your five year old still wants a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Believe it or not, it is possible for … [Read more...]
How Home Management Rhythms Help When Dealing With Anxiety and Depression
Disclosure: Some of the links in this post are affiliate links. If you make a purchase through these links, I receive a commission at no additional charge to you. I've struggled with anxiety for most of my life. For me, it doesn't take the form of panic attacks, so much as just an underlying awareness of all the things that could go wrong. And last month, I officially added a depression diagnosis to that, although I've had a suspicion about it for awhile. Sometimes for me, while dealing … [Read more...]
2020 Day in the Life of Our Homeschool
Disclosure: Some of the links in this post are affiliate links. If you make a purchase through these links, I receive a bit of a commission at no additional charge to you. It's time for another Day in the Life post! For those who are new here, we are a family of seven. My husband Jesse is a graduate student at Baylor University, and we have five kids. Jonah is 10, Matthew is 8, Hannah is 6, Elizabeth is 5, and Sarah is 2. Here's what our Thursday looked like last week... 6:00am. I … [Read more...]
Easy 25 Days of Christmas Ideas
December is already full of stuff, so it can be easy to cringe when you see a list of 25 things to do, one for each day leading up to Christmas. But I promise this is not that list! These are super easy, mostly no prep things to do in December. Things like watching movies and making treats you were going to make anyways. But somehow, having a special "thing" each day brings my kids joy, and maybe it will for your family too. I don't want my December to be full of things that I'm doing … [Read more...]
2019-2020 Homeschool Curriculum
Disclosure: Some of the links in this post are affiliate links. If you make a purchase through these links, I receive a bit of a commission at no additional charge to you. Even though we're well into the school year, I still want to take the chance to share what we're using this year. I always enjoy looking back at these posts to see how things have shifted, so if for no one else, this post is for me. This year I have four homeschool students. Jonah is 10 and in 4th grade. Matthew is 8 … [Read more...]
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