Encouragement and Support for Christian Stay-at-Home Mothers
Keeping up with homeschool paperwork fail. I will always start out with the greatest intention of keeping on top of all the paperwork homeschooling generates. But I fail. Every single academic year. I have no idea why I can keep on top of things in the house but not paperwork though. But I try, and try again! Read more…
Just like the idea that juice and Ribena are a good healthy idea, I used to think kids needed snacks all day long. Well, they may when they are very young but snacks are not necessary as they grow up. And then snacking tends to become a habit which isn’t really healthy in the long run. Read more … Read more…
After managing the house for the past 23 years, I have learnt that one of the best ways to keep on top housekeeping stuff besides setting up systems and routines is to constantly declutter. 9 people under 1 roof means I need to be ruthless about it too. Otherwise our stuff will overwhelm us! Read to find out how I keep things under control – mostly. Read more…
Is it only our family or do other families struggle with family devotions too? Although there has been much improvement over the l-o-n-g years, our attempts at doing a regular family devotion has continued to keep us (Henson and I) humbled. In other words, we don’t do it regularly nor do we always do it with joy… Read more…
There are lots of people out in the Internet world dishing out advice on anything and everything. And I know that people expect that someone with more children than them to be wiser than them. But that is not necessarily true. I have two pieces of advice for you. Especially as you walk through the teen years with your children. Read more … Read more…
In our large family, there are many, many opportunities for the children to learn how to cook. Sadly, none of them were ever interested. Perhaps the badly ventilated kitchen was partly to blame? But even if they did not like it, my grand plan was that they had to learn how to cook before they left home. Read more…
Once you have more than one child, you cannot help but observe how different they both are. So, when you have 7, the differences can be super glaring. Sure, there would be some similarities. But each child is so unique that I constantly marvel at God’s handiwork in their lives. How can children from the same 2 parents be so different? Read more…
Planning holds the key to sanity in our large family in every aspect of our lives. Homeschool planning is no different. It keeps everyone on track. With my master plan, I know that each child would be able to finish up the syllabus on time and have enough time to practice with exam papers. I don’t have to guess and hope for the best at the end of the year. Read more…
Everyone knows that drinking water is a healthier option. Yet, most children prefer sugary drinks. I am grateful that choosing water as the beverage of choice in our large family has saved our health and pocket over the years. Also, choosing to drink water only has one other great side benefit. Spills are non-events! Read more … Read more…
In a large family, many things have to be streamlined or I will go mad. Children are also quickly taught basic life skills. This is especially important in the early years when I had more people depending on rather than helping me. Labelling cups and plates is one way to keep on top of many dishes we use daily. Read more… Read more…