Laziness is inherent in all of us. Not only do we have to train ourselves to be self disciplined, but we also need to train our children. And it all starts with our attitudes. Read more…
Mid-Year Review
June is a great time to do a mid-year review or a stock take of what’s happened so far. Are you on track to fulfilling your assignments from the Lord? And hitting the goals you set up at the beginning of the year? Or do you need to tweak things to get to the end of the year triumphant? Don’t waste the rest of the year rushing around like a headless chicken and accomplishing nothing. Read more…
8 Ways to Deal with Dreariness
What do you do when your days feel like an unending dreary series of things to do with no end in sight? Because if you don’t deal with it, you can easily to spiral into depression over the dreariness of it all. Here are 8 Tips to Deal with Dreariness that are helping me. Read more…
Resilience and Adaptability
How do we build resilience and adaptability in ourselves and our children? They are valuable life skills we need to impart to our children. And it has to do with changing our mindsets and renewing our minds. Read more…
Pivot or Press On?
Many in the internet world is advising us to pivot not panic, or to pivot and pause in this season of upheaval. But what if we are not to pivot but to press on and maybe even dig deeper instead? Read more…
A Mother’s Day Reminder
Let us be reminded this Mother’s Day: do not underestimate the immense influence (and power even!) we have as mothers, over our children. Whether we are full-time stay at home mothers or working mothers, our choices, our behaviour and our values, all influence and affect our children. Even when we are unaware of it. Read more…
Dealing with Special Days
Birthdays, Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day. All these special days in our calendar. Whether we celebrate it or not, all mothers like to be appreciated and it IS nice to be publicly acknowledged on a day like Mother’s Day. But with a caveat: if you have children old enough to celebrate you or a very hands-on […] Read more…
Freedom Within Structure: Planning Your Homeschool
Is it possible to have freedom within structure in our homeschool? How can we plan in such a way to allow both freedom and structure to co-exist? Actually, should we even bother to try? Aren’t they like oil and water? Read more…
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You Can Homeschool and Have a Clean Home
Yes, you can homeschool and have a clean house. But there is work involved. Homeschooling and housework do not happen by magic. Let me wrap up this #write28days challenge with a few reminders. Read more…