Family Fun: Hawaii Style I married into a family who loves to go to Hawaii. Now, by "loves" to go to Hawaii, I mean that they forego other vacations and go to Hawaii almost every year. I once asked my husband while we were dating if they ever did any other vacations, and he told me that one year …
SJP #036: Josh & Lindsey Helms: A Christian Twist on a Fun Christmas Tradition
Making Time for Meaningful Traditions
Making Learning Fun & Biblical: Why We Love Jonathan Park
Making Learning Fun -- & Biblical! As a homeschool author and speaker, I'm always asked about what curriculum I use for "this subject" or for "that child." There are so many amazing resources and curriculum available. At the same time, there are only so many things that you can cram into your …
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How to Plan the Best Family Stay-cation
Nothing brings me more joy than when my family is enjoying time together. I love how summer seems to slow life down and help us to be more intentional about relaxing and having fun. We try to eat outside most nights. We all swim in the pool together. We pull out the hangers and roast S’mores more …
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Pumpkin Fun!
PUMPKIN FUN! {a DITL Video & Blog Post} No matter how you choose to spend your last day in October, carving pumpkins is a lot of fun. We enjoyed a fun morning at our semi-local pumpkin patch recently and came home with a few pumpkins -- all of whom were just waiting to get a face. I've been …
Family Fun Night: Movie Nights
Family Fun Night Movie Nights Back-to-school for the Clover family means that we are getting back to some of our regular traditions. I'm a big fan of planning family fun nights. One of my kids' favorite "fun nights" is our movie nights. (Game nights are also a big hit in our family.) There is …
Overcoming Mommy Guilt: How to Be a Fun Mom!
Overcoming Mommy Guilt: How to Be a Fun Mom! *This post was written for my sweet friend, Amy Roberts over at Raising Arrows! Be sure to check out the whole post over there! Here’s a sneak peek!* Some times I'm just too tired to be a fun mom. I don’t know about you, but my mind often draws a blank …
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Celebrating Christmas with a Jesse’s Tree Party!
Celebrating Christmas with a Jesse Tree Party! Christmas so easily becomes clouded with the hustle and bustle of well-meaning holiday fun! There’s decorating, parties, gifts to buy, cards to get out, baking — so many things to get done in so little time. It’s easy to lose sight of why we …
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Family Devotions for Boys
Family Devotions for Boys We love reading great devotional books together as a family at night. I'm always on the lookout for good books that we can go through with our boys for our evening devotions. Several years ago, Created for Work by Bob Schultz was recommended to me by a fellow homeschool …
