Parenting
Fall Fun For Your Little Ones
School is back in swing and cooler weather has arrived. Your schedule may be already quite full, but here are a few simple things you can do with your children that you might find both relaxing and educational. Identify the trees that the leaves came from using the Internet or a book on trees. Using…
A Heritage
The kids and I traveled to Nebraska last week. It was a whirlwind weekend. We celebrated my baby brother’s wedding followed by my grandparents sixty years of marriage sandwiched with another wedding celebration. Times like that make me consider what’s really important. As my cousins, siblings and I reminisced about what meant the most to…
Meredith Efken Author and Homeschooler
SAHomeshoolingM, Meredith Efken maybe new to the author scene, but her debut novel SAHM, I AM, speaks from years of experience. I’m so glad she’s made time in her busy schedule to chat with all of us. Meredith, thanks so much for doing this interview. As a homeschooling mom and aspiring fiction author, Iâm anxious…
The Hike
My son, Nathan, was commenting the other day about his two hamsters. “Mom, they have totally unique personalities. One is calm and likes to be held, the other is wild and always on the go. ” “Just like kids,” I responded. “No two are exactly the same.” Or should I say no “three,” because I…
Spending Time with Your Teens
As a family of readers, we love to discuss the books we’re enjoying. I have two sons, ages 13 and 14. Our weekly family Bible studies are always fun and let me tell you…teens see stuff we boring adults miss. Proverbs is a hoot if taken literally (beware of a woman who is a snare…
The Orchard Tradition
Nothing says September like our annual fall trips to the orchard. I eye the fruit-laden trees seeing quart jars of chunky applesauce, while my children’s taste buds remember last year’s free-for-all! Between them, they wrestle the long handle of the unwieldy apple picker hoping that this rosy-blushed specimen wins “pick of the day.” Honey-crisp, Macoun,…
The Way They Play
Cynthia H. Green @2006 Beneath the Ivy Wreath posted originally Wednesday, July 12th as Just Do It My son has gone nearly seven years without knowing the thrill of computing gaming. That spell was broken by the introduction of Bejeweled. In some ways it has been a great diversion for him when he is sick…
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