suddenly, unexpectedly, homeschooling.
I want to tell you the story about a photo. Let me set the scene: a Monday evening in late January of last year. Schizz had been working like a dog for the past week and a half, including the weekend. I’m not exaggerating when I say that I had barely seen him for days. The…
Our family loves to hike together, it is one of our most favorite hobbies. Almost every weekend you can find us exploring the trails in our area. Folks often ask us how we fostered a love of nature in our children, and I always share our explorer packs with them. I’ve already told you about…
As an Irish Catholic, it would be a shame for me to let this holiday pass without mentioning a few of our family’s favorite St. Patrick’s Day books. Folks, I’m not a fan of corned beef, but I do love a good Irish-themed read! If you love books as much as our family does, be sure…
A few weeks ago, I announced The Family Book Club at My Little Poppies. Anyone who reads this lil’ ol’ blog knows that we are a family of book lovers. I thought that a virtual book club would be a perfect way to share our love of books with you all, and also to share how…
I’m one of those helper-types. I’ve been involved in community service - in some capacity- since elementary school. But community service and children? Motherhood has thrown an interesting wrench into the mix. Motherhood makes service more …challenging. I have three young children with me almost all of the time. I can’t really serve without them,…
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