Parenting First Aid with Marty Machowski No one said that parenting is easy, and in the midst of dealing with challenging kids, life often throws challenges our way, too. The lie that we often believe is, “It’s all up to us.” But the truth is that even in the midst of parenting problems (and other… [Continue Reading]
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2020 is Just a Chapter of Our Stories | Bonnie Clark
Enter to win a copy of Taste Your Words!a Rafflecopter giveaway 2020 is Just a Chapter of Our Stories. But with perseverance, we can lean into what God has for us in this season and not survive–but thrive. Today our guest Bonnie Clark shares how God is moving in her through the challenges of this… [Continue Reading]
How to have TRUE Homeschool Success
Are you ready to learn how to have True Homeschool Success? Let me show you what has worked for our family for over two and a half decades. I want to share what’s given us the power so you too can lead your family through home education. How to have TRUE Homeschool Success Home… [Continue Reading]
Homeschooling Success Can Be Yours Today
Believe me when I tell you–homeschooling success can be yours. Let me tell you how I made it work for our family and how you can too! Homeschooling Success Can Be Yours 18 (short!) years. That’s’ all I had. And with some of my adopted kids joining our family late in life, I knew I… [Continue Reading]
Using July 4th to Teach Our Kids About Our True Freedom in Christ
As we celebrate July 4th let’s talk about what true freedom is… What did freedom for our country mean? On July 4, 1776, a group of American colonists united together and declared independence from Great Britain. Trouble started between Great Britain and the colonies in 1760 when the British king, George III, needed… [Continue Reading]
Walk it Out #108: Needs of Every Child with Dr. Jeffrey and Amy Olrick
Needs of Every Child with Dr. Jeffrey and Amy Olrick Today on Walk it Out, I’m chatting with Dr. Jeffrey and Amy Olrick about their new book The 6 Needs of Every Child. I’m not a huge fighter. I’m more likely to back down from a fight. I’d rather give in than stir up trouble,… [Continue Reading]
Walk It Out #102: Raising Adults Who Thrive On Their Own with Brenda Yoder
Raising Adults Who Thrive On Their Own with Brenda Yoder I used to think parenting was all about raising God-loving, caring kids. But after doing this parenting gig for 31 years, I look at things differently. My parenting has very little to do about having a good kid. Instead, it’s about raising adults. I teach… [Continue Reading]
Fun School! Help Your Kids Learn At Home This Summer with Free Resources
Did you know you can Help Your Kids Learn At Home This Summer with free resources to make schooling fun? It’s not summer school–it’s Fun School! Help Your Kids Learn At Home This Summer There are few things kids look forward to more than summer break. Yet, things are different this year. Most… [Continue Reading]
Hard Places in Adoption and How Prayer Changes Things
Are you facing the Hard Places in Adoption and wondering How Prayer Changes Things? I hope my words might offer you a lifeline when you’re drifting into doubt. Hard Places in Adoption and How Prayer Changes Things No one would argue the fact that in our marriage John is more realistic, and I’m more… [Continue Reading]
Teaching the Strong-Willed Child at Home
Here’s some hope and help for Teaching the Strong-Willed Child at Home! Teaching the Strong-Willed Child at Home I used to laugh when my mother-in-law, Darlyne, told me how my husband was a strong-willed child. That was until our daughter turned out to be exactly like her dad. A scrawny high schooler, John… [Continue Reading]
Balancing Working From Home With School At Home
Balancing Working From Home With School At Home Are you trying to balance working from home with homeschooling kids? It’s hard, right? Here are some things that I hope can help! Know It’s Possible First of all, know that working from home and schooling at home are both possible. It’s true! In the almost three… [Continue Reading]