The day she turned nine I nearly choked on the ice cream when it hit me: half of her childhood… Read more Motherhood and Homeschooling Encouragement: Letting God Fill In the Gaps
The day she turned nine I nearly choked on the ice cream when it hit me: half of her childhood… Read more Motherhood and Homeschooling Encouragement: Letting God Fill In the Gaps
Let’s be honest. I don’t exactly dream about my next birthday. And at my stage in life, I don’t want… Read more Motherhood and Homeschooling Encouragement: Be Like Little Children
You know the frustration – you had (just barely) enough time to make it to your destination, and suddenly all… Read more What I Learned from a Traffic Jam
We need to get ourselves and our children in nature, together, and often.
Here’s why:
For the homeschoolers out there, you’ve probably heard that Ainsley Arment, founder of Be Wild + Free, has a new… Read more The Wild + Free Family Book is Available for Pre-Order (with Perks!)
It is well known that reading is like vitamins for the brain. One of the best indicators of children’s IQ… Read more Growing Readers – Guest Post by Minnesota Author Diane Davies
With all the worthwhile non-fiction available, do we really need fiction stories? Today we’re welcoming my friend Shalynn Mellerup to… Read more The Purpose of Fiction in Real Life – Guest Post by Shalynn Mellerup
Hey all! Recently I had the opportunity to meet a handful of really cool authors around western Wisconsin and eastern… Read more Why Fiction? Guest Post by Pete Ziolkowski
Sarah Mackenzie, author and founder of the Read-Aloud Revival podcast, says that we should read a picture book every day… Read more Read to Your Kids, Part VI, Ocean Stories with Beautiful Illustrations
Lucky Luke’s Hunting Adventures series by Kevin Lovegreen Minnesota-based author Kevin Lovegreen has turned his family’s real hunting stories into… Read more Read to Your Kids, Part III, Books to Boost Work Ethic (6-year-old boy approved)