Photo by Christopher Paul High on Unsplash. This is a strange, strange season we're living in. Never in my life has the entire world shared one single focus: the eradication of the COVID-19 virus. Here in Canada, we've been practicing social isolation for close to a month, and …
This has pretty much been me for many, many weeks. Photo by Rex Pickar on Unsplash . Confession: I have been at low-functioning capacity (ie. in bed a lot) for a combined total of 28 weeks in the past year and a half. While this state of affairs has not been ideal, I have had …
Keisha Castle-Hughes as Mary and Oscar Isaac as Joseph in "The Nativity Story". Merry Christmas, dear friends! We are now right in the middle of the Christmas season, which ends on the Feast of the Epiphany (January 6). So while it looks like I'm publishing this post a tad late, …
Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash Around this time of year, one the most common questions we moms ask one another is, "what meaningful gifts can we give our kids for Christmas?", quickly followed by "how can we keep the grandparents from giving a truckload of presents to our …
Look at this beautiful image of the Annunciation. I wonder where it is? Photo by Simon Matzinger on Unsplash. For those of us who live on this (commercialized) part of the planet, we often confuse the end of Hallowe'en with the beginning of the Christmas season. Secular …
Photo by Tim Mossholder on Unsplash It's been a rough couple of weeks. One of my kids and I are currently engaged in a brutal game of who-can-push-the-other's-buttons-the-most. Super fun. Another kid has major disobedience/tantrum/sloth-like issues. I feel like I'm constantly …
Photo by Mateus Campos Felipe on Unsplash A happy, healthy marriage is one of the greatest sources of happiness on earth (for married people, that is). While each and every marriage is unique, there are fundamental truths – such as love, respect and sacrifice – which must be …
Source: Billy Abbott Cartoons. Not too long ago I was listening to one of Jordan Peterson's podcast episodes, "The World is your Oyster", a recording from his lecture in Winnipeg, Manitoba. During the Q&A, Jordan Peterson confided that he and his wife had hard, vicious …
This scrumptious Almond Cranberry Cake is definitely one of my favorite things. From a Taste of Home. Starting the Homeschooling Year on the Right Foot Have you heard of homeschooling burnout? Many moms experience it in the bleak month of February when the weather is frigid, …
Tug-of-war. "We play to win, and we know how to lose." Summer. It’s time to relax, reconnect with friends, and revel in the all-too-brief warm weather. As a homeschooling mom, it’s an opportunity to break from the intensity of the academics and focus on my relationships with my …