Intentional in Faith, Family & Homeschooling
The definition for organizing is “the action of organizing something”. What a sweet and simple definition, right? They make it sound so easy but I know many of us mommas find organizing a REAL struggle. The definition for intentional is “done with a purpose”. So what if we combined the word intentional to the beginning of […] Read more…
I have to be honest. My heart knows how to write this, but the doubts flood my mind. How to be intentional in marriage when life is a me ss? AM I even intentional in my marriage? After 18 years of marriage, I feel like I don’t have anything to share. No wisdom to pass […] Read more…
Last year I felt compelled to follow the masses and chose a word of the year. The word I chose was grand and eloquent. And though it was certainly not intentional, I failed my word of the year. I failed at being intentional. Choosing My Intentional Word of the Year Last year, I realized that my […] Read more…
I was a young mother in my local Mom’s Club. One of the other mothers was a bit more experienced, a.k.a. She had 3 more children than I did. What impressed me about her was that not only did she have 3 more children, but she spent intentional one-on-one time with each of them individually […] Read more…
Every year for the last three years I have attended the Teach Them Diligently Homeschool Convention held in Nashville at the Opryland Hotel. The convention is three days of sessions and an exhibit hall that is filled with information, notes, tips, brochures, handouts, advice, books, and curriculum. You can imagine how many paper piles up! […] Read more…
If you and I sat down to chat about intentionally teaching to your child’s gifts, I am guessing you already know where your child naturally shines. Each of us know there are things we just learn easily, and the same is true for your child. Intentionally teaching to your child’s gifts can enrich the […] Read more…
Years ago, our Wednesday night Pastor was going through the book of Revelation and my husband and I we were hooked on end times prophecy. This inspired us to do an in-depth Bible study on the book Daniel as a family. The greatest thing about this family study was that our oldest kids, ages 11 […] Read more…
You already know a healthy lifestyle will lead to a better quality of life but did you know that in order to achieve a healthy lifestyle it’s absolutely necessary to be intentional about creating and implementing good health habits? I’m a busy homeschool mom and just like you I get tired and overwhelmed. I often […] Read more…
Have you ever asked your kids what they remember from your homeschool day? How do they respond to recalling last week’s homeschool lessons? Or have loved ones, even strangers, asked your kids about their homeschooling experiences? How do your kids answer? I ask you these questions based on personal experience. When we began homeschooling and […] Read more…
Nothing is going according to plan. If one more person asks you for something, you’re going to lose it. You just need a break! If that’s where you are, you want peace. You need peace. How do you get it? And once you find it, what can you do to keep it? A Misguided Intentional […] Read more…
As a singer and worship leader for many years, worship and music were intertwined in my life. They still are. I love how music can be used to worship the God of this universe. But one thing I had to clear up in my own life is that worship is not music. Whaaaaaat?! There is […] Read more…
This is part 2 of our little mini-course called Intentional Time Management for Busy Moms. In the first part, we talked about some areas you want to work through and action items to help you do that. We covered: 1 – Be realistic about time 2 – Be realistic about you 3 – Do not be […] Read more…
We moms are a busy and blessed group of people. We spend our days and much of our nights caring for little people, nurturing relationships, and doing our best to keep the house running smoothly. The to-do list is never ending and, sadly (or perhaps mercifully) there are only 24 hours in a day. So, how […] Read more…
The other day, I sat on the floor playing with my two little ones, when my three-year-old daughter ran over to me with her dark pigtails flying and jumped onto my lap. My 15-month-old saw this, and toddled my way, plopping himself onto a vacant knee. Soon they had playfully pushed me to the […] Read more…
“The days are long, but the years are short” – Gretchen Rubin If you are a homeschool Mama I feel this applies even more in our journey of Motherhood. We are with our kids all day long, every day, which causes one to assume that we are connecting with our kids all the time. […] Read more…
When I was given the opportunity to review and be part of the launch team for Kari Jobe’s new album “The Garden” I was excited! I LOVE worship music!! So when given the opportunity to listen to a worship album I don’t waste any time! Just in case you don’t know who Kari Jobe […] Read more…