• Homeschooling - Podcast Addicted - Uncategorized

    Podcast Round-Up: Homeschool Mom Edition

    If you know me in real life, you probably already know that I like to listen to podcasts quite a lot! I don’t listen to the radio much except when I am in the car, and even then, I will frequently choose an audio book the kids and I can enjoy together instead. I enjoy podcasts because I can listen and learn while getting other things done, like the laundry or dishes or meal planning. And I love that the podcast world is so big and broad these days that you can probably find a podcast on just about any…

  • Books and Reading

    The Reading Report, Vol. 4: The Moving Edition

    It is September already! That was fast! We have been so busy lately that I was not even always sure whether I was coming or going, so here's to a less chaotic rhythm now that autumn is on the way. Our family is getting ever closer to completing our move to Tennessee, and with lots of extra time on the road, as well as unpacking or cleaning at our rental house, my reading time dwindled a little. However, I have had some great audio books going, so I will be mentioning those in this edition along with my other reads!…

  • Homeschooling - Uncategorized

    100 Songs to Sing with Children

      Music has always been a big part of our family’s life. My husband and I met in college as music majors, and we have always been involved in some sort of church music ministry since we were married. We often play music of various style in our home, and our children have grown up going to choir and band practice since they were newborns! We sing and dance together whenever the mood strikes, and they both love to play rhythm instruments and play around at the piano. I have not, however, been as intentional about singing a wide variety…

  • Books and Reading - Frugal Living - Uncategorized

    More Than Just Another Money Management Book: Review and Giveaway!

    Scroll to the end of this post to enter the giveaway and win a copy of More Than Just Making It! When I signed up for The Humbled Homemaker, Erin Odum’s book launch team, I figured that this would be a good book to give me some encouragement and pointers on money management during a financially stressful time. And it was! What I did not count on was that it would get me thinking about so much more than just making ends meet. But then, with a title like More Than Just Making It, I guess I should have! In her…

  • Homeschooling - Life as Mom - Uncategorized

    Embracing Real Life and Routines in the Midst of Transition

    It looks like we are back in school. But we are taking it one day at a time. Because this living in two houses in two different states is not for the faint of heart! And I will admit, I have felt pretty faint of heart a lot lately! But sometime last week I decided that it was time to get back to some semblance of a normal routine, even if we could not stick to it all the time. Ever since we put our Illinois house on the market we sort of dropped our routine because of extra cleaning…