Monthly Archives Oct 2013

Indulging my Healthy Homemaker

Indulging my Healthy Homemaker

Next week I'm indulging the health-conscious homemaker part of myself here on the blog. I'm going to do that by sharing with you some ideas and resources I'm using in my own life.

Change ~ Being Rooted ~ Personal Growth

Change ~ Being Rooted ~ Personal Growth

What freaks me out about hiking the AT is not the snakes, bears, or even Lyme disease. What freaks me out is that by saying yes to this adventure, I'm inviting intense personal growth into my life, again. The kind of intense growth which comes out of discomfort, loss, and ...

Remembering the early elementary years (and the development of an education philosophy)

Remembering the early elementary years (and the development of an education philosophy)

A little look back at homeschool six years ago. A trip down education philosophy memory lane and a reminder about what's important moving forward.

What I don't know

What I don't know

It's not that we're hermit cave dwelling folks. It's just that we can pick and choose what we want to know, and because of this I find myself relating less and less to mainstream media.

A week of rest

A week of rest

Stepping back helps me see I am way too absorbed in myself.

What fall teaches me

What fall teaches me

What do you need to start guarding like a jealous lover? What priorities do you need to shift?

Gone Backpacking (and then we'll party)

Gone Backpacking (and then we'll party)

Off for a little Thanksgiving weekend adventure.

Under Pressure

Under Pressure

Writing is both a release and an invitation to possible disaster, like a flood that will carry me away into unknown territory.

The Three R's of Homeschool Organization

The Three R's of Homeschool Organization

Resources, Routine and Record Keeping - I spill the beans on how I organize it all in our homeschool.

It's so much more than just "that time of the month"

It's so much more than just "that time of the month"

No one ever told or taught me what my hormones were communicating to me. It was all about what my hormones were "doing to me".

My Autumn Worship

My Autumn Worship

I'm not much of a church-going worshipper these days. But that doesn't mean I'm not experiencing God.