Photography is a wonderful thing. It captures action, beauty, and emotions. You can find beauty in what you've never given a thought to before. You can discover a new perspective, and see things in a new light. Photography has caught the eyes of many--inspiring them, intriguing them, and exciting them. But photography is more than just getting a camera and snapping a photo; that's why I am Continue Reading >>
Our High School Reading List (Many Free for Kindle!)
So this is our High School Reading List for the kids. These are the classic books and important books we think they should read for high school literature. It is a work in progress. I'd love to know what you think is missing! Have you entered our Kindle Fire Giveaway yet? Click here to enter and you could win a Fire tablet, case and gift card to get started being these great books! And so many Continue Reading >>
10 Must-Have Tips For A Smooth Theme Park Visit
It’s official: your family is visiting a theme park in the near future. You’ve booked your hotel room, purchased your park tickets, and have even planned out the route you will take to travel there. What more do you need to plan, right? The truth is, you could go with just that. You may find times of stress though and miss out on quite a bit of what you were hoping to experience. Continue Reading >>
The Best *New* Free LEGO® Printables
I have so many different LEGO printable posts, I wasn't sure I wanted to do any more so I've been holding off for a while. The thing is, people keep adding some great stuff to their websites! As I was working on my All Things LEGO Pinterest board last night, I realized that I should share all of these fantastic new finds with you -- 'cause I know I am not the only homeschool mama with some LEGO Continue Reading >>
Free Dinosaur Roar PreK-K Printables
I've known many preschoolers through the years who love dinosaurs! They love to roar! They love to stomp! If your little one loves dinosaurs, you won't want to miss this pack of printables featuring dinosaurs. With 17 pages of dinosaur fun, your little one will practice their handwriting skills, ABC's, coloring, and more. >>Click HERE to download your dinosaur Continue Reading >>
Consider the Rainbow: Free Printable Devotion and resources for unit study
A few days ago, I started reading something on my sister's Facebook feed, and I was incredibly blessed by her words. So blessed, that I immediately started thinking about how I could share the precious truths from her words with my children. And once I started down that path, it naturally led to a study of rainbows, especially from God's perspective. Then I started thinking that perhaps you Continue Reading >>
Is it possible to Homeschool With Joy?
Challenging does not even begin to describe this thing that we call homeschooling. We have children to educate, and that means we have to spend time truly understanding the educational needs of our children, tailor what we are doing to each child's needs, spend one-on-one time with each child teaching to their skill set, cover every necessary academic subject well, plus tack on some electives for Continue Reading >>
Talking to Your Children About the Gospel
Re-thinking what is most important has given me a renewed passion for helping share the gospel. I was up for hours Saturday night thinking about what I would change if I knew Jesus was coming back in the very near future. As I consider where I am going to spend my time during the next week, month, and year, I have realized that I cannot continue to blog at all if I am not going to reach out to Continue Reading >>
What if you knew that Jesus was coming back in six months?
What would you do differently? This thought occurred to me tonight as I flipped through Facebook reading the status' of those buzzing about a new book called Four Blood Moons. I don't know much about the book, but the idea that Jesus' return is imminent seems to be the theme. What would I do differently, right now, if I knew for sure Jesus was coming tomorrow? I'd wake my kids up and Continue Reading >>
Becoming a Junior Ranger at our National Parks
We especially love the Junior Ranger program available at all of our National Parks, where children can learn about the park, practice communication skills, and earn a Junior Ranger badge. A few times, my husband and I have wanted to rush through a park and not complete the Junior Ranger program but my children are determined to earn as many badges as they can. Junior Ranger badge programs are Continue Reading >>