A Blog on Homeschooling, Parenting, Homemaking, and Productivity
I am hoping each of you are doing ok in this unique time we are living in now. I’m sure you may know of family or friends impacted by the corona virus. Praying for God’s grace, peace, and strength during these tough times. It’s quite ironical how I had posted couple of months ago about …
First of all, I have an announcement to make. We had our 9th baby girl few weeks back! With God’s grace, everything went well. Baby is doing fine. So now, we are at 4 girls and 5 boys 🙂 Usually after baby comes, I’m back to normal life with all the running around, taking kids …
Lots of people ask me how I manage to do a lot despite caring, managing, cooking etc for a household of 10 (well almost 11 😃. Yes, we are expecting baby #9 next month!) While the truth of the matter is that I don’t manage to do all the things on my to do list, I …
Some months of the year are just too busy for ‘normal school’. With just kids activities/ outside classes, doctors appointments etc etc, I find myself on the road with the kids for upto close to 180 miles a week some seasons!!! One time I was actually on the road for over 500 miles that week! …
Cultivating gratefulness is not something we should start thinking of right around Thanksgiving time. It is something that should be emphasized and even modeled right from the start, lifelong. Gratefulness in literary terms, is ‘being deeply appreciative of kindness or benefits received’, according to the MW dictionary. Without gratefulness, one is certainly bound to be …
In a family of 10, unless you have a system for shopping/ purchasing and using, it is very easy for expenses to get out of control. We easily go over about 1.5 gallons of milk in one day, and about 10 lbs chicken leg-quarters in just 2 meals. Now you know what I mean! In …
Different homeschool families follow different educational philosophies and methods. In fact, there are numerous methods that families tweak to their own style that no two homeschools will be looking the same! In this post, I hope to provide a glimpse into the different methods. Before I start, I’ll let you know that I have been …
A look at the Different Homeschool Methods and Educational Philosophies Read More »
There are so many benefits to homeschooling, that I can go on and on. You can read some of the reasons I love homeschooling in my post here. I thought I’ll put together a roadmap for those of you who are considering homeschooling but don’t know how to proceed. If you are considering homeschooling, it …
Deciding if homeschooling is right for you, and a basic roadmap for getting started. Read More »
God created everyone very unique and everyone has their own unique stories in life. I thought I’ll share my unique story of how I encountered God, and my whole life changed for the better, as a result! This is my own personal testimony of my ‘conversion’, and I hope that it inspires you also to …
Although motherhood is the most rewarding profession, unless you have some hacks up your sleeve, it is very easy to lose your sanity. And that applies very much especially when you have a big family where you cannot be present for everyone at the same time. I would like to share what has worked for …