As parents we spend a great deal of time caring for the physical needs of our children. Feeding, clothing, cleaning and nurturing their physical needs, though demanding at times, is easy. When they’re hungry, they cry. When they’re cold, they let us know. When dirty, they smell! But what of their spiritual needs? These are [...]
Your Child’s Spiritual Safety
May 22, 2013 Leave a Comment
As parents we spend a great deal of time caring for the physical needs of our children. Feeding, clothing, cleaning and nurturing their physical needs, though demanding at times, is easy. When they’re hungry, they cry. When they’re cold, they let us know. When dirty, they smell! But what of their spiritual needs? These are [...]
10 Books About Dyslexia That I Read Again and Again
May 21, 2013 7 Comments
If you’ve been around Abundant Life for any time, you know that most of my kids learn differently because of something called dyslexia. I have had a love/hate relationship with coming to understand this style of learning. On the one hand, dyslexia causes reading, writing and spelling to be so painfully difficult. On [...]Share and Enjoy
Four Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Attend a Homeschool Convention
May 20, 2013 8 Comments
It’s that time of year. The school year is winding up. We’re making our summer bucket lists and pulling out the shorts and flip flops. Ahhh…summer. Time to relax. Time to take a break from the intensity of the school year schedule and have some fun. Even as we read the final chapters [...]Share and Enjoy
The Week I Chose to be a Yes Mom
May 17, 2013 4 Comments
Living With Dyslexia: Expectations & Reality
May 15, 2013 6 Comments
I don’t know why the end-of-year conferences with my kids’ educational therapist makes me so nervous. It is a strange thing really. My kids’ improvement in reading, writing and spelling, or lack thereof, really isn’t related to how well I teach, feed or parent them. But somehow it still feels like it. If you’re [...]
