The following post is from Lauren Rothlisberger of Get Me Geeky: How to Collect, Collaborate, and Share Photos from an Event This past weekend we baptized my son Will. We were fortunate enough to have family and lots of friends join us for the event. Like any modern occasion, everyone whipped out their phones, sure…
I love children's books with a passion, but I especially love picture books! When I first began adding treasuries to our library almost 10 years ago (many of them recommended by Sonlight), I wasn't sure I was a fan. These anthologies took my beloved picture book from a light, easy-to-hold-while-juggling-babies-and-toddlers book to a thing that…
The following post is from Jason & Jennifer Bruce of New Season Design: Printable Patriotic Pinwheels for the 4th of July Summer is a time for kids to be creative and enjoy being kids. As we were spring cleaning our office closet, our nine-year-old daughter and I uncovered a treasure trove of craft projects. So…
As I type this, I am currently attached to a hospital-grade double breast pump, listening to the rhythmic sounds of the pump as my milk fills the bottles. In some ways, the journey to this place has been a whirlwind, well off the path I planned to take. But in hindsight, I can see the…
I've been the recipient of a lot of advice lately -- some solicited, some not. If I'm honest, some of that advice has left me frustrated, and I've spent a lot of time trying to figure out why some of it rubbed me the wrong way while the rest did not. Therefore, that is what…
A friend and fellow Essentials tutor shared this a few days ago, and I love it! Designed by Curtis Newbold of The Visual Communications Guy, the infographic lists the 15 punctuation marks in order of difficulty (to learn and use) with the rules that govern their use. Click here to download a full-size poster version…
Daily checklists. This will be our 6th "official" year of homeschooling, and the longer we homeschool, the more questions I get from other current and prospective new homeschoolers. (Some of which I'm confident answering and some of which just make me laugh that they'd ask me for advice or an opinion.) Today I thought I'd…
I have a confession. At the beginning of this year, I decided I was done with "real food." Just done. Done reading labels. I was done feeling like I needed to make everything from scratch. Done worrying over every little thing that passed through our kitchen or ended up in our stomachs. I was tired…
The following post is from Jason & Jennifer Bruce of New Season Design: Free Printable Scripture Prints for Your Home "These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you…
The instant packets of Quaker fruit & cream oatmeal have always been one of my very favorite "boxed" treats (strawberries & cream and peaches & cream, to be exact). The only problem? They're loaded with sugar; one packet is never enough, so they hardly count as a healthy breakfast! We eat oatmeal several times a…