Ah, summer! The time of year when the days are longer, the weather is heating up, and another year of fun in the sun with your family has begun. A time to take a break from the heavy burden of full schedules that leave us overwhelmed and exhausted. With only three glorious months of summer afforded us each year, and only 18 summers we get to spend with our children, it is so essential to make the absolute most of every precious moment. However, it seems that nearly every year summer ... Read More about How to Be a Hero This Summer with Kid Approved Fun Activities
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How To Make The Most Of Your Next Homeschool Convention
Inside: Learn why you need to attend a homeschool convention in your area and tips on making your first attendance to a homeschool convention successful. It is that time of year. Homeschool convention season! Attending an annual homeschool convention can be the highlight of a homeschool parent’s year. It can be a time to refocus and recharge their homeschool journey. Fellow homeschooling parents and experts share their wisdom during workshops and vendors offer a hands-on look at ... Read More about How To Make The Most Of Your Next Homeschool Convention
How to Be Better With Money and Stop Living Paycheck to Paycheck
Inside: The Ten Most Effective Ways to Stop Living Paycheck to Paycheck Money is an emotional thing. For something that is supposed to be so cold and impersonal, money can elicit some raw and varied emotional reactions. The unadulterated joy you experience when finding a $10.00 bill in your winter coat pocket hiding away from last year. The sheer disappointment of an unexpected bill. The utter rage at an unwarranted bank fee. The euphoria of an unexpected bonus at work. Money can ... Read More about How to Be Better With Money and Stop Living Paycheck to Paycheck
10 Life Skills You Need to Teach Your Kids Before They Leave Home
As parents, your primary wish in life is that you raise happy, healthy, productive, self-sufficient children, who won’t call you when they’re 25 to make their dentist appointments, do their laundry, or make them a sandwich. No, really. There are young adults who have graduated college or moved out of the house who still can’t pay bills, do laundry, write a check or parallel park. Alright, so maybe not knowing how to parallel park isn’t that bad. You can just keep driving around until you ... Read More about 10 Life Skills You Need to Teach Your Kids Before They Leave Home
Nervous About Your Scheduled C-Section? What You Need To Know
In a little less than two weeks, lil man will be a year old. I can’t believe how fast time has flown by. It seems like just yesterday I was arriving at the hospital for my scheduled cesarean section (C-section). I was a ball of nerves. I had all kinds of thoughts racing through my head. This might not have been my first birth story, but it was my first c-section. My other babies were delivered vaginally and up until 30 weeks into this pregnancy I was pretty sure lil man would be delivered ... Read More about Nervous About Your Scheduled C-Section? What You Need To Know