If you read my blog regularly, you know that the organization, Give Kids the World Village is dear to my heart. The work they do for children with life-threatening illnesses is so important to not only the children, but the families as well. This week they began work on 88 of the villas which are…
How to Change Your Words…and Your Life
Let’s forget about New Year’s Resolutions for a minute. I don’t make them anyway. I make goals, and not just because my calendar turns to a new year. Let’s talk about making a change that will have a lasting impact on how we view ourselves and as a result, how our children in particular will…
Christmas Break is Over Already? Or is It?
I had planned for us to only lose two days of lessons to a Christmas break this year. That was the plan, and guess what? That didn’t happen. As Christmas neared, I found myself wanting to relax and enjoy my family and the time we could have together. Yes, we could have done a few…
How to Build a Gingerbread House from Scratch
Leave it to me to want to show the kids how to build a “real” gingerbread house. We had already completed our store bought box variety, but I thought it would be nice to show them how to do it from scratch and make it a lesson as well! That is what I love about…
