Spilled Milk Blog

  • 14 peaceful, centering things to help you find calm while you wait for the election results

    14 peaceful, centering things to help you find calm while you wait for the election results

    I was so, so hopeful that last night’s election results would come in so overwhelmingly clear that we’d go to sleep easy, assured that the United States was actually . . . unified. But, of course, that didn’t happen. If you’re stress scrolling Twitter or raging at your friends’ Facebook posts today, may I recommend… Read more

  • Bible in a Year | November

    Bible in a Year | November

    Isn’t hope fulfilled a beautiful thing? We’ve been living through a year of darkness, isolation, and waiting in many ways, so coming to the fulfillment of God’s promise in Jesus has been so sweet. I hope you’ve enjoyed these gospels as we move from summer into fall, and we’ll continue to look at Jesus’s life… Read more

  • Resource | A Christmas Carol curriculum for homeschooling

    Resource | A Christmas Carol curriculum for homeschooling

    Time spent together, reading great books out loud can be some of the best memories you make with your children. This Christmas, I hope you’re snuggling up with this book by a warm fire, with a cozy blanket and a mug of hot tea. Maybe there’s a frost in the air and you’re busy making up… Read more

  • Free sight word printables for little learners

    Free sight word printables for little learners

    Like Kate, I never though I’d be the homeschooling type. But 2020 had other plans for me. So while my son’s preschool was cancelled, I took a turn in the driver’s seat, teaching-wise, and let’s just say I didn’t hate it as much as I thought I would. Hence, these sight word puzzles that I… Read more

  • Bible in a Year | October reading plan

    Bible in a Year | October reading plan

    This month hasn’t started so great for me. See: What does it feel like to have shingles on your face? Let me tell you. So I’m a little late getting this month’s reading plan up. But if you’re like me, that’s no problem because you’re probably a few days behind anyway. No worries! But you… Read more

  • What does it feel like to have shingles on your face? Let me tell you.

    What does it feel like to have shingles on your face? Let me tell you.

    On Friday, I sat on our back porch while my daughter played in the yard. It’s been a buggy year, and I swatted away a few mosquitos before bringing everyone back inside. On Saturday, I woke up with a cluster of mosquito bites over my left eye. They pulled at my skin and felt tight.… Read more