What would I have missed if my expectations for my child had been met? A special needs mom considers.
The sacred ground of broken expectations
Author: Kate Etue
Kate Etue is an award-winning writer who buys way more books than she can read, but we can all dream, right? She is married to her high school best friend and they are raising four kids and a dog in a cool little suburb of Nashville, Tennessee. She never expected to be a homeschool mom or a special-needs mom, but she’s both. And as it turns out, sometimes the biggest surprises in life are the best.
A diverse US History curriculum every high school kid needs to read
We're frustrated and angry about Tennessee's decision to ban critical race theory from its schools, but here is a diverse US History curriculum for homeschool you can use to supplement your child's US History education.
What we’re reading: Everything Sad is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt USD-1291938587 ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. When I spotted Everything Sad is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri in nearly every "best of" YA list for 2020, [...]
How to read “Pride and Prejudice” along with the BBC miniseries
This winter I'm reading through one of my favorite books of all time, Pride & Prejudice, with my thirteen-year-old daughter for her homeschool literature course. It's the perfect time of year for it, when we can pull up blankets by the fireplace and read out loud to each other...kind of like the Bennett sisters would have done. [...]
Choose your Christmas traditions using the “Make, Read, Give, See” method
In A Bad Moms Christmas, Mila Kunis plays a mother who nearly ruins her kids' joy when she gets into a screaming match with her over-the-top mom, who has taken Christmas too far. Her mother's traditions are forced on the family. They will be made to enjoy the holiday, whether they like it or not. Kunis cracks. [...]
12 things I actually loved in 2020
There's been a lot to not like about 2020, but I've had several things that have brought me joy this year too. They're simple things, like robes or books I've read. Or even simple routines I've added that have made a significant difference for me this year. So, I wanted to share them! No affiliate [...]
The small joy of writing to your favorite author | The Childhood Magic series
Several months ago, I received a press kit with an advance copy of Toni DiTerlizzi's Kenny and the Dragon book in it. Boxes of review copies are nothing new at our house, and like so many other books that have come across our kitchen table, this book was passed on to one of my kids. [...]
Reading the Bible in a Year | December
This is it! Our last month of 2020. Think of all we've made it through this year, and your persistence to continue turning to God's Word each day. Even though this is the advent season, reading the Bible in a year leads us to a very different place in Scripture. We're nearing the end of [...]
15 meaningful gifts to help you celebrate the advent season
Advent has been a small celebration in my house in past years, but this year we are joyfully anticipating Christmas season way earlier than normal. I think 2020 and an election have a lot to do with it. I've already told my kids we're going to make a Christmas bucket list soon, and it's gotten [...]
Thoughts on how Amy Coney Barrett does it all.
I am so excited for Caroline this month: she was published in the Washington Post! #goals! But I'm even more proud of what she said, because the myth that women can just effortlessly do it all is flawed and needs to be addressed. More like this: The Mom-dalorian: What the Mandalorian taught me about being [...]
Spilled Milk 