An overarching theme I saw this last conference was discipleship – in particular, traits of a disciple of Christ. And one of those characteristics is compassion. This was one of those talks that really just pierced my heart. Reading the words of Elder Soares was humbling as he described so well who I want to …
Benjamin’s 5th Birthday
Oh Benjamin Lewis – where is the time going?! We were so happy to celebrate this big kid and give him TIME. The strains from this last year have been hardest on Ben and we were so happy to give him a day ALL about him! The Party Ben requested a SPACE PARTY and it …
Autumn 2021 Schoolhouse
Thoughts this Autumn This autumn has been surprisingly wonderful for our little schoolhouse. I was worried going into this school year. I was worried how I was going to manage all of the needs of my little crew but WE ARE DOING IT! My day is FULL but oh so good. I feel like I …
Thanksgiving
“This is our one and only chance at mortal life – here and now. The longer we live, the greater is our realization that it is brief. Opportunities come, and then they are gone. I believe that among the greatest lessons we are to learn in this short sojourn upon the earth are lessons that …
Sleep Study
I have mentioned it many times before, but sleep is a struggle for Lydia. It always has been. And things have definitely been difficult lately with that. We started using melatonin in September and there was hardly any change. Lydia would fall asleep more easily, but other than that, it was the same routine. Usually …
Dishwasher
Jacob made a goal the end of September to learn how to better take care of our home – specifically, how to use the dishwasher! It is pretty amazing when your kiddo voluntarily wants to learn how to do something that is going to make YOUR life simpler! Let’s just say, I was very supportive …
Spider Poetry Party
I have wanted to do a family poetry party for a LONG time! I heard the idea several years ago in the homeschooling world and I thought it sounded so wonderful – and it WAS! We found a great book from The Good and the Beautiful called Poetry Parties for Littles: Insects and Spiders with …
{REVIEW} The Good and the Beautiful History Year 3 – World War II
This last summer we finished our final unit of Year 3 History from The Good and the Beautiful. This is a bit of a somber unit – but I kind of feel like it should be given the topic. This unit was focused on World War II. As hard as some of these topics were …
The Need for a Church
This is my fourth General Conference that I have taken the time to study afterwards. I am a little embarrassed to admit that – I have always loved General Conference – but really taking the effort to dive into the talks in the six months inbetween Conference was not something I used to do. BUT …
{REVIEW} The Good and the Beautiful History Year 3 – Westward Expansion and Industrialization
*** Oh my goodness, I cannot believe how far behind I am in our curriculum review. It’s on the list of things to do! But we finished this unit clear back in June and so I will do my best to document all of the goodness! *** In June, we finished our third unit of …