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Christian Homeschool & Family Living Blog
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This blog holds everything from Christian homeschooling and family life to gardening, recipes, Bible studies, encouragement, and whatever the Lord has been teaching us lately. It may feel like an unexpected mix at first—but that's because real life is rarely divided into neat categories. We hope you'll stay awhile, explore, and discover something that encourages you today. Looking for something specific? Use the categories below or the search bar to jump right in.
Unexpected Blessings & Back to School
We’re back to school! Routine after the long days of summer is bittersweet. It sure requires a lot of self-control and motivation for mom. Trying to get everyone back onto somewhat of a schedule, and actively engaged in schooling, holds so much excitement and joy, but also a few bumps in the road. Read more about our homeschool day and check out some of favorite homeschool snack ideas. Unexpected Blessings We received such an exciting and unexpected fall blessing! We were inv
August in Alaska
August in Alaska August is such a lovely time of year up here — fishing, harvesting, and so much to do! We've been busy with the garden and chasing silvers (coho salmon). Chad and our oldest got to go on a fishing charter, which was such a fun blessing after a poor red run (sockeye salmon) this year. The little kids and I spent an afternoon picking black currants in a friend's neighbor's garden — that was such a treat! We turned them into fruit leather, homemade fruit roll-up
The Benefits of Homeschooling
Why we pause the books each August to fish, forage, and garden — and how homeschooling lets our family maximize Alaska's short summer season.
Food Storage: A Simple Approach to Stocking During Seasons of Abundance
A practical, faith-rooted guide to food storage: what to store, how to store it, and where to start.
Our 12 Homeschool Must-Haves (+ Free Printables!)
12 tried-and-true homeschool essentials from a mom of four, plus free printables for planning your best year yet!
Our Favorite Christian Books as a Family, by Age
Why We're Careful About What We Read I'm a firm believer in carefully guarding our book selections. Books have significantly shaped me, my worldview, and my thinking. I'm thankful my parents were careful about what they let us read, and we try to use that same caution in our own family now. If in doubt, throw it out. If the Holy Spirit pricks your heart or mind about a book in any way, don't hesitate to set it aside. There are so many beautiful, rich books out there that hono
Too Much of a Good Thing: Fertilizer Burn in the High Tunnel
Composted chicken manure is a great natural fertilizer — until it's too much. Here's what fertilizer burn looks like, how to fix it, and what we learned the hard way in our Alaska high tunnel.
How to Grow Potatoes
Growing potatoes is one of the most rewarding gardening endeavors. It's tough to wait, they're not the fastest crop. They are one of the more reliable, easy to grow, and substantial things you can grow in a home garden. Seed Potatoes Potatoes grow well in northern climates and in Alaska, where we live and garden. While potatoes aren't the most exciting thing to grow they are indeed a staple. They're a crop that we can grow easily in Alaska in a home garden, and they'll actaul
Push the Envelope: Garden Notes From a Rough Alaska Spring
Our first full year growing in the high tunnel brought one of the worst springs on record — and the best lesson yet: push the envelope early, even in Alaska.
Finding Joy in God’s Rhythms and Seasons
The Lord has been teaching me about seasons — seasons of the year and seasons of life. In this post, I’m sharing a little of what He has been showing me about rhythms, overlapping responsibilities, encouragement between women, and finding peace in the season He has placed us in.
Don't Knock It Till You've Tried It: Our Christian Family's Sabbath Story
THE SABBATH GIFT The Sabbath has been, without a doubt, one of the best gifts I have ever been given — probably second only to the free gift of salvation through Jesus. I know that is a bold claim, but don't knock it until you've tried it! :) Truly, though, if you have never tried resting on the Sabbath, I beg you to at least give it a shot. I'm not even making a theological case to you yet — I'm making a purely "stay sane as a mother" case. Our world is so busy. Has it alway
I Wanted to Be Laura Ingalls. God Had Other Plans.
If I had my way, I would live like Little House on the Prairie. No phones, computers, or tech to clog up daily life. I've long romanticized the notion of "the olden days."
However, the reality is I find myself smack dab in the technology generation — particularly the part where everyone is still trying to figure out how to use this stuff well, find the balance, and not be consumed by helpful tools.
To the Family Questioning Halloween
Follow your convictions towards righteousness. It’s ok to be counter-cultural. The goal of a Believer and Disciple of Jesus has never been to succumb to the ideals and imagery of the world. Rather, we are called to be different and shine as lights among a wicked generation. It’s ok if being different ruffles the feathers of people around you. Jesus did it, and so should we! We don’t have to portray Christ and living for Christ from a position of rivalry. We should do this
Stewarding Time
How do we steward our time well? What does it actually mean to steward time? We have choices in our life every day. Small choices lead to big realities. Habits we practice each day develop a place our life goes. To change our reality we have to change what we do. As a Christian, my time is not my own. I am not stewarding my resources, but the Lord's. God determines the number of days we have and I believe we will answer for how we use them. If you entrust something of value t
No Homeschool Room? No Problem!
The cute Pinterest homeschool spaces are dreamy! But what if you don’t have a designated space to spare? Don’t worry, neither do I! This will be our fourth year of homeschooling and it’s always at the kitchen table or in the living room. We generally keep one end of the table for eating while the other is used for schooling. I keep our school decor minimal because I still enjoy having our dining room feel like it’s a dining room and not overtaken by homeschool. Our pencil sha
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