I don’t know about you, but I spend more time re-implementing an evening routine than following one! I would say that we are GREAT at killing our evening routines. Because we are so good at this, I have learned quite a few lessons on how to make this work. Here are some of my sure-fire …
It is not easy to Fight our Fears. We all have to battle it, and from time-to-time we lose and fall to the floor in a puddle of despair. Fear is a mean adversary. This year I have battled fear in several different ways. I’ve also had to guide my family through some of their own …
This past weekend I booked an airplane ticket to a larger town in our area. When you live in a town completely supplied by air, and without the normal fun amenities of a large city, it can cause some feelings of claustrophobia or boredom! I usually do fairly well here. My husband tends to get …
You are working through a tough problem with the tween, dealing with a confrontation with the teen, and fishing the toddler out of the toilet. Planning dinner, laundry, picking up, and other chores and errands make up a busy day. Often the grind of our daily schedule makes it tough to stop and just give …
Growing up together in a foreign country can forge friendships quickly and with a strength of steel. My closest friend when I was growing up in South Korea was also named Joy! We were inseparable and people called us Joy squared. We haven’t lived close to each other for over 20 years, but we are …
Discovering Joy in North Korea: One Family’s Experience Read More »
We had the WORST start of a homeschool year in the history of our homeschool! Day 1 and I was ready to quit. Maybe it wasn’t too late to get them into school. Maybe my mom will take them. Boarding school was looking better and better! Was it too late to send all our supplies …
Studying the Bible can be daunting. I have tried so many methods and changed my required “quiet time” so many times. I have heard so many different opinions on what is right and best, but none of them made sense to me like this one! Take a peek at these tips that changed my Bible …
I live in the largest population mountain town in the world that is completely supplied by air! This makes everything expensive, or non-existent. Date nights for us don’t happen very often, and when they do… there’s really nowhere to go! Whether you live in a place with nothing around you, or you can’t find a …
Culture Shock! It can hit at any time. It rears it’s ugly head without any warning. Symptoms include irrational fears, anger, frustration, tears, utter shock, desires to be a hermit, changes in appetite (i.e. needing more chocolate than normal), not wanting to get out of bed, forgetting how to speak, the desire to go back …
Are the Winter Blues real? And if it is, can you have it in the Tropics?! I believe the winter blues can hit you no matter where you live. It can hit you in your homeschool, your church, your community or family. So how does this happen and how can we prevent it? Here are …
Get Rid of Winter Blues in 20 Minutes – Even in the Tropics! Read More »