by Classic Housewife

Just Me

A Mom’s Summer Reading List

With all this talk of Summer reading lists, I’ve been thinking about all the unfinished books on my own list. In fact, I used to take more time to read than I have been taking now, for years. I was toying with the idea of creating my own Summer reading list when a friend sent me this: I love this idea for creating a reading list. It’s almost random and …

Parenting

My Kids Aren’t My “Everything.”

This post contains affiliate links. “My kids are everything to me.” “My kids are my world.” Often when I hear someone say these things, I smile and nod because I know what they mean–but in the back of my head I have this inner conversation with myself. It goes something like this: “Are our kids supposed to be our world and our everything?” “I’ve never said either one of those things.” “I …

School at Home

5 Encouraging Bible Verses For Homeschool Moms

For the homeschool moms who are weary, or frazzled, or overwhelmed, or uncertain, or needing encouragement: Let the wise hear and increase in learning, and the one who understands obtain guidance, to understand a proverb and a saying, the words of the wise and their riddles. The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction. Hear, my son, your father’s instruction, and forsake not …