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If I could go back and give myself one piece of ho

If I could go back and give myself one piece of homeschool advice, it would be this:

Keep it simple.

For a large portion of our earlier homeschooling years, I thought I needed more.

More curriculum.

More subjects.

More plans.

More activities.

More books.

More everything.

I thought a complete language arts education meant finding the perfect reading curriculum, writing curriculum, spelling curriculum, grammar curriculum, unit studies, educational games, and a stack of very old novels.

I was constantly searching for the next thing that would make our homeschool better.

But what I didn’t realize was that the more expectations I placed on myself, the more expectations I placed on my children.

The more I tried to cram into our days, the more stressful homeschooling became. My stress quickly became theirs, although it was difficult to see at the time.

Over time, I learned that my children didn’t need me to reinvent the wheel.

They didn’t need six different programs to learn language arts, or the most rigorous Charlotte Mason curriculum out there.

They needed consistency.

They needed good books.

They needed meaningful conversations.

They needed time to grow.

And perhaps most importantly, they needed a mother who wasn’t overwhelmed.

The greatest gift I ever gave our homeschool wasn’t adding more.

It was learning to do less.

#homeschoollife #homeschooljourney #homeschoolencouragement #intentionalmotherhood

Happy 1st Birthday to my precious Noah. 🌈 Our gif

Happy 1st Birthday to my precious Noah. 🌈

Our gift from heaven. He’s the happiest little fella, always giggling and smiling. We love watching him learn, grow and discover.

I can’t believe it’s been a whole year.

Let me tell you… I could not have been more intentional with taking this time slowly. I paused everyday. I didn’t fret about chores as much, and let the laundry go unfolded. I was intentional to take this time extra slow, yet it still flew by.

I have held or worn him more than not, and have spent every night nursing him to sleep, while stroking his soft hair.

But it’s never enough.

Time goes too quickly, and each day he looks a bit older than the day before.

I truly wish he could stay a baby for a while longer. But, he’ll always be my baby.

Happy Birthday Noah. I hope you’ve enjoyed this year as much as we all have. ❤️

Noah’s first snow day ❄️ Big brothers rode 4-whee

Noah’s first snow day ❄️

Big brothers rode 4-wheelers and played in the snow all day, while we stayed bundled up and warm.

Such a sweet first snow day.

Some photos from our visit to the pumpkin patch on

Some photos from our visit to the pumpkin patch on Monday with our homeschool nature group. 🎃

This season feels so full in all the best ways. I’m looking forward to more adventures with these sweet boys. ❤️

A recap of our first week back to school! It was

A recap of our first week back to school!

It was such a fun, busy, exciting week.

We read lots of books, took nature walks, woke up to a morning invitation each day, made a lot of art, learned about the Earth, had our first “Writer’s Workshop”, notebooked about our history readings, recited poetry, did a lot of math, and finished our week with a motocross race.

I. Am. Tired.

I’m spending the day today getting our home, hearts and lessons prepared for the upcoming week.

I have a feeling this is going to be the best school year ever.

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