(Originally posted 4/08/2023) This week will be 17 years since my mom passed away at 67 years of age from complications of diabetes. She would be turning 85 this year. According to the CDC, approximately 37 million Americans have diabetes, not counting prediabetes. That’s about 1 in 10 people! Approximately 8.5 million people have it… Continue reading Fighting Diabetes
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Creating a new ending to a diabetes diagnosis
Creating a new ending to a diabetes diagnosis As some of our readers know, I’ve been giving updates regarding the diagnosis I received in June of 2021, then the reversal of diabetes in October of that year. I try to check it every three months, since, as I’ve mentioned before, blood cells regenerate every three months. My last blood… Continue reading Creating a new ending to a diabetes diagnosis
SUMMER READING LIST FOR YOUNG AND OLD
When I was homeschooling our kids, there was one thing we enjoyed doing all together. Reading good books out loud. As our kids grew, their love for reading continued. I admit that reading together is easier when it’s part of homeschool. Trying to fit it in between school hours, homework, chores and dinner is a… Continue reading SUMMER READING LIST FOR YOUNG AND OLD
THE JOY OF RAISING TEENS
Since the beginning of summer, on my walk I’ve gotten to see a family of geese grow from the little goslings that they started as to the grown geese they are becoming. When they were little, I didn’t have to be too close in order for the parent to hiss at me, just passing by… Continue reading THE JOY OF RAISING TEENS
HOW DO YOU LIMIT YOUR CHILD’S SCREEN TIME?
When our kids were little, one of my concerns was the amount of time they spent in front of screens. TV screens, computer screens, gaming screens, etc. We didn’t have nearly the amount of screens then that exist today, but one of the things I implemented that served us well for a season were chips… Continue reading HOW DO YOU LIMIT YOUR CHILD’S SCREEN TIME?
Finding the Good in Imperfect Parenting
A few years ago I wrote a book on homeschooling. It is mostly a book on my family’s experience in my 24 years of homeschooling. In this time that kids are home all the time and so are their parents, I hope this helps to remind you that there is good even in imperfect homeschooling.
Regardless of what our family has gone through, whether it has been sickness, accidents, disorders or financial crises, our family has come together to face it together. whether they are directly affected or not. Praying, comforting, feeding, supporting. Always there, always helping, always faithful. That, my friends, is something I would not exchange for any amount of money or position. Every time I think about it, I cry. I am so grateful to God for my family. Yes, my kids have argued and been mean to each other, they’ve been vindictive, they’ve teased relentlessly, and they’ve driven me up the wall. My kids have hurt my feelings with their words and with their actions, and I have hurt theirs. We are not perfect, but we are united.
3 necessary steps for cooperation
Last week I wrote about the importance of spaeking up. Two weeks before I wrote about 4 techniques to becoming a better listener. Today we will discuss the final step, cooperating. Once both parties have had ample time to speak, to listen and to make sure both are saying and hearing the same thing, it is time… Continue reading 3 necessary steps for cooperation
The importance of Speaking up
Two weeks ago I wrote about 4 techniques to becoming a better listener. Today I would like to share 4 techniques to speaking up. First, let me say that it is always important to speak up when we think there is something wrong or when we have an opinion about something that is important to us.… Continue reading The importance of Speaking up
The Power of Words
It was Christmas morning and our whole family had just finished opening their presents. Ever since our kids were little, I had bought them each an ornament. One by one, I would pull the ornament for that year out of the bag and gave it to my daughter or son with some thoughts on what… Continue reading The Power of Words
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