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The good thing about doing remote learning this year, you have the chance to get creative. You have the unique ability to be flexible in the ways your kids learn their lessons. Just because you are stuck at home doesn’t mean that the homeschool situation has to be crazy boring, strict, and a flat out…

I am SO stinking sick of my house. Can I get an “Amen!” I’ve cleaned about all I can clean, and I need new things to do. I need things that keep me sane, and make me not want to sleep 18 hours a day. 15 Quarantine Boredom Busters 1) Make a little money. You…

We are all bored to death, because we have to be inside with our families. We’ve blown through the puzzles and video games. We have no desire to read another book, and — I’ll say it — I’m a little tired of Netflix. But, we have people to communicate with. You can grab your kids,…

While all the toilet paper, water, and dry and canned goods are flying off the shelves at all the grocery stores, don’t forget there are OTHER THINGS you might not think about NOW, but you’ll wish you had in a couple weeks of being stuck at home! Here is a list of things you might…

This dang coronavirus has just upended everyone’s plans for the next 2+ weeks. So many vacations, spring breaks, and even school days have now been cancelled, and now we are left saying, “What do we do now?” Well, no worries. We have it covered. Social distancing doesn’t mean your whole life has to stop. It…

For the briefest of seconds the earth stands still, and all is right, all is good. You can feel it, though. It’s too right. In an instant, with the next breath, the earth starts spinning, a little too fast and slightly off its axis. The ground starts angrily shaking, and you can see a fissure…

I feel like I don’t fit anywhere. I am just young enough to miss out on the label of angsty Gen Xer, and I am too old to be a cool, hipster Millennial. I am a puzzle piece in life’s timeline that doesn’t fit. What am I? They say I might be a Xennial. What?…

I love dating my husband because I honestly think it is what keeps our marriage strong. We need that time away from our boys and other distractions. While we enjoy time away from our home too, it isn’t the most feasible option so we tend to have date night in the comfort of our own home….

My son’s violence was ruling our lives. We’d beg him to stop, asking him what he needed so we could help him…nothing worked. But recently, in a family therapy session, he said something that made me ask the question: Is My Son’s Violence Just a Cry for Help?! My son left us with little choice….