My Secret Weapon for Combating Homeschool Mom Burnout {Psst! Your days will never be the same!}2/10/2019 
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Today I want to talk about a simple habit I have employed for many years in my own home and one that I frequently encourage young mothers to begin. Next to prayer and scripture, it is hands-down my single most effective secret weapon for combating homeschool mom burnout (or any kind of mom burnout).
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6 Ways You Can Find Time for Devotions & Prayer + FREE Quiet Time Journal for Busy Moms ebook1/8/2019  This post may contain affiliate links for which we are paid a small commission, but the price you pay does not change. Thank you for your support of this blog! "There are few things more powerful than the prayers of a righteous mother." ~Boyd K. Packer As Christian mothers, we know the importance of consistently praying and reading God's word. It is the single most important thing we can do as we seek to accomplish this monumental task of raising children who know and love God.
Without a daily filling of grace, our own vessel begins to run dry and then we have nothing left to pour out to others. As a little sign in my grandma's house once read: "Seven days without prayer makes one weak." And we don't want to be weak and puny, do we mamas? We want to be roaring lions guarding the gates of our home! How to Create Traditions that Bring Your Family Closer to Each Other and to Christ-Part 211/14/2018 
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Read Part 1 of How to Create Advent Traditions that Bring Your Family Closer to Each Other and to Christ
As I shared in part 1, there are 3 ways that our family creates Advent traditions that bring us closer to each other and to Christ.
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Perhaps one of the most important things we can teach our children, apart from a love of the Lord Jesus Christ, is a good work ethic. While education continues for a lifetime, character, including work ethic, is formed during one's youth. Really, it is foundational to higher learning, because without a good work ethic, our children aren't motivated to actively participate in their education and be good students.
Not only will a good work ethic help our children as they pursue an education, but it will help them as they enter the work force and become the next generation of laborers in the church.  As busy homeschooling mothers of many children, Rachel and I have found that having a simple system in place to help our children work independently is a MUST! I once heard someone say that one of our chief responsibilities as mothers is to "work ourselves out of a job" and I couldn't agree more. From the moment our children are tottering around on chubby little legs, we should be training them to be helpers and workers. By the time our children are young teens, they ought to be able to take over lawn care, meal preparation and many other household tasks completely independent from Dad and Mom. Sound like a dream come true?
 On the 11th Day of Homeschool the Sisters gave to me.............. Inspirational Copywork for FREE! If you haven't already, be sure to enter the American History Timeline giveaway! This is the last day to enter. Remember, we're giving away a free PDF download to three lucky winners! Copywork is a simple, gentle way to improve your child's handwriting and spelling over time. I have used it with all of my children up to a certain age with great success.
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On the 7th Day of Homeschool the Sisters gave to me..............
A Jonathan Park Audio Adventure Giveaway!!
This is the last day to enter toLittle Seedlings Press Foundational Phonics giveaway! Be sure also to check out Little Seedlings Press to read the story behind this awesome reading curriculum.
 Part of the process of maturity is children learning responsibility necessary to complete tasks they know need done without being reminded (also known as nagging). Different children mature at different rates and I recognize the definite need for grace as that happens. Often if a child struggles to remember it's not that they don't want to be responsible, but their mind and body are in a process of gaining maturity and self-regulation. They are being trained to acquire the habit.
 This is Part III of the series Teaching our Children to Work. Click on the links to read Part I or Part II. Have you heard of the Moore Formula? If not, I highly recommend doing a little research on Dr. Raymond and Dorothy Moore or reading one of their books, Better Late Than Early or The Successful Homeschool Family Handbook. They have some very interesting information on the effects of modern education methods.
 This series shares some practical ways to teach children to work. Part I of this series, At What Age Should Work Begin?, can be found here. In the last post, I shared some of the tremendous benefits of teaching children to work from a young age. To be fair, I suppose I should admit the drawbacks. (Sadly, there is rarely such a thing as a win-win situation in life.)
Here are my Top 5 Reasons NOT to Teach Children to Work: |
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