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Are You Unequally Yoked?

by floraj | February 15, 2022 | Blog | 0 Comments

Have you ever felt that you were the one holding it all together and others weren't doing their part? Guess what. That's how it's supposed to be. I know it can feel frustrating, but isn't that what Christ invited us to do? "Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for...

The Courage of Joy

by floraj | February 7, 2022 | Blog | 0 Comments

Here's the scene. It's a winter evening. Kids are bundled up in their coats and hats.Mom and Dad are smiling as they guide the children into the car.They are all excited on their way to grandma and grandpas for Christmas Eve.Mom scans the radio stations and finds...

Is My Perspective Accurate?

by floraj | February 4, 2022 | Blog | 0 Comments

A few years ago a study by the Boston College found that intractable conflicts stem from misunderstanding motivation. This study explored conflicts between rival groups. Researchers interviewed Palestinians and Israelis in the Middle East, and Republicans and...

Grief

by floraj | December 21, 2021 | Blog | 0 Comments

Grief affects us mentally, physically, emotionally, and spiritually. The holidays have constant reminders of tradition and cheer and happiness. This provides much of the fun, joy, and celebration. Yet this is exactly what reinforces feelings of loss. It's just hard....

Is Your Gratitude Laced with Shame?

by floraj | November 17, 2021 | Blog | 0 Comments

"You should be grateful" "Go ahead. Say thank you" "You better be grateful for all I'm doing for you." Sound familiar? It usually begins when you are very young. And you're not alone. In November we take the time to at least pay lip service to gratitude. But is your...

Self-Care or Self-Compassion

by floraj | November 1, 2021 | Blog | 0 Comments

Self-care vs. Self'-compassionIs there a difference? How I see it:Self care is taking time for yourself and seeing to your own needs.Filling your cup so that you are giving from the excess of your full cup and are never depleted.Self care is important and giving...

Guilt vs. Shame

by floraj | October 11, 2021 | Blog | 0 Comments

Guilt vs Shame. What's the difference? Have you ever thought of it? Brené Brown says that guilt, even though it is uncomfortable, can be a great motivator. Guilt can motivate us to do good and be good. It is behavior based. Guilt on the other hand is destructive. It...

Balance

by floraj | October 4, 2021 | Blog | 0 Comments

Perhaps BALANCE in your life isn't a choice between motherhood, parenting, work, service, volunteer, etc. etc. A Tree gives much. It provides shade, fruit, wood, beauty, climbing fun. But a tree cannot give until it first receives. A tree must receive water,...

Being Attached to Your Negative Stories

by floraj | September 30, 2021 | Blog | 0 Comments

Are you emotionally attached to your negative stories?Perhaps the real reason you can't get over that addiction or ailment or situation......is that there is something inside of it that you have taken on as your identity? That you are holding onto?For Example:I have...

Giving and Receiving

by floraj | September 28, 2021 | Blog | 0 Comments

Is it possible that you have a hard time receiving because you have a hard time giving? I know, you are always giving.You give your time and your talentsYou work to provide.You teach your families.You cook and clean.You serve in the community.You give because it needs...

Charlotte Mason: Where to Begin

by floraj | Apr 25, 2017

I have had several questions about Charlotte Mason and where to learn more. So why not write a post about it, right? Well, Charlotte Mason was a teacher of teachers. A British Educator at the turn of the 20th Century, Mason was instrumental in shifting British...

To Unschool, or Not to Unschool: That is the Question

by floraj | Mar 30, 2017

I have recently come across several questions about Unschooling on various discussion forums and groups. This got me thinking about it again and I thought I would weigh in with my take on the method. First a Definition. There are as many definitions as there are...

What you Really Need to Hear on those Hard Homeschooling Days

by floraj | Mar 13, 2017

My Mom gave the BEST pep talks!! Whenever I felt frustrated or discouraged or overwhelmed or feeling inadequate, I would call mom and "cry" on her shoulder. She would listen. She would always listen. And then, probably because she really didn't...

$Math Instruction WITHOUT Language$

Math Instruction WITHOUT Language

by floraj | Aug 17, 2016

This post contains affiliate links. Why is math instruction so language intensive? I have two children with language processing disorders, so I have wondered this many times. It never occurred to me there could be an alternative: I thought that was just the...

If Not Math, Then What?

by floraj | Jun 3, 2016

MATH When am I ever going to use this in REAL life? I love it when someone smarter than me agrees with me. Earlier, I wrote about how I don't think we should be requiring our high schoolers to study higher math. Link Here. I recently found this TED Talk by...

Understanding our ASD Kids

by floraj | Apr 15, 2016

My neuro-typical brain sometimes has a hard time understanding my autistic son. This video from the Asperger Experts did more for me in just a few minutes than years of fumbling along. I learned so much about my son in just 7 minutes thanks to this...

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