Taking care of ourselves is a lifetime journey. Invite yourself to practice many of these ideas to care for your body. If you are a responsible person, you may struggle with the concept of doing these kind gestures for yourself, but it is clear that the scripture reminds of kindness to ourselves. Be kind to yourself. Let this kindness toward yourself overflow in kindness to others.

Finding your people is serious business. Sometime our people find us. Sometime we have to say goodby to a season and the people that we have loved. Sometimes we have find new people. Sometime we don’t know what we are looking for in friendships. Sometime we know that we need people to complete something that is deeply human in ourselves. What are some ways we can find our people?

The true answer to this question is that all kinds of people choose to homeschool for a wide variety of reasons. Everyone from lawyers to plumbers to teachers to doctors to pilots select home education for their child. While the reasons are widely varied, here are a few of the popular reasons:

Kitchen Management, Bulk Cooking and Grocery Shopping All of us are eager to eat every day. As we navigate through the phases of relating to food in our home, we must fetch our food, process our food, organize our food, clean food related spaces and do it all over again. All this takes practice, skill […]

Are you feeling crowded in your space?
Do you have to move?
Has stuff been coming into your house while stuff is not going out?

It might be time to ruthlessly purge.
Although we are deep in the cold of winter, many are thinking about purging. Some have already started. Here are some ideas on HOW and WHAT to purge. Whether you are taking a day to clean out an area or you are working through your home methodically, these ideas work.

Keeping a manageable living space contributes to basic happy living. Chaos invites stress and wasted time. Taking the time to create routines and rhythms in your home promises to improve your everyday by freeing up your time for more of what you want to do. One of the best resources available is the book Hum […]

It is critical to assess your personal health on multiple levels to ensure that you are a healthy, whole person. Several times a year it is clarifying to take inventory of yourself in the areas of physical health, mental health, relational, emotional and spiritual health. Examine yourself as a whole person to see progress along […]

If the weather is making your feel like refreshing your space, clear the clutter first. So often unnecessary items are crowding our living areas. When doing daily, weekly or seasonal cleaning it is best to begin by identifying trash. Identify things you do not use, things you don’t love and broken items and just trash. […]

What is gratitude? Does gratitude come naturally?How can more gratitude change my life? What is affirming? Does affirming come naturally?How can affirming naturally grow gratitude? The big idea is that gratitude toward others leads to affirming them which is followed by positive emotions for all. Increased social skills and an expansion in your community add […]