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Homeschooling 
Dear Overwhelmed Homeschool Mom
Dear Overwhelmed Homeschool Mom, As a homeschool graduate and now mom, I understand how challenging the road you’ve chosen can be. There are all kinds of external pressures for your kids to perform—peers, friends & family, and in some states, standardized tests. Will your children be ready for college? Will they have all the skills they need to flourish “in the real world?” Are you doing enough? The school year has just started for most, and with it comes a sense of excitement. New textbooks, a new year, a fresh start. I fondly remember leafing through the pages of my new textbooks to see all I would be ...Read More
3 Tried-and-True Methods for Family Devotions
The danger of writing a long article about family devotions is that you may be tempted to think this means family devotions are complicated. It really isn't. As a father, I've often asked myself how to best approach doing family devotions from a content perspective. What do my kids really need to know? I know throwing random Bible verses at them isn't the answer. And I know consistency despite hectic schedules is important. Our kids have a lifetime of spending time reading and exploring the Scriptures on their own, so what are the most helpful things I can do to give them a framework for knowing, loving, ...Read More
Foods 
Gluten-Free, Grain-Free Black and White Cheesecake Brownies
Brownies are one of the perfect all-American desserts. Ever since famed cookbook author Fanny Farmer modified her cookie recipe to make the first cookie bar over a hundred years ago, brownies have been a popular dessert around the country—and around the world. And these gluten-free cheesecake brownies aren't junk food. They are actually packed with nutritious ingredients like butter from grass fed cows, coconut flour, raw honey, and bittersweet chocolate. These also make a delicious holiday treat—if you want something extra special for the Christmas season. These fudgy brownies with a cheesecake ripple have a ...Read More
How I Took Control of my Healthcare and Saved Money When I Dumped Insurance
Have you ever heard of health sharing? Here's the details on how I took control of my healthcare and saved money when I dumped insurance. As I browsed the options in the online health insurance marketplace, I shook my head. "How do normal families afford health insurance? This is ridiculous," I thought to myself. 😳 It was the fall of 2015, and my husband and I were seriously considering whether he would leave his job so we could be self-employed full time. But making this transition, meant figuring out how to fit health insurance into our budget...or so we thought... Health Sharing: An Alternative to Health ...Read More
