Monthly Archives: January 2015

If you live in the Utah area and want a boost for your homeschool inspiration, I hope you come to the Winter Homeschool Conference, organized by my dear friend Tammy Ward.  It’s a week from today, Sat. Jan. 31 in … Continue reading →

I am going to see if I can track better what books we read for our homeschooling journey this year. With three kids who have graduated from the Thomas Jefferson Youth Certification program, as well as other LEMI classes, I … Continue reading →

For the new year, here’s a great way to make your own planner. Years ago, I made my own planner pages to fit in my Franklin planner binder. I wish I had known about this idea, it would have saved … Continue reading →

Many of you probably have financial goals for the new year. The above budgeting and tracking technique from Jordan Page of funcheaporfree.com is the best one I’ve seen yet for busy moms. She ought to know, she has four kids four … Continue reading →

I first heard of Curlformers about four years ago when my daughter, who was then about 15, told me about them because she had heard about them from a friend.She also saw them on babesinhairland.com. She told me they were … Continue reading →

Hi, this is Sarah.  Just before Thanksgiving of last year I delivered twins.  This was my seventh pregnancy, and I thought I had the mom thing down, but twins have proved a big challenge for me.   All my other … Continue reading →

The Bates Family from Lake City, Tennessee are good friends of the Duggars. Both families homeschool, and both families have 19 kids. I actually fell in love with the Bates family first, when I saw a special that ABC TV … Continue reading →

If you know me very well, you know that I am super into family history research and temple work. So much so that I gave family history-themed Christmas gifts this past year. I have been to the temple almost every … Continue reading →

It’s a new year, are you ready to rumble? Come empower yourself by discovering simple, effective habits that will help you conquer your self-defeating habits! This month marks two years since I started teaching my Mothers Who Know class, which … Continue reading →

So Christmas is over, New Year’s is over, and we’re supposed to be back to the grind. Except I don’t want to be! This time of year is when Utah’s sun disappears and we may as well live in the … Continue reading →