Several months ago I took a survey of all my readers, and one of the questions was whether you wished you could spend MORE or LESS time homeschooling your children each day.57% of you said you wished you could spend MORE time homeschooling each day. 32% felt that the amount of time you spend ... Read More about Always Needing More Time in a Day…
Is God’s Law for Us Today?
A reader at my Anne's Health Place website sent me an excellent comment last week:While I enjoy your writing, I have to say I am shocked to hear that you are encouraging your readers to abstain from some foods on the basis of the Levitical law. Besides Peter’s experience in Acts 10 that teaches us ... Read More about Is God’s Law for Us Today?
Motivation for Submission in Marriage
Honestly, it's with a little bit of fear and trepidation that I approach—yet again—the topic of submission in marriage. The only reason I'm brave enough to even try is because my "blogging calendar" says that we're on question #6 of the study guide for Chapter 2 of Juggling Life's ... Read More about Motivation for Submission in Marriage
Motivation for Learning
How can we motivate our children to learn?I absolutely love homeschooling and have no desire to educate my children in any other way, but admittedly, one of the biggest drawbacks to homeschooling is the lack of competition and the give-and-take that can happen in a good classroom. I've ... Read More about Motivation for Learning
When Will God Get the Glory?
"According to 1 Peter 2:12, why should we live good lives? When will God get the glory?" It's not easy being a believer some days. It's not easy submitting to my husband. It's not easy being a mother to seven children. It's not easy trusting God to give us more children if He wants to, as He sees ... Read More about When Will God Get the Glory?
Why Parenting Preschoolers Isn’t Easy
Homeschooling when you have little toddlers or preschoolers around is a challenge, to say the least. One of the most challenging parts of being a mom, in fact, is learning how to juggle the multitude of responsibilities that faces you in a day, from parenting various ages of children to handling ... Read More about Why Parenting Preschoolers Isn’t Easy
Homeschool Help from the Master Planner
If I invited a professional organizer to come over to my house and help me with my goal of organizing all my homeschooling “stuff,” the first thing this expert would do is sit me down in my living room. She’d pull out a clipboard, and she’d start to ask me questions.“Anne, what’s not working? If ... Read More about Homeschool Help from the Master Planner
Children: Blessing or Curse?
In 2001, Raymond Van Leeuwen, a professor of biblical studies at Eastern College in Pennsylvania and a frequent author for magazines such as Christianity Today, wrote an article entitled, "'Be Fruitful and Multiply': Is This a Command or a Blessing?" At first glance, I thought I'd hotly disagree ... Read More about Children: Blessing or Curse?