Children & Nature
Children need to spend time in nature, and sadly, most are not getting near enough of what their little bodies need to thrive
Learning to Read
Learning to read - earlier is not always better
The Chaos of the Inbetween - Raising Tweens
Navigating this inbetween time of not-a-little-boy and not-a-teenager (the tween years) is interesting, to say the least. It is as if my...
Minimal, Simple Toys
When people come to our house they often ask, where are all the toys? It has become common practice to see big toy boxes, or plastic...
Independent Play
Why independent play is beneficial for your child and you.
Simple Summers
Let’s talk about simple summers…. For homestead families like ours, we cannot just up and leave for a family vacation. We have animals...
Meant to Be
Raising my boys on a farm, surrounded by nature, up close and personal with life and death was not the life I had pictured when I first...
Responsibility
Responsibility. It’s a big word with big meaning, and here at our homestead responsibility means life or death. Both of the boys have...
Back to School
Back to school…. the world seems to be a buzz with the excitement of a new school year approaching (and for many in the US it’s already...
Homeschooling is Messy
This is why we Waldorf. This beautiful mess is real and raw and filled with so much heart and memory.