what’s McKenzie reading 

Today I had the lovely opportunity to meet with a group of new homeschool moms to share curriculum, give glimpses into our days, and ultimately have a “book tasting” where each mom brought some samples, books, etc and just gather and chat and flip through books. The PERFECT afternoon if you ask me! It’s never enough time to get with like minded moms and chat about resources you love! Which got me thinking, I’ve loved every single resource I’ve used (thankfully) thus far in ou

I recently had the opportunity to chat with Amanda Faus, the author of The Children’s Tradition, the curriculum we use in our homeschool. After talking with her, I felt like it was way harder than I expected to pinpoint our school days and what they look like since we’ve woven our school into a way of life rhythms. It’s all intertwined, and hard to distinguish where school begins and ends… because it doesn’t! Our entire days are school days. And before I really understood my

Some days I feel split in two, completely pulled in all the directions at once. I am always carrying something: a deadline, a baby, a lesson plan, a meal to cook, a calling I can’t quite name, obligations of work and home continuously. A blessing. But also, a hardship in ways I never expected. I do everything halfway, it seems, and nothing as well as I hoped. I think of Jacob in the dark, wrestling all night with God and feel it in my bones this is how I am shouting (or stran