You all know that we love to have fun over here. Life is full of antics, adventures, and a whole lot of excitement. Since the beginning of this blog, you’ve watched us travel, explore, homeschool, work, play and drink a lot of coffee. You found resources, tips, lists and how-to’s. You’ve read about our lives…
Being a boarding school mom is not something I talk a lot about online. Honestly, in part because I haven’t quite wrapped my brain around it yet. In part because in the year 2019, who tells other moms that this is the chosen educational route for your kids? What kind of family chooses this as…
“You have family mottos?” “Yeah… Well, we have these phrases that my dad taught us. My mom added some too.” This is a common conversation when people are talking to our girls. The next question is always “What are your family mottos?” Soon, three Goodwin girls are reciting by memory our list of fun family…
Families in transition face some monumental challenges in the weeks and days leading up to a major life transition. We are realizing again how traumatic, overwhelming, exciting and emotional these global transitions can be for the whole family. For families in transition, finding the resources, help, and needed support can be difficult. Especially for families…
Third Culture Kids are incredibly special, unique and amazing. They have their own world built from the beautiful cultures they’ve lived in, the experiences they’ve had and the people they’ve met. Their lives are a blend of home and abroad in ways that we can’t fully understand. By definition from Wikipedia, Third culture kids (TCKs)…
You are on the hunt for home remedies for yourself or your family. You don’t know much about home remedies but you hear a lot of people talking about these natural health type things. You know there are home remedies that will help you greatly without having to make a trip to the doctor but…
You are a family in transition and you need to know how to homeschool for a short season. You’re finding that you need to homeschool for a short time because of a job change, travel, busy schedule, global pandemic or other family needs. It’s daunting. Overwhelming. Crazy. But necessary. You know it’s only for a…
Preparing our kids for furlough, planning home assignment, putting details together for that long trip home… daunting. Daunting for our girls and daunting for us as we walk them through the blank space of yet another major transition in their young lives. I’m not sure how to do it. Honestly. Re-entry is often proclaimed as…
Teaching kids to pray in real, creative ways right now is something we want in our faith-based parenting. Helping kids pray as they build their own prayer life is an important teaching point in the spiritual lives of our kids! Something happened a few nights ago that reminded me again of the responsibility we hold…
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