by Mary Ellen Barrett | How do I get organized for the upcoming school year within the next few weeks? Here are a few tips:
Read More »Family Vacations: 7 Tips For a Happy Road Trip
by Mary Ellen Barrett | A vacation is not where everywhere you eat has a napkin dispenser on the table and you often have to shout your order into a clown’s mouth.
Read More »How to Start a Family Prayer Group in 6 Steps
by Mary Ellen Barrett | Mary invited me to her home on Friday to pray the rosary with her family, Chris’ family and two other families.
Read More »4 Ways to Celebrate May as Mary’s Month
Having a month that is especially dedicated to the Mary is one of the more beautiful aspects of our Catholic heritage...
Read More »A Mom’s Survival Guide to Holy Week
by Mary Ellen Barrett | A Mom's Survival Guide to Holy Week: the key is having a plan for your family's schedule for the coming busy week...
Read More »3 Creative Homeschool Supplements to Breathe New Life into Studies!
by Mary Ellen Barrett | Since children can, just as easily as their moms, get a case of the February, late-winter blahs, it makes sense to bring a little life and color into the homeschool.
Read More »Homeschool Horrors and Joys: You’ll Miss Those Days
By Mary Ellen Barrett | Recently, a young homeschool mom was relating to me a day she had earlier in the week. She has several young children, toddlers and babies, and that day was filled with spills, diaper problems, flooded tubs...
Read More »5 Ways We Bring Lent Home
by Mary Ellen Barrett | The Lenten season is one which, with a little effort, can be extremely fruitful for the homeschool family. We get a beautiful opportunity to strengthen our spiritual muscles as we journey toward the Risen Christ.
Read More »Resdiscovering the Fine Art of Letter Writing with our Kids
by Mary Ellen Barrett | When was the last time you received a letter in the mail? A real, written with a pen, on paper letter from someone who knows you personally and took time to communicate with you in this way?
Read More »8 Ideas to Change the Atmosphere & Save the Day
by Mary Ellen Barrett | Ever have one of those days? Everyone woke up on the wrong side of the bed... Here are eight ways to change the game and save the day.
Read More »Taking the Show on the Road: My Trick to Incentivize Homeschooling
Ever feel stale? Those four walls are closing in on you and everyone is annoying each other… It’s time to pack up the books and take the show on the ...
Read More »5 Ways to Simplify Your Christmas Week
by Mary Ellen Barrett | Christmas week can be a very stressful one for us homeschool moms, maybe even more so because...
Read More »The Barest of Advents: How I Accidentally Discovered Its Real Meaning
by Mary Ellen Barrett | I wanted a beautiful home for Advent, but instead got sheetrock, spackle, large men with tool belts and very little heat.
Read More »Teacher Service Day: How I Do It the Homeschool Way!
Mary Ellen Barrett started practicing 'Teacher Service Day' for homeschool moms. It's a 4-step, all-day-Friday process that refreshes home and homeschool.
Read More »How to Involve the Holy Souls in Your Homeschooling
by Mary Ellen Barrett | Devoting November to the Holy Souls will take very little time and reap many rewards...
Read More »6 Ways to Connect Your Children With Nature
by Mary Ellen Barrett | I want my children to have a deep appreciation for all of creation, not just what from the Discovery Channel or the zoo...
Read More »Life Gave Me A New Dream: My Autistic Son Ryan Was Worth It All
by Mary Ellen Barrett | I pictured Ryan as a smart, athletic kid who would have lots of friends and find a nice girl. He was diagnosed with autism at 3...
Read More »Boys & Writing: Some Tips to Make It Easier
Mary Ellen Barrett gives some great advice in dealing with frustrations that mothers had with boys & writing. Here are some great ideas to help!
Read More »Pray Your Way Through Your Homeschool Day
by Mary Ellen Barret | When our homeschool lifestyle began, it was easy to let the prayer part of my life fall away since I was too busy to sit quietly.
Read More »Heard of a ‘Practice Week’? Here’s 3 Ways We Prep for The School Year
So here we are with another school year looming upon us, and the panic mode is starting to set in with moms who follow the traditional September ...
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