Author: mymentech

Have you wanted to bring the Little House on The Prairie Series to life for your kids? Have you wanted them to have a small taste of what life was like before cell phones, tablets or even electricity? If it were up to me, I would encourage every tween and teen in America to embark on a mission trip to an underdeveloped nation.

When preconceived ideals meet with reality, many times the result is not pretty. This is my true story of my last venture into the land of homeschool conventions. It was a weekend I had been anticipating forever.  After a 4 year absence, I was finally going to our state’s homeschool convention!

Homeschool families are the busiest people I know. The homeschool community stays on the go and keeps their kids busy. I believe it has to do with “socializing” their children because society says they must be. There is nothing wrong with being busy and going here and there but I don’t feel called to do that. My calling is at home and being content with my surroundings.

For us, the heat of summer has begun. I catch myself looking back on the past couple of summers and somewhat lamenting. They haven’t been the awesomely fun filled, carefree, easy going stuff that dreams (or movies) are made of. I clearly remember last summer scrolling quickly through my social media newsfeeds that were filled with family and friends jet-setting here, there and everywhere.

Sun, sand, campfires and fireflies. Isn’t that what summer memories are made of? Even though our family’s summer adventures tend to be simplistic and nothing extravagant, they are enjoyable and memorable for our kids.