Author: mymentech

Home Management… I have a love – hate relationship with those two words.  On one hand, I love calendars and charts and organization.  When my home looks and feels peaceful, I look and feel peaceful.  On the other hand, sometimes getting to that peaceful place can be a hard road.

Deanne’s family followed a Charlotte Mason philosophy and her children loved to dress up and pretend to be character(s) from the books read in their studies. It was common to peer through the window to see “Davy Crockett” traipsing between trees or “Laura Ingalls” skipping along the path.

We all have a heritage. Most of us can look back only a few generations and find relatives who have travelled far and wide with the hopes to start a new life here in the land we call America. What’s your story? Have you shared it with your children?

The kids are arguing over a toy. The dog is barking at the commotion. The water is boiling over on the stove. The phone is ringing off the hook. The baby just spilled juice all over the couch. Your husband is stuck in traffic. To top it off, you have the start of a migraine.

You know the saying “I was a good parent, until I had children.” Yup. That’s me. I thought I knew how to parent. I thought I had it all together and could raise sweet, obedient, and respectful children who never complained, fought, argued, or caused mischief. Boy was I wrong!