Parenting with Purpose

📚 Raising Readers Without Screens: Lucy’s Summer Reading Spark

This summer, I ordered Lucy The Good and The Beautiful summer reading program with the idea that she’d read eight chapter books—one sweet book at a time—spanning all summer long. The reward? A trip to Captain Sundae, a local legend in our town (and a very big deal when your family usually opts for frozen… Continue reading 📚 Raising Readers Without Screens: Lucy’s Summer Reading Spark

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A Growing Book List: What We’ve Loved (and What’s Next)

Reading has been the heart of our homeschool journey from the very beginning. Long before Lucy could sound out her first words, books were already her daily companions. We started with picture books, read aloud often, and once she turned 2½, I began introducing chapter books. We began with The Good and The Beautiful book… Continue reading A Growing Book List: What We’ve Loved (and What’s Next)

Parenting with Purpose

The Secret to Lucy’s Reading Success

There’s a moment in To Kill a Mockingbird that’s always stayed with me. Scout, the narrator, describes sitting on her father Atticus’s lap while he read the newspaper—his finger trailing under the words as he read aloud. She didn’t know when the letters became words for her, but she knew how—his finger guided her path.… Continue reading The Secret to Lucy’s Reading Success

Parenting with Purpose

Math, Culture & Multiplication: Learning Through the World

Lucy has officially started two-digit by one-digit multiplication—and I could not be more proud of her! 💛 https://videopress.com/v/JruE43qD?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Math and mookie (aka milk)—what better way to start the morning? 🧮🥛 We’re currently working through The Good and The Beautiful math curriculum (Level 3), and this program continues to amaze me with how it blends strong… Continue reading Math, Culture & Multiplication: Learning Through the World

Glowing + Growing

When Your Heart Feels Too Full to Speak… Write.

Some thoughts aren’t meant to be polished before they’re shared. Some moments don’t need a lesson tied to them. Some feelings just need a place to breathe. This is that place for me. This corner of the blog — From the Heart — is where I’ll be writing freely, sharing whatever’s stirring deepest in my… Continue reading When Your Heart Feels Too Full to Speak… Write.

Faith + Family

Faith Like a Child: Our Family’s Testimony

Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed… nothing will be impossible for you.” — Matthew 17:20 Looking back, I now recognize that God has blessed my life with so many miracles. But my eyes weren’t truly open to them until the miracle of our daughter came to be.… Continue reading Faith Like a Child: Our Family’s Testimony

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Our Favorite Curriculum: The Good and The Beautiful

When it came time to choose a homeschool curriculum for Lucy, I wanted something that was both academically rich and beautiful in every sense—visually, spiritually, and developmentally. After trying a few options, The Good and The Beautiful became our home base. This curriculum isn’t just comprehensive—it’s purposeful. It reinforces strong moral character, instills a love… Continue reading Our Favorite Curriculum: The Good and The Beautiful

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Starter Roundup: Some of Our Favorite Early Learning Tools

Every family has those tried-and-true toys and tools that become a part of their everyday rhythm—the ones that support development, spark joy, and get used again and again. These are the resources that helped us create a home environment rich in learning, movement, and imagination during Lucy’s earliest years. Some were gifts, some were finds,… Continue reading Starter Roundup: Some of Our Favorite Early Learning Tools