This idea of training up a child has been placed on my heart lately. I’ve really wrestled with what that looks like in our family, especially as I address attitude and behaviour issues. I realized my problem was that I was using the words to teach and to train synonymously. Recently, my oldest son and… Continue reading The Difference Between Teaching and Training

A couple years ago while I was attending the Alberta homeschool conference, the main speaker, Israel Wayne, spoke on the importance of creating a family mission statement. He shared how having a family mission statement, that was visible and known to everyone, helped steer your homeschool in the right direction. I was two years into… Continue reading Our Family Mission Statemen

This year has brought about many unforeseen plans and changes to people’s lives, one being homeschooling. There has been an unprecedented increase in families choosing to homeschool amid all the restrictions and regulations being put into place in the classrooms. There have been families who have considered homeschooling in the past, but never quite took… Continue reading Called to Refinement

September always feels like a restart for me. By this point in the year, certain routines have long passed and I am suddenly feeling the urge to put them back into place.  There’s a comfort about a daily routine that makes our days go by a little smoother.  As I start preparing for the upcoming… Continue reading Trust the Promise, Receive the Blessing!

We live in a culture that is so self-focused and self-driven. We are consumed and preoccupied with our own goals, desires and dreams that we often put God’s will on hold. We seek our own pleasures and comforts, which never seem to satisfy, instead of investing in God’s kingdom, which always provides a rich and… Continue reading Living Abundantly in Christ

Summer is finally here! I couldn’t be more excited. There’s just so much to rejoice over like the sunshine, the longer days, the warm weather, camping, bonfires and so much more. It’s the much anticipated season, especially if you live in Alberta, where winter seems to last forever.  But every year, I also find myself… Continue reading 4 Ways to Avoid the Summertime Lull

Today, I want to unpack the book of Jonah for you as the Lord has recently revealed it to me. It’s a story I’m sure many of you know well. It’s one of the main stories told at Sunday school and found in every children’s Bible. It’s a story that every child remembers, because when… Continue reading The Book of Jonah: Examining Our Heart

I believe as Christians, we are called to read our Bibles daily. If we are seeking an intimate relationship with the Lord, it only makes sense that we would seek Him out each day for wisdom, insight, counsel and strength. I know simply reading the Bible every day is a very real challenge for many… Continue reading Meditating on His Word

We live in a day and age where it seems everyone takes offense. We allow our attitude and behaviour to be dictated by how others feel, act, and treat us. But what we really need to do is stop blaming others for how we react and respond and take ownership of our own emotions. I… Continue reading Owning Your Emotions

What does it look like to trust the Lord? I recently asked myself this question and realized that what I thought trusting the Lord meant and what I actually lived out in my day-to-day life were too very different things. In my heart I understood trusting God to mean that He is Creator over everything,… Continue reading Trusting the Lord in our Weakness