Fresh Joy . . . Stay

The Home Field Advantage!

Offering you Hope   .    For a Joyful Journey

Laughter and Love .  Parents and Kids .  Together

Face to Face Time  .  Voice to Voice Time  .   Seeing Joy

Even in the Tough Stuff  .  Even Today

Stay

We love it when they stay!

and confide

and tell [...]

Fresh Joy. . . Helping Kids Succeed

The Home Field Advantage!

Offering you Hope   .   And a Joyful Journey

Parents and Kids  .   Together  .  Finding Joy   .   Even in the Tough Stuff  .  Even Today

Fresh Joy . . . Helping Our Kids Succeed

Do you know your child’s dreams?

What does your child like to do?

Or think [...]

Fresh Joy. . .Heart Help for April Edginess

April feels light and bright.

Flowers and warmer weather lift us up.

Yet April can bring pressure and its own “edginess.”

Yard work looms and a slew of upcoming “calendar jammers” such as graduations, recitals,        showers, weddings, game days, prize days all feel like extra pressure. [...]

Fresh Joy . . . Getting Together in Peoria

How did it play in Peoria? Perfectly!

Across the country convention season is ahead! During the past month we’ve been to three. In-Home in St. Charles, Illinois, APACHE in Peoria, and the Midwest Homeschool Convention in Cincinnati!  So glad!

If you’ve not enjoyed a homeschool convention, or it’s [...]

Fresh Joy . . . December Joy

HI everyone,

Hey remember . . .  we’re moving in to our Word Press site!

We’re bringing our newsletters with us . . .need to bring them in as posts.  December Joy. . .a keeper!

December Joy for Homeschool Moms – How to Find It, How to Keep it

What’s December like for you? For most of us December [...]

Fresh Joy . . . Summer Parenting?

Fun to start thinking about – even in March!

Summer Parenting ? ! ?  Yessirree!

What in the world is summer parenting?

During summer we live more simply, cook more simply, and we’re slightly less scheduled.

Even if we work outside our home (or are looking for a job!) our summer days feel more relaxed.   Summer tasks are [...]

Fresh Joy! . . . March is Muddy

Dear everyone,

March is muddy!

March is also warmer and draws us all outside where kids meet mud.  Is that good?

Depends how you feel about mud.

Consider this . . . mud can be great medicine for kids with electronic-media-habits – especially after a long winter indoors, in cars, and in buildings.

When kids get to run and shreik [...]