Pre-K is still a time for plenty of outside play and discovery, I believe. But the special Mommy+Me time when my little man and I snuggle onto our giant blue chair and read together is priceless. These are the best homeschool Pre-K Materials for reading, math, science, geography, art, history, and music that I’ve found so far. Each child is…
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If you are thinking about “doing Whole 30” but are unsure if you can make it happen, this menu plan is for you. The Restful Home is not a food blog, so I’ll just be rounding up recipes from helpful websites to get you started. And yes, you can do it! I did Whole 30 a year ago while caring…
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It’s this time of year again! My 2020 book recommendations are a varied lot, bouncing from memoir to theology to parenting advice to housecleaning tips. As usual, I’ve loved looking back upon the books that have shaped me this year. I also love the exchange of book recommendations from one friend to another–please leave me your recommendations in the comments…
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2020 has been a strange year. A pandemic and all its accoutrements plus forest fires and a vitriolic election campaign in the U.S. have kept many of us in constant fight/flight mode. However, some elements of the year have made 2020 a good year. More time at home meant more time to bring order to our homes, to read good…
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Life is fragile. Perhaps I’m thinking more about the delicacy, the whisper-thread of spider silk that our life rests upon, because last night I wrote a letter to my daughter. She’s almost one year old, and I’m just now writing to her a letter of the things I want her to know in case I’m not given the privilege of…
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