Category Archives: homeschooling

Simple Change

September 22, 2014creative teaching, homeschool material, homeschooling, mom, mom of toddlers, motherhood, Parenting, simple spiritual lessons, Spiritual Encouragement, Teaching, Uncategorized, Who we are in ChristAbba Father, Bible study, Biblical teaching, christian encouragement for moms, homeschooling mom, new homeschooling mom, Parenting, raising children, salvation, spiritual encouragement, TEACHER MOM, TeachingT.W. Allgaier

Simple Change

No, I am not writing about making change at a cash register…

although I could write an entire blog on the “inability” of people to actually

make change without the aide of the computer…and then I might be border line “Common Core”

…..so I will save that one!

I am talking about the change…
in our lives…
that takes place upon our salvation. Continue reading Simple Change →

Simple Freedom

September 15, 2014creative teaching, homeschool material, homeschooling, simple spiritual lessons, Uncategorizedchildren, homeschooling mom, new mom, TEACHER MOM, Teaching, teaching your own childT.W. Allgaier

Simple Freedom

I take it for granted.

I think a lot of us do quite frankly.

Have you ever let your kids catch a creek turtle and keep it in an old fish bowl? We did that several times in our home. And each time the boys were convinced that they could keep the turtle in their room and it would remain healthy and happy.

The first experience they had did not prove this statement to be true. It died. I cannot remember its’ name. But it was sad. And it wasn’t the last. Continue reading Simple Freedom →

Simple “Fix It” AKA “Momma Bear Syndrome”

September 10, 2014homeschooling, mom, mom of toddlers, motherhood, Parenting, simple spiritual lessons, Spiritual Encouragement, Uncategorizedbehavior in children, children, christian encouragement for moms, encouragement for moms, homeschooling mom, new homeschooling mom, new mom, Parenting, raising childrenT.W. Allgaier

Simple “Fix It”

Don’t do it.

I have regrets as a parent…

…and I would change some things that I did…

One regret: My reaction to….

the “Momma Bear Syndrome”.

Now don’t give me that look.

You’ve all been stricken with it at some point or another.

It’s that uncontrollable urge to yell at the mother of the two year old child who just bit your two year old in the church nursery. And yes, you talked to her..you neglected to yell..but you took care of it. Continue reading Simple “Fix It” AKA “Momma Bear Syndrome” →