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August 30, 2017
Goat Milk You Can Trust
As a Mom, I’m always careful to make sure that my family can trust the products we’re using or the food we’re eating. I make and grow everything I can. And for the rest, I spend a lot of time trying to figure out what is trustworthy! This is hard work because you need to […]
Read MoreAugust 28, 2017
What Would You Do With An Extra Hour?
I was asked the other day on a podcast interview what I would do if I suddenly had an extra hour in every day (if I had a 25 hour day instead of 24 hours). I thought it was a great question. I didn’t have to think about it too long. My answer was… I would […]
Read MoreAugust 25, 2017
A Day In The Life – Brett’s Tuesday
Life as a Jonas means one thing: there is no such thing as a typical day. However, so many people have asked what a day looks like for our family that we decided we’d try to show you. This is what Tuesday looked like for Brett. 7:45 AM I wake up ten minutes before my […]
Read MoreAugust 23, 2017
It’s Your Choice
Many of you know that my oldest daughter, Brett, just got engaged. The other night we were discussing how important it is that you marry a person accepting him exactly as he is. You don’t get married expecting your spouse to change. Now, we all know that change is going to happen. But too many engaged […]
Read MoreAugust 21, 2017
Systems are Key to Increased Productivity
I got my Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering from the University of Virginia. People often think that the ‘systems’ refers to computer systems, but in fact it refers to large-scale systems. I put my degree to good use working in Corporate America for 3 years before Brett was born. When I left the work force […]
Read MoreAugust 19, 2017
Our apples are getting bigger and bigger! We can’t wait until they’re ready! -Brett [Photo]
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August 18, 2017
The girls and I got our ears pierced a few weeks ago… it’s almost time to take our starter earrings out! -Brett [Photo]
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August 18, 2017
You Don’t Have to Know It All to Homeschool
When people find out that I homeschool my eight children, I get a lot of different responses. One of the more common ones is, “Wow, you must be smart. I could never homeschool my child in x.” Insert “science”, “math”, “grammar” or whatever “weakness” the person perceives in themself for that x. But that’s part […]
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August 16, 2017
Parenting is Not Black and White
Some of the best parenting advice I’ve ever received came from The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People* by Steven Covey. I’m not sure he wrote the book with parents in mind, but habit number one (Be proactive) and habit number two (Begin with the end in mind) are highly effective habits of good parenting. […]
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