What I Learned and Did This Summer
As the official end of summer approaches, I thought I would make a record of what I did, thought about, and learned this summer as I was sorting it all out. Posting was quite slow here and there were …
Crawling Into My Introvert Summer Cave
I told David and Caroline I am crawling into my introvert cave now for the summer. I intend to hide out here, interacting with people in the in-person world only when absolutely necessary. All I want …
Cozy Life Reset – Day 7 – Acknowledge Your Limits
I’ve written about the idea of limits many times in posts such as Limits Are God’s Idea and Margin, Rhythm, and Decision Making. It’s difficult to have a cozy life of peace, understanding, …
The INFP Child and Her Stuffed Animals
Over the years I’ve invested a lot of energy into understanding my child and the way God created her as an individual. I’ve written about that journey from many different angles in the …
Life During the First Two Weeks of Homeschool
Caroline and I have completed our first two weeks of homeschooling this year. It’s gone well overall and I think we’ve settled into a flexible rhythm that works for both of us. But …
A Very Full Life Right Now
Remember me? The woman who sent out a newsletter two weeks ago and said she was ready to start sending one each week? I’m living a very full life in real life at the moment. Some of this will be …
INFJ Mom Homeschooling an INFP Daughter
In the not-too-distant past, I decided to stop discussing personality types on here for various reasons mostly related to faith. I had already thoroughly rejected even the idea of the Enneagram …
Introverts and Extroverts in Quarantine
I’ve been thinking about how different people will respond to being told to shelter in place, quarantine, etc. It might be eye-opening for some extroverts to realize how difficult it is to be …
A Jumbly Post On A Rainy Saturday Night In October
It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. Yes, the past couple of weeks have been such a roller coaster as you can probably tell by the lack of much new content here. I thought about it …
Creating A Mom-Friendly Homeschool
One of the things I am passionate about is helping parents understand their child’s learning and personality needs. I have dozens of posts on this website about tailoring our parenting and …