Disclaimer

A couple of months ago a friend of mine told me she stopped reading my blog because she felt overwhelmed and pressured to do what I was doing. I really had to take a step back and search my motives and intentions for this blog. I originally thought I could create a place where people would share ideas—an ongoing brainstorming session—that would get a reader’s creative juices flowing. The idea was to use what would work well for their family and disregard the rest. But was that what I was really accomplishing? Or was I simply overwhelming my readers?

I took the summer off from my blog to mull these questions over in my mind. Upon closer inspection I remembered I do have the tendency to want to fix people’s problem (I come by it honestly from my mother ; ). Perhaps that was coming through in my writing. Also as a human I think I naturally put my best foot forward—was I being authentic with my audience? I could do better with follow-up posts as well telling if things worked out over time. Perhaps most importantly I learned or relearned that each family has the ability and stewardship to know what they should be doing in their families.

My friend and I had a good talk. She told me that she had decided there were a few simple things she felt her family needed right then and that was what she was going to do. You as parents will know as you seek inspiration from God what you should be doing with your children. This is simply a place to spark ideas that will ignite your children’s fire for learning.

I have really missed posting this summer. Blogging for me is like thinking out loud. Writing helps me to wrap my mind around principles and assimilate them into my life. So when you read, please take what I say with a grain of salt and hopefully you will share some ideas and find one or two that inspire you.