As I mentioned in my previous post about the reasons why teens should volunteer, I think it’s an incredibly valuable life lesson to put forth work for a greater cause for no other reason than to do something good (well, I suppose it’s partially because Mom made them, but still). Where should one start, though? Well, […]
5 Reasons Teens Should Volunteer
Our culture puts a lot of emphasis on work-readiness, so I’m quite surprised there isn’t more emphasis on teens getting a volunteer job. In fact, when I was looking for volunteer opportunities for Care Bear, I had a hard time finding anything when searching on Google. I’ve since come across fliers at the library (gotta […]
Co-op Changes
Life brings change, and most times it is positive in the end. While we are making the transition, change can feel uncomfortable and we can wish just to go back to how things were, but rarely is that possible. I hope that through the wisdom of being through change enough times, we eventually look forward […]
Never Too Late To Learn
You’re never too late to learn life lessons, no matter how old you are (though admittedly, I’m not all that old!). I learned this over the last couple months as I’ve been prepping with the leadership team at our homeschooling co-op for the Open House we had yesterday. Before I go to what lessons I […]
Mama, Volunteer Extraordinaire
Have you ever noticed that homeschooling moms seem to volunteers in various activities also? It almost seems like there’s something inbred in us that drives us to sign up for more and more things, no matter how busy we are. We must be involved in every aspect of our family’s life. Ever since I got laid […]