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Near the end of each yoga class I teach, whether to children or adults, we all bow to each other. I was taught that the bow has three parts, each of which aligns our hearts and minds with our bodies, and my favorite bow instruction is this: “Sit Like a Mountain (sitting tall, seat planted, back straight, heart open, shoulders relaxed). Give Like a River (hinging forward from the hips, offering the chest and heart forward). Shine Like the Sun (rising up, radiate your heart, your goodness, outward 360 degrees).” This is the essence of yoga, in simple instruction. We...

Last month, I introduced a series of blog posts that I plan to go through over the next few months, sharing some of my favorite Charlotte Mason homeschool resources broken down by subject. These are the ones we’ve tried and have been so helpful in making our days run more smoothly. They have also engaged my kids in whatever subject we’re covering. In some cases, they’re resources that have been made by other homeschooling moms or are from reputable homeschooling companies, and sometimes they’re just different items that have been helpful to us in a specific subject. These are by...

Party Shortcuts – Episode 466 Birthdays. Graduations. Special Events. Oh. My! Party shortcuts and planning are the only way I survive hosting events, and in the many years of motherhood, grandmotherhood (yes, that is a thing), and having the largest house so of course family comes here. Join me as I share my best secrets for hosting with you. Visit my website at Media Angels.com for great books, character planning guides and so much more. The latest and greatest party I finished hosting was the Easter Sunday meal. We had 24 people, then 28, and then 29, and we ended...

The first time we talked about allowances in our family it was my sneaky way to do math. My grade-school aged kids couldn’t tell the difference between a quarter and a nickel, because why would they have any need for that outside of a school assignment? I opened a savings account for them and gave them a little extra to put into savings each week. I gave them a little extra for tzedakah, and as their money in the pushke grew, the boys started talking about which charity to give to. It was like I was in Congress — not...

About the BookBook: Persuade MeAuthor: Joanne MarkeyGenre: Women’s Christian Fiction/RomanceRelease date: April 5, 2022One horrible misunderstanding. Two heartbroken people.For seven long years, Anne Elliot of Kellynch Station quietly mourned the loss of her first love. Now that she’s finally over Fred for good, her sister offers the perfect escape: Uppercross.This move, from one cattle station to another, offers new friends, new responsibilities, and now that she’s out from under her father’s domineering thumb, a whole new world of possibilities.The sky is the limit.Or maybe the sky is the perfect place for helicopter mustering pilot Fred Wentworth to spend his days....