• Dear moms of little ones. | Great Peace Academy
    Homeschool

    Dear Mom of Little Ones

    An Open Letter for the Mom of Little Ones I watch you and see that you feel overwhelmed. Being a mom to little ones can be hard, exhausting work. I know sometimes it feels as if you’ll never sleep again. I understand that you often feel alone, as if, no one truly understands how it feels. I perceive that you never imagined…

  • Crushing the barren woman's heart on social media. | Renée at Great Peace
    Bible Study

    Crushing the Barren

    This may be one of the most difficult posts I’ll ever write. Why? Because it is very personal to my heart. It’s one I’ve wanted to write for a long time, yet, it always felt too personal, too intimate, too hard to put into words.   But, as social media continues to grow as the number 1 form of communications. As…

  • That Kind of Love | Marriage Moment with Renée at Great Peace Academy.
    Marriage Moments

    That Kind of Love

    Recently I was with another woman and we were watching a romance movie. At the end of the movie she was crying and said, “Don’t you wish you had that kind of love?” My response was, “I do.”  She was like, “Really?”  I said, “Yeah.”  I thought for a moment and then said, “What do you mean by, that kind…

  • 25 Books for Boys List | Great Peace Academy
    Boys

    25 Boy Books Every Boy Should Read

    Books for Boys to Read Jonathan has always been a good reader. The reality is, though, it’s not an activity he gravitates to for general pleasure. I want to change that. I want to encourage him to read, to want to read, not for research (which he does love doing) but simply for pleasure or inspiration. I want him to…

  • Life: Grow Old with Me, Marriage Moment at Great Peace Academy
    Family,  Marriage Moments

    When Life Leads to Tears

    I haven’t written here about all that’s going on with my life right now. There are many reasons why I haven’t written, yet there were many times I wanted to open my heart and share with you. If you haven’t noticed I haven’t been online much lately. Some posts have gone out which were pre-scheduled. Some were works in progress that…

  • 2015 Homeschool Certificates available exclusively at Great Peace Academy.com
    Homeschool,  Printables

    New Homeschool Certificates for 2015

    It’s the end of the school year! Yes! Can you believe it? For homeschooling mamas, like me, after a long cold winter we turn our thoughts to ending the school year. Yes, most still have a few months still some have several months if you homeschool year round, but it’s the time of year when we start thinking about winding…