Hillside Hideaway on Smith Lake in Crane Hill, Alabama is a 3-story, 4 bedroom lake house that is truly unforgettable. After touring the house with great excitement (5.13.24), we made some lunch before literally jumping into the lake and spending several hours there before we ate dinner. A sweet friend made it to bless our […]
sweet springs retreat in guntersville, alabama
Sweet Springs Retreat in Guntersville, Alabama is a 4-acre property that has 13 tiny homes and a large cabin available to rent. We stayed in a tiny home (4.15-17.24) which has a full kitchen, bathroom, bedroom and loft. At the end of the neighborhood of tiny houses is a little playground and bikes you can […]
nature day forest school – spring celebration
The last couple units I haven’t hosted a post-unit celebration and I found my families missed the opportunity to bring their husbands and just hang out as a community to celebrate the unit’s conclusion. So I brought it back and it did not disappoint. We asked our families to bring a dish to share and […]
nature day forest school – harvesting your garden
This was our last class of our Spring Unit where we studied GARDENING. We focused on planning your garden, seeds, bees, worms and flowers. For our last class, we talked about harvesting our garden. We did a quick review of our unit before letting the kids play freely. We had this farmers market where the kids could sell and […]
the shaver crew adoption – lion king bold & wild shirt
THEY’RE READY!!!! We are so excited to offer you this new shirt that was birthed out of our love for the King of Kings, encouraging everyone to be bold and wild, + lions are one of our favorite animals ever! Although we designed our famous “I love you, smiley face” shirt two years ago, we […]
adoption cost – money breakdown
We’ve been pretty open about funds throughout our journey and you guys have been so generous! You’ve helped us pay for legal requirements, home studies x2, our consulting firm’s fee x2 and so much more. >>picture from Dec 2022 Up to this point, every case we received had a different dollar amount, so it was […]
we are matched!!!
WE’RE MATCHED!!! After 2+years and 94 cases received, a first-mama chose our family to raise her baby. We announced our decision to adopt in January 2022 and it’s then it’s been an incredibly challenging season of legal paperwork, fundraising, conversations, heartache, questions, hope, letdown and the most dependent on Christ I think I’ve ever been […]
nature day forest school – flowers
This unit of Nature Day Forest School is all about GARDENING. We’ve focused on planning your garden, seeds, bees and worms. Today we learned about flowers. For our lesson we had some discussion and read a sweet book of a girl who took one sunflower seed and turned it into a field full. Snack was a free expression […]
nature day forest school – worms
Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases at no extra cost to you. Please read my disclaimer page for more information. This unit of Nature Day Forest School is all about GARDENING. We’ve focused on planning your garden, seeds and bees. This week we learned about worms. Our lesson was the most hands-on lesson I’ve ever done […]
homeschooling 101
Hey, I’m Sarah – I was homeschooled K-12. I graduated on time, am social and do not wear a bonnet. I did not have the most incredible homeschool experience, BUT I absolutely love homeschooling my kids. On a regular basis, someone is asking me questions about homeschooling – and I love it! I decided it’d […]