Welcome! I’m Rachelle, wife and homeschooling mama. I love Jesus, my man, my little ones, libraries, lemonade and theology. For years I've loved others' DITL (day in the life) posts on social media and blogs/Substack, so I'm jumping in with my own. Consider this a chronicle of my daily life, a … [Read more...] about DITL: Day in the Life
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5 Books to Read if You’re Thinking About Homeschooling
This fall my oldest is “starting” kindergarten -- although does homeschooling have a first day, really? In preparation of becoming a second-generation homeschooler, I did what I do best: I read a dozen good books on the subject. The result? I both re-familiarized myself with the life I knew … [Read more...] about 5 Books to Read if You’re Thinking About Homeschooling
5 Lessons from 5 Years of Motherhood
Five years ago, I became a mother, giving birth to our firstborn during the first uncertain month of the pandemic. Similar to how the year 2020 tilted the world, my little six-pound-nothing baby changed my entire life overnight – and she and her brother have just kept on changing it with each new … [Read more...] about 5 Lessons from 5 Years of Motherhood
Things I Learned Last Year
This post may contain affiliate links. Read my full disclosure policy here. Farewell, last year! You were good to me. 1. Gratitude changes things. Specifically, gratitude changes me. In 2021, for the first time ever, I kept a gratitude journal for an entire year. Although I don't … [Read more...] about Things I Learned Last Year
My Favorite Books from Last Year
Last year is in the books, and I spent a lot of it in books. Reading is definitely a way I relax and unwind, so no wonder I hit my reading goal of 100 books and then some! Out of the 112 books I read, below are some of my favorite, five-star reads from the year (categorized by topic). I'd … [Read more...] about My Favorite Books from Last Year
My Favorite Books of 2020
Last year my life changed. As did, it seems, everyone else's. Not only did we paddle through a global pandemic and political unrest, here in the Cobb Cottage we welcomed a little princess. She surprisingly did not have as much influence on my reading life, as I expected. I spent a lot of time … [Read more...] about My Favorite Books of 2020
