(This post was supposed to go up last week, but last week kind of got away from me! I hope you enjoy it.)
I mentioned last week how I have been inspired by the book Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder to be more intentional about getting my family into the great [...]
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How Well Do You Know Your Own Backyard?
Get Outside!
I’ll be honest…I did not grow up as a nature girl. My fond childhood memories include watching The Muppet Show on Friday nights and going to the ballet, not a lot of camping thrown into the mix. But after reading The Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv, I’ve started to rethink my indoor [...]
School, Intentionally
I’ve posted before about how we at the Nix House try to approach life with intention and purpose. Hence the tagline on this blog. And lately, school has been on my mind quite a bit, as I prepare for my oldest daughter to start kindergarten in the Fall. So, I thought I’d write about how [...]
Fun Activities to Strengthen Fine Motor Skills
I’ve written before about how we are all a little outside of the box. Everyone has strengths and weaknesses. Even my daughters, brilliant and beautiful girls that they are, have things that come easily to them and things that, well, don’t. So I thought I’d share with you how I’ve addressed one such issue in [...]
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Who's Paula
I am a Christian, a wife, and a mom of two beautiful girls. My family lives in Canton, GA where my husband is the preaching elder of Isaac's Keep and the director of Grace to the Nations. I teach other people's kids one day a week at Veritas Classical Christian Schools and my own the other six.
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