Teresa Brouillette

Life and Learning through Tears and Laughter

  • Home
  • About
    • Me & My Family
    • Contact Me
    • Disclosure
  • Homeschool
    • About Homeschooling and Our Curriculum
    • Science
    • Nature Studies
    • Unit Studies
    • Lessons & Activities
    • Book Review
    • Curriculum Reviews
    • printables
  • Home & Hobbies
    • Review
    • Recipes
    • Crafts & DIY
  • Family & Parenting
  • Faith & Heart Stories
  • Hobby Farming

Do You Succumb To Social Conformity?

by Teresa Brouillette Leave a Comment

Our culture is full of technological distractions. Recently, every news outlet and social media venue was plastered with reports and opinions of professional athletic teams not being present for the national anthem. Maybe you followed along. I confess I did. Did you also know there was a church shooting in Tennessee the same day? Yet […]

Filed Under: family & parenting Tagged With: Family

When Homeschooling Is Too Hard

by Teresa Brouillette 2 Comments

I am thankful to be in the last days of our homeschooling year!! I’m exhausted and ready to throw out the curriculum. Can anyone else relate?!? I know a few friends that share my exhaustion. When talking to other homeschooling moms, I’ve heard the frustration, fatigue, and discouragement. A couple friends have even questioned if […]

Filed Under: family & parenting Tagged With: faith, Family, Homeschool, homeschooling

Vocabulary Heart Lessons

by Teresa Brouillette Leave a Comment

It seemed a simple assignment. Define a word and use it in a sentence. A basic vocabulary exercise. My son sat across the table from me. Looking for my approval, he read me his understanding of the definition. He had used as few words as possible to minimize how much he had to write. “So […]

Filed Under: family & parenting Tagged With: faith, Homeschool, parenting

Stand Tall

by Teresa Brouillette 7 Comments

My remaining frustration melted when I heard the scream. It was the kind of scream that instantly pierces a mothers heart with fear and panic. Only moments before I was scolding my children. The warm spring days had drawn them outside. Toys that had been forgotten with the passing of seasons, suddenly scattered the yard. […]

Filed Under: family & parenting Tagged With: Family, parenting

Teaching Kids To Set Boundaries

by Teresa Brouillette Leave a Comment

My son appeared fine when I picked him up from his Sunday school class. As we descended the stairs to the main floor, I was stunned when he adamantly and loudly insisted he was never coming to this church again. We quickly quieted him and asked if something had happened. He denied anything occurring, proclaimed […]

Filed Under: family & parenting Tagged With: boundaries, boundaries with kids, Family, parenting, prayer

An Open Letter To Walmart

by Teresa Brouillette 2 Comments

Dear Walmart, I never imagined I would be “that” blogger. You know, the one writing an open letter to a large company, ranting about my concerns…. In truth Walmart, I usually like your stores. I admit I don’t care for the crowds you sometimes draw, and find the social media pictures of some of your […]

Filed Under: family & parenting Tagged With: parenting, walmart

Church Hopping with Kids

by Teresa Brouillette 6 Comments

Over the last several weeks, my husband and I have found ourselves on a most interesting adventure. We have been visiting different churches within our community. We’re not ones to suddenly become “church hoppers,” and therefore our adventure feels a little crazy. We believe it’s important to have a home church, and yet understand we […]

Filed Under: family & parenting Tagged With: Family, parenting, prayer

When the Baby is the Lesson

by Teresa Brouillette 2 Comments

I looked at my calendar this week, and was shocked to notice it’s already August. It seems it was only a few days ago we sat our school books aside for a much needed summer break. As summer will soon fade to fall, I must face the final decisions on curriculum and plan school year […]

Filed Under: family & parenting Tagged With: Columbo, Family, Homeschool, learning to read, Little Bear

Rite of Passage

by Teresa Brouillette Leave a Comment

I have come to believe parenting is the single most challenging privilege I will ever experience. The rush of responsibility in holding a new infant, the joy of first steps, the worrisome late nights of illness, the hours of backyard batting practice, and nights of just one more book. So many memories already made with […]

Filed Under: family & parenting Tagged With: faith, Family, parenting, prayer, summer activities

Summer Activities To Find In Your Community

by Teresa Brouillette 2 Comments

With summer sunshine comes the anticipation of endless playtime and activities. Although I like to give my kids plenty of time for free play, I also plan and schedule some budget friendly activities.

Filed Under: family & parenting, Homeschool Tagged With: Barnes & Noble summer reading, reading, summer activities, summer break

« Previous Page
Next Page »
  • Facebook
  • Pinterest
  • RSS
  • Twitter

Subscribe via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Hello, I’m Teresa!

SchoolhouseTeachers.com

The Old Schoolhouse Magazine

My Teaching Library

My Teaching Library from CHSH-Teach, LLC

Homeschooling with Heart

Top Posts & Pages

  • Thankfulness
    Thankfulness
  • Everything You Need to Ace Computer Science and Coding in One Big Fat Notebook {Book Review}
    Everything You Need to Ace Computer Science and Coding in One Big Fat Notebook {Book Review}
  • Wordless Wednesday At The Aviary
    Wordless Wednesday At The Aviary
  • Homeschool Jeopardy {Free Printable}
    Homeschool Jeopardy {Free Printable}
  • Finding a Snail Mail Pen Pal
    Finding a Snail Mail Pen Pal
  • DIY Creative Gifts Using Photos
    DIY Creative Gifts Using Photos

Copyright © 2021 Teresa Brouillette · All Rights Reserved