If a mother's place is in the home, why do I spend so much time in the car?

I saw that on a minivan one day as I dropped my kids off at MCP. It is so true! I originally named our blog "The Days are Just Packed" because I constantly felt that way. Over the past few years I've tried to simplify our lives. It is so tempting to be involved in everything - especially with home school. There are so many opportunities and I have to make sure the kids have an adequate social life, right? But one of the reasons why we started homeschooling was so that we could spend more time as a family. I want to be a mother, not a chauffeur, and so I've made more of an effort each year to not over book our family. It is hard for me to have that wisdom and self control, but I enjoy the peace I feel when our lives are not so busy.

So, I've decided to change the name of our blog to something that has kind of became my theme for the last couple of years. "By small and simple things are great things brought to past." I think about this every day. When I become discouraged by big things I am reminded to break them into smaller parts. When I wonder if my kids are going to be learning enough at home school I am reassured by their small degrees of progress each day. It is by little everyday habits that we become our best selves.

I like this title because it has another meaning. This blog is about my kids and they may be small now but I know that they will accomplish great things.
"If your knees aren't green by the end of the day, you ought to seriously re-examine your life."