The Best of 2015:Homeschool and Family Resources and Encouraging Posts

It's hard to believe that it is the last night of 2015. When we (finally) go to sleep tonight and wake up tomorrow morning, a new year will have begun. I've been looking back through the 2015 posts, and I've found the most popular- the best in homemaking and homeschooling resources and the best homeschool and parenting encouragement.

Top 5 Resource Posts from 2015

• Making the Christmas Cookie Tradition Easier With Betty Crocker Cookie Mixes- There are some yummy variations on easy Betty Crocker cookie recipes that you can use to whip up your own batches of goodies.
• Can I Really Homeschool for Free?- Often we homeschoolers share free and really frugal resources. But, can you really homeschool for free?
• Preparing the Books: Choosing This Year's Read Alouds- As part of the Read Aloud Wednesdays posts, I shared some of our choices for reading aloud for this year.
• Great Children's Literature That You Can Read For Free- If you're looking for classic read aloud but don't want to spend lots of money, you can find some great books that you can read for free.
• Introducing Your Children to Shakespeare- In another Read Aloud Wednesdays post, I shared all kinds of resources for introducing the bard to your kids.

Top 5 Encouragement Posts from 2015

• Why I Don't Want My Kids to Be Good- I'm talking about what makes a "good" kid and why I really want more for my kids than to be "good".
• If I Knew Then What I Know Now: Things I Wish I'd Known as a New Homeschool Mom- I'm sharing four important lessons learned as a homeschool mom.
• Confession: Parenting Doesn't Get Any Easier- Although our children go through different stages as they grow, parenting doesn't necessarily get easier, but it does change.
• No More Bickering! Five Ways to Help Siblings Play on the Same Team- Yes, my children argue. But there are some things we can do as parents to get our kids on the same team.
• Real Life Homeschooling: The Best Days and the Worse- As part of the Real Life Homeschool series I participated in with the Crew, I shared at look at good days...and bad.

These posts represent some of my favorite from the year as well as some of the top viewed posts I've had. Are any of these your favorites?