Into the Wonder Garden

Let’s be real: winter tends to take even the most well-intentioned homeschool plans and chucks them into the nearest snowbank. At first, it’s cozy and magical and cinnamon-scented… and then by February it’s like, “How many more indoor crafts can we do before I melt into a puddle of glue and glitter?”

Your nature notebook may have gotten buried under piles of indoor crafts and half-finished puzzles. The birds flew south, your energy flew with them, and your outdoor explorations turned into “mayb...

Winter is nature’s season of hibernation—a time when the earth slows down, rests, and prepares for renewal. And honestly? Our bodies and hearts crave the same rhythm. The natural world encourages this pause, offering an opportunity to lean into the quieter pace of life. It’s as if Mother Nature herself is whispering, “It’s okay to slow down, to rest, to simply be.”

In our society, however, the tendency is often to fill these darker months with consumption—be it endless TV shows, video games, or...