Category Archives: Sarita’s Word

A bi-weekly encouraging message from Sonlight’s President, Sarita Holzmann. Sarita’s Word is featured in The Beam.

If your home won’t look like a magazine spread this holiday

I saw an email from a fancy grocery store chain this week. Packed with culinary tips for Thanksgiving, the tone of it suggested that my self-worth depends on me presenting a gorgeous and complex feast next week. I laughed because … Continue reading

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Help Children Succeed in Their Careers by Using a Global Focus

What kind of a world will your children inherit? One thing seems certain: it will be a world more interconnected and globalized than ever before. Your children will interact – whether virtually or in person – with people from vastly … Continue reading

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Teach Multiple Sides to Protect the Parent-Child Relationship

Years ago, a friend’s teenage son declared: “When I grow up, I want to go to Saudi Arabia and openly preach the Gospel until I am martyred.” Not exactly the life plans most moms have for their children. What should … Continue reading

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Freedom to Dream of an Intentional Family Culture

What do you want your family culture to look like? If you took out a giant sheet of paper to brainstorm how you want your family to engage with each other and the world, what would you write? What would … Continue reading

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A Precious Gift of Homeschooling: Investing in Your Kids

We only have a limited time here on earth. A very limited time with our kids at home. What will we do with that time? Although the Lord gently pushed me into homeschooling, I have no regrets in having invested … Continue reading

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Flexible and Doable: 2016-2017 Sonlight Curriculum Changes

I pray every day for homeschool parents like you. I want you to know you can do this. I want you to be equipped for this worthy task. I want you to love your homeschool. So, I constantly ask myself … Continue reading

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A Devotional Guide to Help Your Family Prepare for Easter

John and I don't come from liturgical backgrounds, and other than Advent, I've never paid much attention to the traditional Church calendar. But this last year we were encouraged to try something new during the Lenten season. We used a … Continue reading

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