Too Many Toys

Hide everything. Take one basket of toys at a time. Pack different sets in different bags for when he goes out so when you're in a rush, just grab one bag with toys he's not played with in a while and that will keep him occupied especially when you're going somewhere he needs to keep quiet or like a long drive.

More conversational writing

As an English teacher, I try to encourage students to engage in as much dialogue as possible in their writing. Pick up any good book and just scan through the pages to find out the percentage of content that is actually pure conversation and thinking to oneself; and you'll realize that more than half to 80% of story content is indeed made up of dialogues. 

She just needs a few pointers:

1. Punctuation -- I can't emphasize this enough -- open with open inverted commas, and end with a comma or full stop (she needs to be able to tell which), before her closing inverted commas.

2. Each conversation and reply is a paragraph by itself -- each person in a dialogue will open a new paragraph unless it's the same person continuing a sentence after an action, i.e. "Hello," he said while looking at her, "How are you?"

If Your Husband is in Love with Someone Else

Other than praying for your husband, you can try a few things:

1. Pray and fast for him

2. Every morning, ask "How can I love you today?"

3. Look into his eyes, hold his hands and tell him how much you appreciate all he has done and how much he means to you, sincerely from your heart.

4. Wash his feet. Literally. With a bucket of water.

5. How you feel now isn't half as bad as how it's going to be if you really have that divorce. Do everything you can to save your marriage the devil is attacking. That woman is not from God. He is committing adultery. Don't give up.

What is Love?

God is Love.

Also..

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.

1 Cor 13:4-7

And..

Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends.

John 15:13

Minimalism Vs Relationships

It's the way it is being done. Instead of forcing him, perhaps having a conversation and having him make the offer to do something about his stuff. 

Don't force it or have this dealt with harshly because at the end of the day, relationships are more important than having stuff or being a minimalist and we have to weigh out what really matters to us in this life. And if being a minimalist means losing your son, it's not worth it.

And think about fixing that relationship. Remember your priorities. Relationship comes before Lifestyle.

Jesus Criticized

 14 But the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath; and he said to the crowd, “There are six days on which men ought to work; therefore come and be healed on them, and not on the Sabbath day.”

Jesus was criticized publicly. But what did Jesus do when He was criticized?

15 The Lord then answered him and said, “Hypocrite! Does not each one of you on the Sabbath loose his ox or donkey from the stall, and lead it away to water it? 16 So ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound—think of it—for eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the Sabbath?” 17 And when He said these things, all His adversaries were put to shame; and all the multitude rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by Him.

Be like Jesus and stand for righteousness.

JesusSchooling

I'm using the JesusSchooling Method. It is not a curriculum but is a homeschooling method which can be used with any existing curriculum or resources you have and all subjects are intertwined into it. 

It goes from Genesis to Revelations each year, so that sets your themes for the day and you get to pick and choose which activities and resources you would like to do with your kids for that day based on those themes, just arrange what your have in Bible order.

It's great because your kids get to learn together even though they are different ages because they're sharing the same theme.

I am also writing a curriculum based on that method but it's not finished. I share what I can here https://facebook.com/groups/kingdomheirsgroup/