Recently at church we sang the lovely hymn “Shine Thou Upon Us, Lord” by John Ellerton. If you are looking for an aid to prayer or devotion, may I commend this hymn to your study? Although not originally written as such, I feel like it could be appropriately titled “The Mother’s Prayer.” “Shine Thou Upon […]
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Summer is the time to get to all the things you don’t have time for during the school year. Right? Um. Maybe, not so much. Maybe, if you set yourself up with a glorious plan a mile long, outlining all of your ideas and summer routines, you’ll end up crying the first week of June.
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As a 2nd-generation homeschooler I can begin to appreciate how much I owe my own homeschool moms. Yes, Moms. Because not only do I have a personal experience with my own wonderful mother and her homeschooling, but my fabulous mother-in-law was also a homeschooler.
Thanks, Moms: 6 Things I’ve Learned from My Own Homeschool Moms Read More »
What if you asked a Dad and a Mom the same series of questions about their homeschooling? Would their perspectives be similar or different? And what do they wish they’d known before they started?
He said/She said: a Dad’s and Mom’s Perspectives on Homeschooling Read More »
For adults who missed out on a literature education, here’s a guide to your own life long learning! Learn how to read deeply!
Don’t Know Much About: Literature Read More »
What if I told you that there was a way to incorporate freedom into homeschool planning? A way to blend flexibility and a well-ordered day? Big-Picture Planning gives me the ability to craft weekly assignment lists for the kids (and myself) without having to type out any lesson plans, write out lists of page numbers, or feel bound by dates on the calendar!
Over 75 books from more than 20 series in which the sibling relationships are a central, essential element to the story. #SiblingFiction
Sibling Relationships in Fiction: a Book List! Read More »
Simple Homeschool Day in the Life series. Each week, we try to faithfully persevere by God’s grace through our routines with consistency, although strict scheduling does not work well for our daily life. Our life is full and wonderful. It is an odd mix of the mundane and the crazy. While every “day in the life” looks rather different, each day we seek to approach in humility and repentance, looking to Jesus with hearts full of praise.
Day in the Life 2018 (with a 12, 10, 7, 5, and 2 year old) Read More »
Morningtime provides the framework for my ultimate goal in education: raising people who believe what is true, honor what is noble, stand uncompromisingly for what is just, keep their desires pure, love things that are lovely and relish those things that are praiseworthy (Philippians 4:8). Our morning gathering lends great joy to this crazy family life. It builds memory, laughter, and relationship into our days.
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