1.   My Savior, Jesus
2.   My family
3.   A godly upbringing
4.   The health of my family and myself
5.   The Bible
6.   Freedom
7.   Homeschooling
8.   Good friends
9.   The uncountable blessings God has provided
10.  It’s almost time to meet our new little gift from God

I think I mentioned in an earlier post that we LOVE the Apologia Elementary Science studies.  Since we use the four-year cycle (classical approach) to science and history, this year’s science needed to cover plants, animals and human body.  We just finished the Exploring Creation With Botany book, so I decided to change gears and do my own [...]

Ever since my children were babies, we have LOVED books.  Because of this love, I have used books as our character building “curriculum”.  Just about any good, living book can be used to talk about character issues – good and bad.  I’ll include a list of our favorite character building books and give a few [...]

Caleb told me the other day that first grade sure is harder than Kindergarten!  He’s right.  I’m expecting a lot more from him this year, but nothing he can’t handle.  He’s a very active child and would much prefer to climb a tree than do a phonics page.  I make sure he has PLENTY of [...]

What do we do at our house for school?  Good question – it’s always changing.  We are eclectic homeschoolers, using whatever materials and methods work best for the “season”.  I used to get frustrated with myself, wondering why I couldn’t just stick with one thing and be done with it.  It takes A LOT more [...]