With each new school year, I always find renewed energy and vision for homeschooling. Rather than wait until Thanksgiving or when the blahs of winter kick in (when it seems to make sense to write a post about why I’m thankful for homeschooling), I thought I’d harness this joyful beginning-of-the-school-year energy to list all those…
Do you ever have bad attitudes in your homeschool? I love homeschooling and my children usually do, too. But, sometimes the homeschooling attitudes in our house just stink. Have you ever wanted to wring the necks of grumpy kids who whine about every single task set before them. Or dole out about a hundred chores…
When my husband and I first set out to homeschool, many eyebrows were raised within our extended family. My mom and dad were horrified that my children would miss out on their entire childhood – you know public school is the only place to find friends and do fun things, right? My mother-in-law and father-in-law…
You don’t normally hear the word legalism in homeschooling circles unless the discussion is about religion. I’m not talking about religion today…or maybe I am. Legalism in Homeschooling Methods Do you remember me telling you about my much-needed summer of rest? Some of that rest involved time spent listening to homeschooling podcasts for encouragement and…
Maybe you’ve noticed that I haven’t been around for a while? Sometimes life just gets so busy that certain things fall by the wayside. Other times, I just need a break. Both happen to have been the case for me these last few months. Both are also the reasons I needed a summer of rest…
I’ve never been much on blog statistics. I write what I write because I love to share homeschool encouragement and, in turn, document this wonderful journey our family has chosen. Statistics happen to be part of blogging, though, so I take a peek at them once in awhile just to see if anything I’ve written…
Suicide. Rape. Drugs. Alcohol. Beatings. Sex trafficking. Demon/Ghost Hunting. We’ve walked beside teens and families dealing with each of these in the last few months. Why would God peel so many layers from our naive eyes in such a short time? I’m not sure yet. It hasn’t been easy talking with our children (16,…
This is a classic re-post of a devotion I originally wrote Jan 2008. I thought it was worth sharing again. Do you ever catch yourself talking to others about your children – “venting” about the struggles of your children to others. I had the opportunity to present the devotion at co-op this week and the…
“My child will never have a job where he needs to know algebra. We’re just teaching consumer math and being done with it.” “I know God isn’t preparing my child for college, so I don’t plan to worry too much about high school requirements.” “As long as my kids know the Lord, the rest of…
How lucky am I? As part of The Old Schoolhouse Magazine’s 1st ever Blog Hop, I have the honor of hosting an interview with Diana Waring! Many of you will remember how I went on an on about her History Revealed: Ancient Civilizations and the Bible curriculum last year. Sorry, but it was truly THAT…
Ah, it’s summer break and I’ve finally found some time to nourish “mother culture”. Charlotte Mason encouraged momma’s to dive into living books, too! If we’re truly encouraging the idea of a lifelong love of learning in our homes, then we must also love learning. (I must admit that my “selfish” moments of “learning” are…
I know I’ve said it before, but I’m part of a WONDERFUL co-op. Our leader, Cathy, is celebrating her 10th anniversary since starting the group. I’ve been incredibly blessed this year to help Cathy out by leading the Mom’s Room. The best way I can describe the Mom’s Room is in a series of words and phrases: prayer,…