The scene always began much the same way. My father would get out his Bible and read a few verses. He did not expound on them like he did when preaching a sermon. Dad just read and spoke simply so his three kids could understand. However, something about the formality …
I became a mother 16 years ago and my youngest child is now 7. It feels strange to type those numbers. I suppose that means I’ve experienced birth, babyhood, the toddler and the preschool stage four times. I have put two children through elementary school and one through middle school. …
Reading was a big part of my goals this year. I reported on quite a few of my books in my habits lists and my entire reading list is here. My goal was 100 books and I am ending December with 75. Not too bad for an average homeschooling, homeworking, homekeeping mom of …
This is our first week of school. We have a lot of firsts this year…..first year with a highschooler, first year running school and a business in the same space, and the first year trying some new curriculum. I’m over at Organized Homeschool talking about our curriculum choices this year …
Kimberly Bagley at Organized Homeschool is featuring our family’s story on her blog today. Her blog is a great resource for homeschooling and working from home as well. She asked me about the work we do at home, our curriculum and homeschooling schedule. Click on over and read the story …
Note: Over the next week, I’m going to take you with me on a meander through my day. No two days look alike around here, but this will give you a glimpse on my daily rituals of cherishing life. I do this very imperfectly. I would love to hear about …
Note: Over the next week, I’m going to take you with me on a meander through my day. No two days look alike around here, but this will give you a glimpse on my daily rituals of cherishing life. I do this very imperfectly. I would love to hear …
It’s been awhile since I heard the question I used to dread. The all-American question women ask each other to make conversation. “So what do you do?” The answer to that question is complex whether one is a stay-at-home mom or a Fortune 500 CEO, so I’ll save that discussion …
As tradition has it, we take our vacation the week of Labor Day. Which means we did no official school work this week, but we learned plenty. I could tell you we studied nature, Ohio history, physical education and zoology. But, the lessons I learned this week from our experiences were …
This is the week of homeschooling which I am tempted to skip writing about. The week I took no pictures on my phone. The week our schedule was totally disrupted. The week I got take out one night and served hot dogs with macaroni and cheese another. Mornings we slept …
