10 Things Homeschooled Children Don’t Miss
I have a friend who tried–really tried–to let her children go through the public school system. And last year she decided what was best for their family was to begin homeschooling this year. At first,...
View ArticleHomeschooling: Keeping My Sanity
Homeschooling is not the “normal” choice in our society. We are the minority. Many even label us as cults. Really. It has psychological effects on us if we let it. It also has physical demands on...
View ArticleOne Week Love Devotional For PreK- Early Elementary
One of the advantages to using a year-round homeschool schedule, is that we have flexibility with our lessons. For many holidays, we can take a break from tight structured learning and do some themed...
View ArticleHow Farm Animals Bless Our Homeschool
I’ve been asked before how homeschooling is different on a farm. Honestly, I’ve never really known how to answer that because we’ve never homeschooled anywhere else and both my husband and I attended...
View ArticleHow To Homeschool When You Have Babies and Toddlers
When people find out we homeschool, one of the usual responses I get is, “You must be busy.” And then their eyes dart to the little ones and add with a smile, “Really busy.” Yes , we are. I can’t...
View ArticleAn Overly Organized Tight-Shipped Homeschool?
Anyone who grew up around me or knew me as a child-less woman knew that I ran a tight ship. Everything was done at 110%, and always early. I was the exact opposite of a procrastinator. In fact, it...
View ArticleThings I Wouldn’t Want To Live Without In Our Homeschool
We all have things in our homeschools that really make it all possible. Here are the top eight things in my homeschool that I just couldn’t live without. (And I hope you will share your list with me as...
View ArticleWhy Afternoon Classes Are Better For Us
No two homeschools are alike. They are as different as the reasoning for choosing them is. I guess by this reasoning, ours is “normal” by lying outside the box. While most homeschoolers are up...
View ArticleSetting Behavior Limits
As adults, we will come into contact with children. For most of us, this will be often–even if we don’t have children of our own. And at some point, many of us will be the authority over a child or...
View ArticlePrayer For The New School Year
It’s that time again. Time to be thinking about the new school year. Even though we homeschool year round, we officially “start” the next year September 1. That means I intentionally focus a part of...
View ArticleJesus Loves Me Party Ideas For Young Children
We always tell our children that Jesus loves them. And 99% of us know the song Jesus loves me (this I know) by heart even if we don’t have children. But do we ever stop to celebrate this with our...
View ArticleCommon Sense Press First Grade Language Arts Program Review
There are so many curriculums out there that it’s not only hard to choose, but it can be quite overwhelming. You want to get just the right one. You know that once you start a program, you will do it...
View Article6 Things That Steal The Joy In A Homeschool
It’s no secret that some families don’t enjoy homeschooling. There are families out there that struggle to get through their days, and weeks. Many-a-mother has shed tears trying to pick curriculum,...
View ArticleHuge Biblical Resource ~Not Available At This Time~
Imagine if you had access to streaming video bible studies at any time you wanted. Struggling with finances? There’s a study for you anytime you want. Want to prepare yourself for marriage? There’s a...
View ArticleHomeschooling: My Favorite Preschool Sites
If you weren’t homeschooled and don’t know anyone who is homeschooling, then it can be pretty intimidating to actually start. Fortunately in this day and age, reaching out to other homeschoolers is...
View ArticleHow Farm Animals Bless Our Homeschool
I’ve been asked before how homeschooling is different on a farm. Honestly, I’ve never really known how to answer that because we’ve never homeschooled anywhere else and both my husband and I attended...
View ArticleHow Farm Animals Bless Our Homeschool
I’ve been asked before how homeschooling is different on a farm. Honestly, I’ve never really known how to answer that because we’ve never homeschooled anywhere else and both my husband and I attended...
View ArticleHow To Homeschool When You Have Babies and Toddlers
When people find out we homeschool, one of the usual responses I get is, “You must be busy.” And then their eyes dart to the little ones and add with a smile, “Really busy.” Yes 🙂 , we are. I can’t...
View ArticleAn Overly Organized Tight-Shipped Homeschool?
Anyone who grew up around me or knew me as a child-less woman knew that I ran a tight ship. Everything was done at 110%, and always early. I was the exact opposite of a procrastinator. In fact, it...
View ArticleHomeschooling: My Favorite Preschool Sites
If you weren’t homeschooled and don’t know anyone who is homeschooling, then it can be pretty intimidating to actually start. Fortunately in this day and age, reaching out to other homeschoolers is...
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