The comparison game we all play when looking at others is always a losing game. You already know this. Compared to friends, family, and even strangers, we come up short every time and begin to doubt ourselves. Low self-esteem soon follows. But…
Both parents work outside the home in nearly half of all two-parent families with school-age children. This scenario will greatly limit the ability of these families to homeschool. My family has homeschooled for 20 years and we’ve lived to tell…
Every year when I had a child ready for Kindergarten I got a little giddy because I knew I had another year ahead of me with my all-time favorite curriculum: My Father’s World God’s Creation from A to Z. Packed with…
When my children began to enter the teenage years, I learned a very important lesson. I never expected it, so it was all the more amazing. Remember when your baby began speaking? She uttered “da da” and you couldn’t believe…
Today during church, the Pastor said something which caught my attention and got me thinking. When Jesus’ tomb was found empty, the first reaction was to think his body had been stolen. How do we arrive at the assumptions we…
I’ve tried many planning systems and enjoyed them all. The feel of thick, crisp paper and a smooth inky pen…I truly enjoy this experience. However, fancy systems can not only be pricey, but office stores can phase them out then…
Over the years I have discovered that there are quite a few reasons why a family chooses to homeschool their children. This fascinates me as it is still a minority of American families who direct their children’s education, approximately 2.5…
God gives us lots of opportunities to learn lessons…until we get it, it’s gonna feel like Ground hog day! Yep, we’ve all been there…the same annoying things seem to keep happening to us. But why? Why does our life feel…
Whether you’ve been doing this homeschool thing for a while now, like me, or you’re a complete newbie, there are always things we can learn from each other to be more efficient. Sometimes the most basic things can fall through…
Since Covid hit (don’t even get me started on THAT one), many of us have seen some pretty significant changes in our lives. As a homeschooler married to an essential worker, our daily life hasn’t changed much at all, however,…
