Just Use Your Brain Power
“Just use your brain power, mom, and check it.” Last week I order the next level of Fix It Grammar for my daughter, Lydia. (She really enjoys this program.) Her student text was a downloaded product...
View ArticlePassing the Tissue
This past week, we have done one thing that large families do so well. We shared a cold. I suppose since we still have a lot of stuffy noses, watery eyes, and scratchy throats, I shouldn’t use the past...
View ArticleEmbracing the Early Bird
I am attempting to reset my internal clock. Emphasis on attempting. This battle of early birds versus night owls has been active in our home for years. Articles on the needs and the benefits of...
View ArticleLet’s Visit Awhile. . . in England
*This post may contain affiliate links. If only I was really in England! No doubt my afternoon reading would absolutely lovely sitting in the English countryside. And that is exactly how I’m spending...
View ArticleChildren and the Worship Service
When our oldest children were babies and toddlers, their time at church was spent in the church nursery. I actively participated as a nursery volunteer and at times even served as nursery director. As...
View ArticleNew Books on the Way!
**This post may contain affiliate links. In an effort to live in denial about how far behind I am on sharing what I have read this year, I decided to share a few new books that are on the way! …...
View ArticleJust Keep Trying
Just keep trying…I’m not saying this to only you. It is on repeat in my mind almost constantly. Just keep trying…just keep trying… For several years we have made the choice to have our children, of all...
View ArticleGiveaway for Charlotte Mason’s Six Volume Set!!
This morning I sat down to finally do a bit of work on the blog when I remembered that Charlotte Mason Soiree has a big giveaway announcement. And big it is!!! If you are a follower of Charlotte...
View ArticleBack to School – Supplies
Today I am going to share one of my deepest secrets…shhhh…. Despite the heat and the bugs, this might be my favorite time of the year. Back to school. More specifically I really love the school...
View ArticleShe Learned to Read
The decision to homeschool had been made long before she was born. Hours had been spent researching methods and curricula. Books and articles had been read. All of that boiled down to one thought: If I...
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