I am believing God that 2016 will be another tremendous year for me, an unprecedented season of using my small hinges to open big doors. And it starts right here. “When I Was a Child” is the long-awaited high school history curriculum that will conclude our elementary, middle school, and now high school history […]
Gardening as Homeschool Enrichment
Normally, most people type a gardening post during early spring or summer. But for many across the country, the weather has been such that beginner gardening might be most appropriate! If nothing else, you can file this one and refer to it again next spring. We began gardening after my FIL insisted that […]
5 Steps to Narrow Down Your College Choices
‘Tis the season…that many college-bound kids, homeschooled or not, are in the midst of touring, interviewing, open-house attending, and making those final decisions about where to consider spending the next few years of life. If truth be told, at this stage, every campus looks gorgeous. Every university promises a unique experience. Those that are […]
On a Mission (or two) in San Antonio, Texas
I know what you are thinking–no, not that type of mission. I mentioned on my other blog that a Thanksgiving weekend road/ field/ edu-fun trip seems to be becoming a family tradition for us. A series of now-comic mishaps with a local co-op found us on a one-family field trip in Waco, TX, on […]
Learning about (Project-Based) Learning
About this time of year, I usually take some form of assessment as to how the year is progressing. As we wind down to the biggest breaks of the school year that we have, it is an appropriate time to reflect on what I call “stops, starts, and continues” (a holdover from my corporate days). […]

