I once saw that Halloween is now the most celebrated holiday after Christmas. However you feel about celebrating Halloween, the data is apparently there, and the messages across the airwaves are reflective of that data. Thanksgiving gets no love from Madison Avenue; candidly speaking, there is not much money in it (although there is PLENTY of […]
Texas, Home of the Mammoth(?)
Early in our homeschooling journey, we made a point of taking a year-end trip that wrapped up whatever we studied into a neat (albeit, sometimes expensive) little bow. Our studies of rock striations led us to Big Bend National Park and to the Grand Canyon. And what would a study of Civil War […]
Have a Blast, Hold to a Budget
For many parents who home educate, it does not take long to realize that the more operative word in homeschool is home, as in this is a lot of wear and tear on our home, this school thing means that one of us is primarily at home[i.e., not working], and how are we going to live life past our bills […]
Finding the Honey Hole
Fresh off of our fall break and with the holidays approaching quickly, I could not think of a better time to take a bird’s eye-level assessment of our homeschool this year. We are moving forward well and feeling the sense of ease that comes from allowing the Lord to take on our burdens. I say […]
5 Steps Toward the Balancing Act
Maybe you are brand new to this whole homeschooling “thing” and on many days, you find yourself totally frustrated that you no longer have time for little else besides lesson plans, reading lists, and a whole new set of forums and networks. Perhaps this is not your first barbecue, but you cannot figure out why […]