I have been deliberate about making sure our children read the entire Bible after returning home from a children’s workshop in which the following statement was made: the average American who considers him/ herself a Christian has never read the entire Bible. Not even once. This statement put into perspective for me so much about […]
With Spring in the air…
With March even closer than just around the corner, I find myself pondering about… Spring Break plans. There are a number of work activities that are way past due, but I look forward to writing letters to a couple of friends, pruning the flower beds, and welcoming spring. I want to sleep in on the cool morning and […]
8 Tasks for NOW before sending your kid to College LATER
Though my primary audience is homeschoolers, much of this advice is actually applicable for any parent of a middle school or younger high school child, regardless of the current method of education. At the beginning of this year, it occurred to me to try an idea that had been simmering within the old noggin for a […]
Training for Every Season
“Just as the high school student must think past seeing Jane run academically, so he or she must think past Noah’s Ark, past David’s slingshot, and even past the work done on the Cross. What of it? How do I apply all that I have been taught (and presumably learned, the difference of which is […]
The Math Genius
Like any home educator, our heart is to give our children the best education possible. And like most home educators, along the way, there are decisions to be made—decisions that bring uncertainty and anxiety. I love the peace of Jehovah Shalom, and that occasional glimpse of His steady hand in the midst of our unsteadiness […]