The fact that I’ve not written in over a week is probably a hint of how school began with a bang. Yet, I suppose that, given my trepidation over the year in my last post, it would be appropriate to post a progress report, albeit an early one. I’ve written in previous posts about reminding […]
With 2 Days to Go…(Our school in 2012-2013)
2 days to go. We are exactly that far away from the beginning of our school year. Where, oh, where did our summer break go? I have most of our plans in order, but I’m definitely behind where I like to be by this time in the summer. The biggest deterrent to finalizing anything is […]
Best Of…cutting costs when preparing to homeschool
On tomorrow, if the Lord says the same, I’ll attempt to fill in for an ailing Diana Waring and speak at the Heart of the Matter Online conference. I’ll talk about cutting costs, but still teaching and learning effectively. You can find much of what I’ll share here and here, posts that, ironically enough, were […]
10 Ways to Customize Curriculum and Cut Costs–Part 1
I shared much of this information below during my presentations at conferences during the month of April. It occurred to me that people are always looking to save money; why not post some thoughts here? Also, though I find myself jaded with two teens in the house, I forget how many homeschoolers are just beginning […]
Fitting Big Business into your Little Homeschool Planner
We’re baaaaaccccckkkkk, at least for a brief moment! We had a tremendous time, and experienced God’s “blow-your-mind” blessings as described in Ephesians 3:20. Then, during this past weekend, our older two participated in an academic competition. Given the trip to Memphis, we literally went almost around the clock preparing in the last minute-effort to give […]