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 […]
Senior Year: Rigorous or Relaxed?
There is an amusing wall photo traveling the Facebook circuit right now regarding homeschools. You’ve probably seen it, but the bottom line, so to speak, of the photo is that what actually happens in most homeschools is very different than the perception of outsiders–the neighbors, the government, public school friends, professional teachers, etc. Indeed, I talked […]
More College Visits
As I posted in my highlights for February post, in addition to the busy-ness of home life and homeschool, we are also in full swing with the process of helping our oldest make a decision regarding where she’ll spend the next several years once she leaves our home. You can see our first college visit here. […]
If I Could Only Get Them to Think
Have you ever noticed the wealth of information available to a home educator of a young child versus the relative dearth of educational topics geaed toward older children? I thought to do my small part to close the gap in my recent Heart of the Matter article, “If I Could Only Get Them to Think…” […]
Where in the World…?
“What college was that?” AJ inquired. Honestly, Washington University at St. Louis was nowhere on our radar screen. We’d not heard much about this school, though I knew it was mentioned in the same breath as Rice, Northwestern, and other universities with which we are more familiar. St. Louis was not what you’d call a […]