“If mothers could learn to do for themselves what they do for their children when these are overdone, we should have happier households. Let the mother go out to play! If she would have the courage to let everything go when life becomes too tense, and just take a day, or half a day, out […]
A Spirit of Excellence
As I write, we have two days of school left in this semester. We have truly been on the wind-down, physically, and perhaps even more mentally. Dad’s home for two weeks, which means the biggest kid in the house walks around frolicking and being a fun-loving distraction to the whole house. He’s also been the substitute teacher this week, making the […]
The ONE book you couldn’t live without
Yesterday, I met a group of moms for a lunch and play date at a nearby park. This group was a bit different in make-up in that the organizers of the lunch were not homeschoolers. Our kids have been fairly active in a local church ministry where the youth minister meets with a different group of […]
What’s New? From Our Point of View…
It is a beautifully sunny, 74-degree day here in coastal Texas, and with the oldest at college and our son at the dentist, the youngest decided to school outside. Funny, this was my vision when we first began homeschooling—days outside on a picnic blanket, completing schoolwork and viewing exotic animals. (You can stop laughing now). […]
A Blessed Heritage in Kid’s Language
Children are a heritage from the Lord, offspring a reward from him. 4 Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are children born in one’s youth. 5 Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. They will not be put to shame when they contend with their opponents in court. Psalms 127:3-5 In my […]