I’ve been busy leading a mini-workshop at church for the past couple of weeks. With Dad gone and our church a bit far from home, the kids have had to tag along and busy themselves while I’m teaching. A dear member and friend noticed that the girls occupied themselves with books, and began her lament […]
Customer Question: What to Expect from Narrations
I absolutely love my customers. There are a number of items that I need to complete, inclusive of much prayer, in order to grow the business into all that it could be. I often find myself repenting for disobedience when God speaks through one of my customers, and I procrastinate in doing what He says […]
Learning about Learning Styles
I can always count on Kysha for inspiration. After hearing Sally Clarkson speak at the HOTM Conference, and then reading her post on learning styles, I went back to one of my homeschool favorites, Educating the Whole Hearted Child, to re-read and see what I might learn. When I was first introduced to learning styles […]
Doing Things, But What?
‘ “I think I like that man,” Janus observed. “Never had much to do with high-minded teachers since I was a kid, but he means business. I thought teachers just talked, but he doesn’t fool around with the words. He goes and does things.‘ (emphasis mine) Meindert Dejong, The Wheel on the School, pg. 162 […]
Discovery, Discipline, and Discussion
I will take a summer’s break from the Weekly Homeschool Wrap-up meme as we abruptly ended our homeschool year on last week. I use the word ‘abruptly’ because my non-spontaneous nature had planned last week to test, with this week as our last school week. When the other parent in charge of testing materials didn’t […]