The World’s Standard is a Set-Up
Soon, I will write a post about our plans for next year’s school/ curriculum plans; it’s about that time, and for a variety of reasons, I’ve already had to think about what changes will occur in our school, and what will stay the same. For now, however, I am simply enjoying our few remaining weeks, […]
The Race is NOT Given to the Swift…
After our three-day weekend, I sat down on Sunday night with our son’s school planner and a very simple plan: wake up early and get a full day’s school in before the older two leave for dance classes and I drive the youngest to her book club meeting at the library. But I forgot some […]
A Party for the Non-Party Planner
May 11th. That’s the day of our city-wide homeschool graduation ceremony. As I put together these last 9-10 weeks of lesson plans, I am constantly reminded of how close that date really is relative to today. Even more staggering, for lack of a better word, is the fact that our oldest has even less time […]
5 Great Lessons after the Exodus
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 […]
Does Your Planner Have Room for God?
It’s funny how much of a home educator’s emotion can become tied into the state of the homeschool environment. I am sure that, at least in part, this connection has everything to do with the amount of time and energy we pour into curriculum, lesson plans, and all matters education. Personally, I find that, if […]
9 Ways to Rest and Restore
“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 […]