Three weeks into our more formal school year, and I am still trying to get out of the fast lane. We just returned from traveling with the husband, and this weekend was our time to buy dancewear for the season beginning in three days. The added dynamics included this year being our youngest daughter’s […]
Where copywork can take you…
‘On October 3, 1904, I opened the doors of my school, with an enrollment of five little girls…whose parents paid me fifty cents’ weekly tuition…I considered cash money as the smallest part of my resources. I had faith in a living God, faith in myself, and a desire to serve…That’s how the Bethune-Cookman college campus […]
Armed and Dangerous
We’re on the road again. My husband found a very disheartening article in the USA Today entitled “Same-sex marriage is surely a civil right”, which in essence states that African-Americans should be the first to support gay and lesbian rights because we understand better than most the look and feel of discrimination. The author states […]
Sharing Precious Treasures (part 2)
Here are some of my “nuggets.” Feel free to add yours! Eating and sleeping are where it all begins. During my re-reading of Charlotte Mason’s original series, I was surprised to find that she addresses eating before she details the basis of her approach. Water, and lots of it. Less sugar. Fruits and vegetables. […]
Sharing Precious Treasures (part 1)
We’ve been “back in school” for a week now. In truth, I could have used another week to prepare after returning from vacation, but I was so excited about this year, with a preschooler learning a bit more formally and a “back to basics” approach to learning in general. We were very laid back this […]
Avoiding the Trojan horse
Occasionally, I receive e-mails from frustrated parents who want to find out about 'opening a homeschool and/or charter school'. I confess that before I became involved in the homeschool community, I never bothered to ponder the difference myself. Fortunately but unfortunately, I wasn't a parent when, as a homeschooling friend described, you had to hide […]
…And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness…so God created man in His own image, in the image of God created He him; male and female He created them. And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue […]
And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. (Genesis 1:11)
On growing up, inside and out
I had awesome plans while on vacation that included working out at least three times this week. I even noted the “light activity” days in my mind as my husband and I talked about our schedule. The problem is that the light activity days were filled with all the uncertainties and unexpected interruptions of any […]
Black Failure in school–who’s to blame?
I found this insightful article while surfing Afro-centric sites today. As many parents are now making decisions about school options for the coming year, I thought it was timely. Remembering that whatever state your homeschool is in, you are so much better off than many, and continue to pray for our nation's educational systems. Even […]
Enjoying God’s creation (part 2)
I have to admit that driving through redwoods in the fog-filled mountains at night is no fun. I told my husband at one point that I hoped we never saw a state park again last night; in our driving conditions, the state park sign was literally translated 'it will be too dark for you to see an […]
Enjoying God’s creation (part 1)
For the next week-and-a-half, we are traveling up the California coastline. Praise God for frequent flyer miles that only allowed us to fly in and out of certain cities! Our original plan was to fly in and out of San Francisco for a three-day family reunion; boy, am I glad that didn’t work out. We […]