Picking up where I left off, I think the gap filler between where I am with the youngest and where I want to be is a planner. Lisa(?) Hobar of Mystery of History once described the inverse relationship between time spent with your child and the amount of planning needed. If you imagine an X […]
Oh, the places you’ll go…
Life has been far too busy to stop and blog about it. I have missed writing; somehow, regurgitating old articles to place in new locations doesn’t replace the catharsis of penning my head and heart in a “now” moment. Though I stopped in on a few of you, overall, I missed checking in on my blog buddies. […]
Responding to what you read
This past summer I was so blessed to attend Heart of the Matter’s online homeschool conference. I don’t get a dime for saying this, but at a time when we are all looking even harder for the best for less, their conferences are a great deal. They are very inexpensive (generally under $25), and, given […]
Sunday School Lament
This has been my schedule over the past weekend: On Friday, my husband had to meet the day at 5 a.m. in order to attend an early-morning meeting. I woke up with him (as usual), but couldn’t fall back asleep (unusual). I had a 5:30 a.m. hair appointment (no, that’s no typo) on Saturday morning. […]
Great Reading, Good Times
Several years ago, I read a post from one of the most inspirational bloggers I know, Linda Fay, who writes so practically about how to “do” a homeschool with a Charlotte Mason approach. In this particular pearl of wisdom, she used a food metaphor to illustrate the difference between a Charlotte Mason homeschool full of […]