Live for the glory of God
Teaching our kids about Christmas has always been very memorable. We start decorating December 1, there are tons of cartoons about Jesus’ birth, the tree and lights and all the decorations…then there are the presents, which make Christmas super-memorable…. and then we get to Easter. Just like I don’t teach my children that Santa brings them […]
During the first few weeks in December, I put away most of our regular school books and resource and focus more on Christmas. I find that doing this helps my children (and me!) prepare their hearts for December 25th. We think more about why we celebrate the holiday and less one the thing we want […]
I’ve heard this heartbreaking threat many times over in my journey as a homeschooler…mostly coming from my own mouth. I hated saying it. And I know my kids hated hearing it. My ominous warning in a raised voice would frustrate my husband. You have said it, too, I am sure. Or thought about it at […]
I sat there and stared at the stack of books my kids had yet to work through before the year was over…it was February. How was I going to get this all done? I was overwhelmed and burned-out. If I skipped the 2 weeks of spring break and made the kids work on all of […]
My oldest child is in grade 10 this year. I am often finding myself calculating just how little time I have left with her. I don’t know what God has in store for her when she graduates. As a homeschool teacher and mom, I feel the time slipping away rapidly. He might give her a […]
I’ve been a part-time homeschooling mom for a few years now, but this year I’m going all in. While our youngest son will be attending our local kindergarten 2 days a week, I’ll be homeschooling him while continuing to part-time homeschool our oldest. I’ll admit, deciding to jump in with both feet has me feeling […]
I feel incredibly worn out…already. I’m exhausted. The thought of getting the kids going on school work is overwhelming and daunting. And the school year hasn’t even started for us yet! Isn’t that NUTS? And I am the professional teacher – yeah, the one with the university degree. AND…I’ve been doing this for 11 years […]
Writing…a struggle I’ve had to wrestle with my own 3 kids about…A LOT. I absolutely LOVE to write. Therefore, my kids ought to as well, right? Well, sort of. I have learned over the last 10 years of homeschooling my kids that I can make them loathe writing…OR…I can help foster a love for writing in […]
The box caught my eye…only $10?!?! Seriously? What a bargain! My youngest was just finishing up grade two, so this grade four LA boxed set will be perfect for her to go through slowly the following year. I just can’t believe I am getting this program for only ten bucks! That’s insane. I left the […]
My parents began homeschooling in the early 1980s, when few people had even heard of homeschooling. In fact, homeschool was such a new idea back then that my dad lobbied for legal homeschooling in the State of Washington. We have probably heard every common homeschool myth, and a few that are uncommon. And while I […]
It felt like a constant fight to get my kids to do their school work – almost every single day. I would find myself becoming increasingly frustrated to the point of yelling at my kids to get back to work. Then the feelings of guilt would wash in…I blew it again. My kids were left […]
