Category: Homeschool Life
Shift and Pivot – In Parenting and Homeschool
When our children struggle and what we have been doing is no longer working, we shift and pivot. It is a skill we learn very early on as parents. We apply it to everything from how and what we feed our children, to discipline, activities, and the choices we offer them. Every single aspect of… Read more
So You’ve Decided to Homeschool. Now What?
I am a second generation homeschooler married to a second generation homeschooler, and we have four school-aged children. We’ve homeschooled all of them from the beginning. I also run a private library out of our home. To say that we have a lot of books and a wide variety of curricula would be an understatement.… Read more
Sneaky Outdoor Learning: Get Outside and Add Some Fun to Your School Day!
Spring is showing off this week! Bright yellow dandelions are luring the honeybees out for fresh food. The purple deadnettle flowers make lovely flower crowns for young pretenders. And the sunshine… Thank you, Lord, for the added sunshine that comes as a gracious reward after these dreary winter days! Nature is calling us, and we… Read more
Living an Interruptible Life
The first time I ever thought about the idea of an interruptible life was when a woman I barely knew, a dentist from our Sunday school class in a new state, gave up her free evening to come to my house and rock my sick babies. My triplet daughters were just five months old, sick… Read more