• Blog

    I’m the Newest Team Member for iHN

    Oh The Places I Will Go and The Things I Will Do This post contains affiliate links which may result in paid compensation for purchases made. Thank you for supporting Great Peace Academy. See my full disclosure policy for further details. Affiliate Link One of my favorite books growing up and even still to this day is “Oh, The Places…

  • Bible Study

    Staying Encouraged

    Finding Encouragement for Homeschool Moms This post contains affiliate links. Thank you for supporting Great Peace Academy.  There have been times in the last 5 years that I have felt overwhelmingly alone in my efforts to home-educate my son. There are many reasons why this happens. Sometimes, I forget to get out of the house, especially in the winter. Often,…

  • Homeschool

    This Week… Backyard Bash!

    I’m starting a “This Week… Link up”. I would love for you to join me. It’s a great way to share with others what you have been doing in your homeschool life this past week. It helps create a great memory “book” for your homeschool journey. This week Little Man got a lesson in life skills. We hosted a “Homeschool…

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    Joining “The Homeschool Post” Team

    I’m thrilled to share with you some news that I’ve been keeping under my hat for a while now. I’ve been invited to join the teach at “The Homeschool Post.” The Homeschool Post is a website dedicated to bringing encouragement and inspiration to homeschool families in an online community. I am so thankful to have been asked to join the…

  • Family

    Time With a Friend

    This past weekend Beloved and I went out of town together. He is currently unemployed but working in Television Production Freelance positions whenever they become available. This past weekend was the state High School Softball championships in Akron Ohio. Since it was also our anniversary I tagged along. While he worked I had some wonderful opportunity to sit back, relax,…

  • Reviews

    Maybe You Don’t Know

    Over the past five years, I have had opportunity to go to several homeschool conventions, some multiple times. Three different ones hosted by three different organizations. I’ve gone with my Beloved making it a couples weekend, I’ve gone with friends enjoying some good girl time. But it wasn’t until I went to the Teach Them Diligently Conference in Nashville that…

  • Family

    This Week… Perimeter & Bugs

    This week… Little Man continued his trek into the world of bugs, I mean Insects. He is studying the Flying Creatures of the Fifth Day from Apologia. Entering chapter 10 he began to read about insects laying eggs, and hatching. He went on a nature hunt and with a little help from mom, found this.Literature:He continued reading on into The…

  • Homeschool

    Making Some Changes

    I’ve been making some changes. Mostly they are heart changes. Decisions I make within myself about how I want to approach life. How I want to proceed with various aspects of what I do. I find myself often, stretched too thin. Then comes the question. What do I give up? Beloved tells me I need to learn to prioritize, but…