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Marriage Moment: He’s Missing the Point
Maybe you heard this recent news. My husband sent me the link and as I read it I was stunned. You see, I think that he missed the point. Former President Jimmy Carter, known for his Christian beliefs and family values, has chosen to sever ties with his affiliated denomination, the Southern Baptist church stating that he was doing so…
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This Week…Spring Cleaning Begins During Break
Spring Cleaning During Unexpected Spring Break This week we took a break from school. I don’t typically schedule spring break, however I had the opportunity to babysit for a brother in the church who happens to live 3 doors down. So we had visitors 3 days this week, Ben age 4 and his brother Nathaniel age 6. I was really surprised…
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A Few of My Favorite Homeschool Things
Homeschool Materials Every Mom Should Have I think every homeschool mom has a few items that she has in her schoolbag or room which are her favorites and helps her to feel like she is a legit educator. Don’t take me too seriously by that previous statement. I know what I am doing is legit, and I also know it’s the…
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Freedom to Choose
Common Core, The European Model of Education Several years ago, before I became a mother, I worked in a local jewelry store. At one point, we hired a man who was from Belgium. He was an interesting man and I enjoyed conversing with him about his European home. During the course of one conversation we discussed education. He told me…
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Roadschooling: One Family’s Journey
When I became an Amazon Affiliate a couple of months ago, I did not know that one of my dreams would come true. I love to read! Most of my life you could find me reading several books a week, often more than one at a time. Then motherhood hit and those opportunities to sit down and read a good…
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Training Up in Worship with Repetition
Training Up in Worship Tip #2 Worship training requires consistent repetition, patience, and perseverance. Train Up Children to understand Worship with Repetition Worship training does not happen overnight. This training, once started, and at whatever age you begin, will require patience, persistence, perseverance, and consistent repetition on the part of the parents. In fact, if you wait until school age or later…
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This Week…Schoolwork, then Fever.
Working Around Illness in the Homeschool Room Little Man’s New Desk Area. This week it seems that we just can’t stay well in our Academy. Out of nowhere on Wednesday Little Man came down with a bad cough and fever. Gratefully he got over it quickly, I am wondering if giving him Echinachea and Grape Seed had anything to do…
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Food Safety and the Providence of God
Which is Safer, Plastic or Wood? For years I struggled as a cook with the proper way to use cutting boards in the prepping of food in my kitchen. We hear so much about the dangers of bacteria such as e.coli and salmonella that it gives one pause whenever dealing with meat. As a wife and mom, I want to…
