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Homeschool Photo Day 2015-2016
It’s amazing how much a child can change in one year! Jonathan turns 12 this year as we start our 7th grade year. There is so many things that have changed in our life and I’m amazed at the incredible young man he is growing in to. He is so tall! I wasn’t ready for him to grow almost eye to eye with me, but he’s almost there. I also wasn’t prepared for the transition to the men’s department at the store. Rant: Ok, Why is it that for girls you go from infant, to toddler clothes, to girls clothing to juniors, then women’s, while for boys you go from…
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Back to Homeschool Middle School Supply List
Are you ready for Back to Homeschool? Still have some things that you need to gather. Even though we don’t send our kids off to school on a school bus every day we still need to gather supplies and it’s a great time (with all of the Back to School sales) to get what we need and also a good time stock up our kids wardrobes for the fall and winter. This post contains affiliate links to 3rd party sites where products purchased may result in paid compensation for this blogger. I know I’m not fully ready for school to start. Especially since as we are still trying to finish up…
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My Breakthrough Homeschool Life Perspective
My Homeschool Life Perspective Changed Recently, my life has been going through a change. I wrote about the new normal of my family a while ago, and since that time, things have continued to change for me. With change in a mom’s life also comes change in a child’s life. This has allowed me a chance to reflect on what matters most in life. What I’ve discovered is that book learning is the least important life lesson a child can learn, the Holy Bible being the one exception to that conclusion. 3 Homeschool Life Perspective Goals Every Christian Homeschooler Should Have I remember a while ago a lady that I…
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This Just In: Free for the Summer!
Summer Learning Opportunities Hey There Homeschool Mamas, Before we get started, I need to let you know that I am being compensated by The iHomeschool Network, to share with you this free, no strings attached, offer with you. Summer is before you. I know many of you are using this time to prep and be ready for homeschool to start again in the fall. But what are you doing with the summer time for your kids? I’m sure you worry about the summer-slide and you want to be sure that your children maintain what they’ve learned; keep their minds engaged and learning, even while having fun, right? Educational field trips are one…
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My Imperfectly Messy Homeschool Room
Caution! Learning Happens Here Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links to products which may be purchased from external sites. I have visions of a perfect homeschool room in my dreams. A lovely space to work and learn and grow. I have visions of an organized space with exactly everything we need for homeschooling success. I dream of perfection. I’ve shared images with you of our space and how it’s the perfect space for a homeschooling family. It is. But, the reality is our perfect space is an imperfectly messy homeschool room more often than it is clean and organized. In seven years of homeschooling I we have collected a…
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Homeschool Encouragement from Moms for Moms
The Big Book of Homeschool Ideas Author Blog Tour If you are joining me as a part of The Big Book of Homeschool Ideas Blog Tour, I’d like to say “Welcome to Great Peace Academy.” As you may already know, I was privileged to join with 54 other homeschooling moms to write over 100 chapters in what is a treasure trove of homeschool encouragement. It’s like sitting down and exploring the best homeschooling ideas, advice and encouragement on the planet in one complete eBook. This post contains affiliate sales links to products or services which may result in paid compensation for this blog author. I want to tell you a bit about…
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5 Homemaking Tips for Homeschool Moms
There are some things that I’ve learned over the course of our homeschooling years. I have learned how to maintain my home so that I’m not overwhelmed. Let me just say, that homemaking through the homeschooling years is quite different from other stages of my life. I’m not one of those, every last surface in my house must be spotless, kind of homemakers. We live here. More than that, we school here and my son and I are here nearly 24/7. So clutter, happens. That being said, I do prefer having a home that is clean and fairly straightened. During my working years I had a specific routine for getting…
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First Day of Homeschool 6th Grade
This is our 7th year of homeschooling, so with Kinder, Young Man’s “6th Grade” year. We don’t generally follow grade levels. However, we do for Bible class at church so when asked he answers whatever the grade level he is there. Disclosure: There may be affiliate or sales link within this post. We started the day off with breakfast (cereal and juice for him, toast and coffee for me), then getting dressed and chores. I am so glad that a few weeks back, before I went out of town for a week and a half, that I spent a good amount of time going through our new curriculum, and writing…
