Fairy tales are not only enjoyable to read, but they're also a great way to teach virtue within your homeschool. We read them frequently around our home and over the years they've become an organic part of our lives. I was thrilled to write a post for the Old...
Do you have a morning routine? Starting your day off on "the right foot" helps create calmness in your day. When I started homeschooling, I read about something called "Morning Time." I was encouraged to start my days this way. A few months ago, I was thrilled to...
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I held my breath as the irrepressible urge to heave the books across the room overcame me. I hadn’t seen this coming. Drowning in lesson plans, dishes, laundry, and writing deadlines, I convinced myself that I should quit homeschooling. I wasn’t qualified to instruct...
“Mommy, please!” “Just. One. More!” I hear these phrases daily in our household. These once dreaded words are now a sweet calm to my soul. I love reading fairy tales to my children. We could sit for hours and just read. I love how my favorite genre of literature is...
Are you the homeschool mom that spends endless hours searching for the right homeschool curriculum for your students? Well, you’re not alone. What exactly is the best homeschool curriculum to use in your homeschool? If you’re reading this post in the hopes that I’ll...
At the end of every school year, I see parents relishing the end of the mundane (yet busy) school routine, ready to embrace the summer rest. However, soon into summer, kids are bored, parents pull their hair out and can’t wait to for the kids to go back-to-school...
When teaching and training young children, there are specific areas that need constant care. One of them is the "Me" issue. Young children don’t have a proper understanding of what selfishness is or how to prefer someone else over themselves. That’s where we as...
I absolutely love homeschooling. Seriously, I can’t get enough of it. I cherish the little moments that I sit and read with my kiddos and the tiny blessings God grants me each day. However, I did not always feel this way. I was the mother who vowed that the earth...
Reading to my children is one of the things that brings me complete joy. I love how they “wrestle” with each other to gain more space on my lap. I love how they get excited at the end of the story and run to bring me another one. Even though my children have a...