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How to Plan Out Your Entire Homeschool Year, Get Organized, and Stay on Track
One thing I am asked about over and over is how I map out, plan and organize our lessons for a homeschool year. Today’s post is an edited version of a response I sent to a reader who wrote in to ask...
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For When You’re Stuck in the Muck
Family vacation this week~ oh, what blessed joy! There have been hours of sitting and soaking in the sunshine and sand, playing in the waves with the children, the gift of an empty schedule, and the...
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What All Our Hearts Are Yearning For…
A covering. Here is the very thing for which our souls yearn. It’s a truth I am reminded of each time that my children run to me, crying in pain. Mama, I’m hurt! I need a band-aid! As they...
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Crisis and Suffering as Gifts of Grace
*** God is not an ER Doctor who only repairs our hurts; He is a Master Surgeon who plans our hurts in order that He might do us greater good. -John Piper *** The following excerpt from The Problem of...
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Quickie Art Lesson: Fall Leaf Prints
We joined a weekly homeschool co-op this year that meets each Friday. Because my kids now join over 150 other kids for a morning of classes (including gym for all, every week!) we are left with only...
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Field Trip to Meadowcroft Indian Village
Wanted to share a photo album of our time spent last week at Meadowcroft Indian Village in Avella, PA. The trip fit right in with where we are on our history time-line and it was great to change our...
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How to Stay Sane While Homeschooling Multiple Ages – Part 1: Schedule
Homeschooling, especially with multiple-aged kids, can be really difficult. There are so many logistical, practical details that continually need to be worked out, and many of us get so overwhelmed,...
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How to Stay Sane While Homeschooling Multiple Ages, Part 2: Activity Bins
Last week, in Part 1, I talked to you about our new schedule and how well it’s been working for everyone. This week, I kinda ate my words. Our “extracurricular” schedule was overfilled and so more...
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Passover Fun for Kids ~ Plagues of Egypt
Counting down the days until Passover and today I put together the goodie bags for the kids. I had been collecting candy and small toys for the past week or so, and it was fun to finally put the bags...
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Welcome to The Secret Woods
For years now I’ve wanted to do a big blog post about our ever-evoloving campsite, which I often talk and share photos of on Facebook, and we all love so dearly, but I’ve never actually posted about...
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