Easy Ways to Homeschool Through the Holidays The easiest way to coast through homeschooling is to roll with the tide, seasons and calendar. It’s the same idea as vacationing in the town you live: finding the hidden gems, enjoying the family owned hole in the wall restaurant, resting at a secret garden, parking your car in that one spot that always gets you to the beach faster. …Read More »
Biology Study of Mushrooms that Captivates the Imagination When teaching biology, don’t open that nifty science book until your kids gasp and whisper, “wow!” …Read More »
10 Things You Need to Make an Epic Living Room Forts with your kids Lies. Big fat lies! Living room forts are NOT just for little kids!! Call all the kids and announce you have a plan that requires zip ties, boxes, blankets, and food. Then watch their faces. Your big kids may look at you funny. That’s ok. If you dangle the correct snack, they’ll jump on board too. Once the BIG kids get on board, prepare yourself for some EPIC fort building! …Read More »
Homeschool Life! Let’s connect What if you could find a place online that leave you better and more confident than you were when you clicked through? A Place full of laughter, typos (because perfection is over-rated), and magic wand worthy hacks to help make your life easier? …Read More »
Easy Survival Tips for Living with a 12-Year Old Boy Inside: The secret to surviving life with your hormonal 12-year old son, 3 must reads if your raising boys and {Free printable: Raising Godly Men} My son almost died today. That’s right, I almost killed him. … Read More »
Homeschool: First Things First First things First In the beginning, middle and end, God is in control of your homeschool journey! Homeschooling is filled with wonder and many surprises. You’ll need some goals, materials, books & pencils for sure. Related: What you really need to homeschool But you’ll also need: …Read More »
One Powerful Homeschool Hack that will Save your Sanity Is your heart crying in your head, “Help! Homeschool…” Are you, frantically searching for all the tips tricks, hacks, and curriculum for your precious kids? Their education rests on your shoulders, right? The Secret to Being a Better Homeschooler Isn’t What You Think …Read More »
New to Homeschooling? Here are Mistakes to Avoid! Inside: 9 Secrets of Successful Homeschooling from me to you. I was a new homeschooler once. I had a 5th grader, a kindergartener with major medical issues, a toddler and I was pregnant. Ah, those were the days. Besides trying to manage two of different grades of school I was also trying to keep the baby safe and get dinner on the table all at the same time. Throw in the fact that I had a very difficult pregnancy and voila! I was a mess. A pregnant hot mess. I was so concerned about the academic part of homeschooling that I almost buried my poor 5th-grader in schoolwork. I stressed, I worried, and I panicked a bit. … Read More »
Godly Women and Homeschool Godly women are amazing. Just look at that Proverbs 31 woman? She’s up before dawn, goes to bed after dark. She’s cooking, sewing and even buying vineyards. I bet her To Do List was impressive. Do you ever look at your list for today and wonder how on earth will you squeeze time in for the Lord on top of all the things you need to get done? Is it really practical to put God first in your life? …Read More »
You Don’t Need to Apologize for Raising Kids In a Greenhouse It’s not fair. When you dedicate your life to raising your kids and personally stay at home to make sure their needs are met, you are like a master gardener inside a greenhouse. Greenhouses are safe and controlled environments which provide optimum conditions for seeds to grow. …Read More »