To say that I don’t want to cook in the summertime is an understatement. It is hot and the idea of heating up my kitchen just doesn’t appeal to me. So we grill and/or eat a lot of salads this time of year. I had a rather unfortunate incident with our grill a few […]
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Crepuscular < Our word for the summer
The shadows lengthen and a light breeze is blowing. The temperature still hovers above 100 degrees, but with no sun beating down from overhead the dry heat is bearable. Dusk approaches and just as most desert animals come out of hiding now, so do we. The boys race ahead, thrilled to be free of […]
A Book Update: Faith and Brain Building
Today is an update of sorts… My mind is still full from our weekend at the AFHE Convention where I spoke, Rich and I worked and were also inspired along with over 5,000 other homeschool parents! There is a special energy there that leaves one reinvigorated! I’m ready to tackle lesson planning for the year […]
Not a Stick…
We love finding a fun book that inspires outdoor explorations. This last week we read, Not a Stick. The boys were laughing and enthralled with guessing what this cute character was making his stick into next using the magic of the imagination. When we were done, the boys were sad to see that it was […]
Intentional Living Means Setting Goals…
I still remember those first moments holding my oldest son. Awe mingled with wonder and just a little bit of panic. I knew right then and there that I wanted to be intentional with how I raised him and any future children that came alone. But where do you even start? God was quick to […]
Nature Mapping and the Nursery
Last week, I mentioned that we are starting our Daily Outdoors challenge up again and that our family goal for this summer was to ‘nature map our neighborhood.’ We’ve been crazy busy this week with VBS and convention prep, so we haven’t started drawing our maps yet, but we did take stock of our yard and […]