There is nothing better for a person than that he should eat and drink and find enjoyment in his toil. This also, I saw, is from the hand of God, for apart from him who can eat or who can have enjoyment? —Ecclesiastes 2:24-25 Meet the newest addition to our family… I’m kicking myself for […]
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Homeschooling Leads to Family Learning
One of my favorite perks of homeschooling is that learning becomes a family adventure! I remember as a girl my mom getting giddy about understanding something we were studying in a fresh way. She would always tell people that she loved homeschooling because of the great education she was getting. As an adult, who received […]
A ‘dge’ kind of day!
Who would have thought that spelling could be so much fun??? About a month ago, we were reviewing the ‘dge 3 letter j’ phonogram in our Spell to Write and Read program (which I just LOVE) when I noticed on the back of the card it offered the cute suggestion of taking some time to go […]
Rollercoaster of a Week
Last week was wild with emotion from mountain tops to low valleys… The high point was our ultrasound and discovering that this child of ours is a girl! I find there is something so special about just knowing that the child I carry is a son or daughter. The feelings of intimacy and elation each […]
It’s a…
PARTY!!!! With our previous three, we usually just hopped on the phone right after the ultrasound to blurt out the news. This time, my sister and mom had the wonderful idea to have a revealing party! Everyone was to come dressed in either pink or blue to reflect their vote! So on Wednesday, Rich […]
Experiential Learning
My last post really got me pondering again the benefits of experiential hands-on learning. When this happens, I sort of ‘geek-out’ and start looking at the research again… I have so many fond memories from my own childhood homeschool experience. I was pulled out of 1st grade after a disasterous first semester. After a tentative first […]