Being a homeschool family has its perks. For one, people know you are a bit odd and will be thrilled with an unusual gift such as this fresh EMU egg!!! So what do you do when you receive a beauty like this? Well naturally, we all inspect it, shake it and then make plans to EAT […]
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Citizenship 101 – Getting a Taste of the Election Process
What do you get when you combine apples, caramel, a bit of instruction on how to be an involved citizen and a tasty way to practice these new-found ‘active citizen’ skills? Sticky fingers, sweet slogans and inspired future voters! With the elections right around the corner I hosted an event for our homeschool support group […]
Mixing Genres…
Davey Crockett meets the Space Age!
Learning Here, Learning There…
Learning here, learning there, learning takes place everywhere… In a chair, in a bed.On the floor, standing on your head. {true story}.{feeling a bit Dr. Suess-ish today, I guess.) Sprawled on the floor is where you will find us today… While we love reading books, how it looks in our home is in a constant […]
Trying to Fill His Shoes…
Oh what a privilege we have to parent these children God has given us. As I watch these boys of mine try to live a bit in daddy’s shoes I’m struck by the privilege and responsibility we have to live an authentic life before them. There is so much to the phrase, “Better caught than […]
How to Cultivate Read-Aloud Time
So you want to read aloud to your kids more… You understand how important that can be… Where, oh where do you start with growing those precious times of reading aloud to your kids? Here are 6 ways to cultivate your read-aloud times!