I am so very excited today to introduce you all to my friend, Jamie. I remember sitting with her and discussing marriage last year with some other ladies from our homeschool support group and leaving so inspired. Her enthusiasm is contagious. And she is here today sharing a bit of her heart for how we […]
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Labor Day Learning
I cannot believe that September is right around the corner… This summer has just sped along. It hasn’t felt as hot this year. I can’t decide it that is because I’m just not pregnant this summer or because we’ve been creative about enjoying some outdoor time even during these hot summer months. With Labor Day […]
Oma’s Book Club
In continuing our discussion of books and reading, today I have a guest post from my mother, affectionately called “Oma” by her grands. She is a gifted teacher. Literature and discussing great books is one of her favorite things to do. I feel so blessed that she is passing that love on to her grandchildren! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ […]
Remembering Sendak
As we read of the passing of Maurice Sendak, it brought back memories of a post that my mom wrote for an old blog of ours and I thought I would repost it. Makes me want to go upstairs right now and check on my sleeping ‘wild things’ – all four of them! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Imagine-Lit: Where […]
Labor Day Learning Fun
{whistle while you work} I hope you all are having a fabulous Labor Day weekend. My boys are so very excited to have their daddy home for an extra day this weekend… As we enjoy time together as a family, we also plan to take some time to learn about the origins of Labor Day and […]
Art vs. Crafts
photo credit: my sister. Since we just finished up a series on Open-Ended Play, I wanted to share some thoughts my sister had on “Art vs. Craft”. In the early years especially, I’ve traditionally been a huge fan of open-ended art. And I still am. But as she points out ‘craft’ has its place too […]