When we were preparing to be married, eyes full of hope and idealism, we divvied up the tasks of life.  Like trying to even out backpa...

I was afraid for the month to come.  Knowing I wouldn't be working, when I wouldn't have the happy distraction of preparing to t...

Celebrating good choices today. Rising early. Giving (sick) dh an extra hour to sleep. Oatmeal and steamed milk. Working hard at t...

We have always been a part of co-ops and homeschool groups for two reasons. 1.  P.E. 2.   Art My oldest son hated getting his hands mess...

I've been thinking lately, "We need to get real with school." No longer can I try to squeeze in just a little more summer....

I heard something this summer;  a quote, a phrase, an idea.  It hinted that "expectations are just future resentments."  Today I...

There's been an interesting discussion on my homeschool group's forum this month.  This question came from a first-year homeschooli...

Home educators often get discouraged in the middle of winter. We are very aware of how much there is left to cover for the year and some ...

In this new year I've had a few troubles. I have a finger that keeps cracking and bleeding.  Same thing, same finger, last winter -- o...

A day after that last post I was in a car accident. No. I caused a car accident. I entered the left turn lane of a busy intersection, ...

Growing up in the church, I saw a lot of imitation Christians. I learned very early on that when you show up on Sunday morning you're to...

I've been doing this for eight years. In case no one ever told you, I'm going to tell you now: There will be days... when the child...

Describing my middle son has always been easy for me. He has a good amount of healthy determination. He is a problem solver and loves ...

...can take over your life. Tho it's not my first reason for homeschooling, I do this thing because I want to be in control of my kids...

We say this phrase at our church every week, but I've never felt the benefits of this phrase more than I felt today. However, it didn...

This time last week I was enjoying the British Museum in London... or maybe we had moved on to the Tate Modern by ...

My post is up at Heart of the Matter today: How NOT To Talk to a Teacher. It seemed important after I began to evaluate all the conversat...

I was at a homeschool conference this weekend. One presenter passionately noted that home schooled students' average standardized test ...

Here's a short article on homeschooling a child with ADHD. It's a good reminder. How To Effectively Home School an ADHD Child

A year ago we were preparing to move. Trying to keep momentum in our schooling was difficult to say the least. First, we looked for month...