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Caramel drinks and reading books

“Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.” – Frederick Douglas There is an ache of sadness to the goodbyes I must make to the books and materials I’ve now been privileged to use with all seven of my children. I have caught myself multiple times in the past months thinking, “I should […]

What we do for Bible, Worldview, and Discipleship Studies

#teachallthethings There have been many different Bible programs and studies we have done over the years. Some have fallen flat and been a disappointment, a waste of money and time. I won’t focus on those here. I want to share some of the very best resources we’ve found because they are so captivating and have […]

Piecing it together #5

Sixth year of homeschooling, here we go! I cannot believe I’ve made it this far and that my kids and I are all in one piece. It says something for all the blogs and reviews I’ve read over the years that have helped me meld together a school program that works for our family’s goals, […]

The poetry of logical ideas

“Pure mathematics is, in its way, the poetry of logical ideas.” -Albert Einstein Our struggle with mathematics has been particularly difficult of late. The verse “we battle not against flesh and blood” comes to mind. We battle not against Math-U-See and Steve Demme, but against the burden of finding the poetry within the logical ideas of […]

Piecing it together #4

Our 2014 school year is quickly coming to a close. With only a few weeks left of this year, I’ve been compiling materials, planning, scheduling, and reading ahead for all the amazing things we’ll be learning in 2015. The greatest blessing I’ve gleaned this year is the understanding of Sabbath schooling, which has been a […]

Piecing it together #3 Part 2

Planning for this year, I have to address boredom with Chavah. I originally got fearful of the idea of teaching three Sonlight Cores at one time with a young baby in the house because the read-alouds require so much time from me. I want to spend the quality time with Chavah that I spent with […]

Piecing it together #3 Part 1

I just looked at my yearly planning calendar and we only have 2 weeks left of school. WHERE has the time gone? My goodness this year flew by. We’ve had lots of wonderful life-learning this year, and I’m also very pleased with how much the kids have developed. Having a new baby in the house […]

Takin’ a break & takin’ some tests

Here we are in the middle of our break between school years. We only set aside time for two weeks, as I’ve mentioned before that I want to get a good strong start on our learning before our newest princess arrives on the scene. Yes, recently finding out that we’re welcoming a SHE has been […]

Piecing it together #2

I am amazed I already have a second post listing out curriculum for the coming year. That means we’re entering our second school year with this blog. We have so much to learn, and I have such relief when I consider that we are going to be moving to a longer school year so that […]

Starting early on our worldview

It should not be a surprise that one of the foundational aspects of our homeschool journey is character development and knowing God. Most believing families would agree with this priority. These are the most important parts of child-training, in my opinion, because my children’s eternal destiny is what matters the most. To that end, whatever […]