Ponder the last time you spent a day or an hour or a moment purposely going slow. A mom wrote the above title to me the other day after she had watched a box turtle meander along and fireflies dance. These are reasons to homeschool, right? How is it that we get caught...
The grass is always greener when seen from a distance. My fellow homeschoolers all have it together while I still flop and flounder. Or am I just looking at things from the wrong angle? My side view shows beautiful lush green. Step into the middle of that...
Finding harmony based upon routine is one of a homeschoolers core daily struggles. Even for those of us who are determined to maintain a fluid day, there must be some order. When do the children wake, what lessons are the big slimy toads and need swallowing first,...
Academic Worship vs. Child Centered Learning The MAIN THING is not the main lesson nor the main book although we get caught up in ever progressing while within we innately understand that our books are simply springboards toward faith and character. Homeschooling is a...
Summer School aka Year ‘Round Schooling aka Relaxing With summer swiftly arriving and calling us out of doors it is a joyful release to know that the required 180 day academic year is (almost) over. But, if you are like us and enjoy the ‘anchorage’...
