There's a book series I read and really enjoyed when I was a kid called "So You Want to be a Wizard," and the first book was set up in a self-help style. I always enjoyed that book series and how it was written, and when I was first asked to write on this topic my mind immediately called that book back and similar ones to it. So You Want to Be a Hands on Homeschooler First … [Read more...] about Hands on Homeschooling, you the parent
Pruning Preschool
Pruning - (verb) ....Webster definition is to reduce especially by eliminating superfluous matter ..Wikipedia definition.... reasons to prune include, shaping (by controlling or directing growth), improving or maintaining health, reducing risk from falling branches, and increasing the yield or quality of flowers and fruit. As Spring as comes around it’s time to … [Read more...] about Pruning Preschool
Spring Cleaning our Homeschool
Spring is in the air and our mail boxes are bursting with curriculum catalogs, book catalogs, and all other sorts of curriculum helps. I have to admit I’m a sucker for such things. The glossy pages showing cute children absorbed in a book or activity, or a family having fun together with a new game around the kitchen table. It all looks so inviting, so necessary. Let’s … [Read more...] about Spring Cleaning our Homeschool
Spring Cleaning and Organizing All Year Long
It’s spring and everywhere we see advertisements and information about Spring Cleaning. Growing up, pill spring cleaning always meant days of reorganizing. My mom had a wonderful way of putting a fresh look on our house in the spring. Now as a work-at-home, homeschooling mom, I always get a bit anxious when I start to see my friends talking about their spring cleaning plans. … [Read more...] about Spring Cleaning and Organizing All Year Long
Daily Choosing to Live For Him
Recently, I was reading in I Thessalonians. And, once again, I felt challenged by the word of God. Challenged to take inventory of my relationship with God. Challenged to take another look at my spiritual life. Challenged to take a glance in the mirror of God's Word and examine the reflection I see in my heart, my marriage, my mothering, my homeschooling and my … [Read more...] about Daily Choosing to Live For Him