Using the iPad for special needs therapy. My younger son recently won an iPad from a special needs blog. We use it in every type of therapy he does - occupational therapy, link speech therapy, and even behavioral therapy. The apps are especially helpful in strengthening his fine-motor skills, like control, strength, dexterity, and coordination. Five apps for … [Read more...] about Five Fine-Motor Apps
The Polar Bear Plunge!
How I can remember the first morning standing at the front door watching the yellow bus drive by. I can remember the coffee freezing for a moment in my throat. Was I doing the right thing? This was going to be big, viagra buy life altering day. My daughter was in her pajamas and finishing up her breakfast. She didn’t know that this was a special morning. She didn’t know that … [Read more...] about The Polar Bear Plunge!
The Hush of Love ~ Journeys of Faithfulness Week 3
If you’d like to join in the book club for Journeys of Faithfulness by Sarah Clarkson, feel free to join in at anytime. You can find the reading schedule for the 12 week book club at the end of this post, along with additional printables for each week. Our lives today are filled with busyness. There is always something to do. Places to go. A child to tend to. A meal to … [Read more...] about The Hush of Love ~ Journeys of Faithfulness Week 3
Leaving Room to Serve Others as a Family
One of the arguments against homeschooling I have heard over the years, has been the need to raise children who serve God as salt and light. Although I believe this misunderstanding of the lives of homeschoolers has changed since I first started to homeschool 18 years ago, some still view homeschoolers as isolated. In our family, we have tried to make a deliberate effort to … [Read more...] about Leaving Room to Serve Others as a Family
When Homeschooling Isn’t a Leap of Faith
Religion is not our number one reason for homeschooling. I don't even know if it would make the top 5. There. I said it. In a world where religion is very prominent it can make me feel like an outsider. It can be isolating listening to friends talk about how they do memory verses and every subject is laced with religion. Heck, I know people who use the Bible as their … [Read more...] about When Homeschooling Isn’t a Leap of Faith