One of the many reasons that I love homeschooling, is the freedom to be able to homeschool through the different life challenges that pop up when you least expect it. Whether it be bringing home a new baby, a chronic illness, a death of a loved one or moving. For us, it happened with the latter. We moved 1500 miles cross-country. There are many ways you … [Read more...] about Homeschooling During Life Challenges
Culinary Discoveries
Food is something necessary for our survival but can also be delicious and fun. When you incorporate food into your lessons, you add the sense of taste and often also smell, sight, sound, and touch as well. The more senses are involved, the better your child retains the information. There are so many ways to use food to enhance your homeschool adventures. Here are just a … [Read more...] about Culinary Discoveries
Planning Field Trips for Science
One time I was asked what my favorite subject to teach was. I had a hard time answering the question because I love science and history. Both of them are such exciting subjects to me, and incredibly easy to make hands on. Today science is on my mind because we had our first field trip this week. We went to a local rescue zoo. We took notebooks, and colored … [Read more...] about Planning Field Trips for Science
Learning to See ~ Journeys of Faithfulness Week 1
If you’d like to join in the book club, we would love to have you! This is the first week that we are talking about the book Journeys of Faithfulness by Sarah Clarkson, a great book for moms and girls to read together. 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. I really cannot wait to … [Read more...] about Learning to See ~ Journeys of Faithfulness Week 1
Fighting to Stay Content
I don't know about you, but I have to struggle to stay content. Yes, I realize how horrible that sounds, but it is the truth. For instance, we have wanted to own our own home for as long as I can remember. We spent years praying for our family's permanent, stable home. Finally, after 11 years of marriage, everything lined up perfectly for us to purchase our first house. I … [Read more...] about Fighting to Stay Content