Take a Sneak Peek at Homeschooling This Summer! So you’re thinking about starting to homeschool next fall, but you’re still not sure. How about taking a sneak peek at homeschooling this summer to help you make the decision? What Is a Homeschool Sneak Peek? Glad you asked! It is a homeschool summer session trial to […]

Are You Taking Time To Stir Up Your Gifts AKA Hidden Talents? You have more talents than you think. Giftings come in many sizes and shapes. What are yours? One of my mother-in-law’s talents is writing encouraging notes. She underestimates the value of that fine art, possibly because it is so easy for her. Choosing beautiful […]

Top Ten Joys of Homeschooling!

We started this homeschool journey with hopes, and fears. Has it really been 30 years—more or less? Here’s what we learned: Children are sinners like everyone else. #Bummer They will mess up. #BubblePopper Our job is to teach them to love God and love others. #ThereIsHope Homeschooling won’t save them, but it will help to […]

Dealing With the Homeschooling Naysayers Is Part Of Your Witness! Have you ever heard negative comments about homeschooling from family, friends, or total strangers? How do you respond to that? Do you tell them what’s what? Do you ignore them? Do your children pop in with answers? Have you considered that your answer might be […]

Are You Including Your Children in the Conversation? Homeschool parents have hopes and dreams for their children. How did you come up with your hopes and dreams for your children? Do you listen to their hopes and dreams? When they are babies and toddlers, it’s not possible to get much input. You have to observe […]

I Laugh Now But I Stressed Out When… Join me as I journey back to my beginnings as a home schooler over thirty years ago. (Nah, I’m not that old, am I?) We Received the First Standardized Scores Yes, you can continue to teach your children at home if one of them scores in the […]

Grandchildren may be joining us in the midst of this storm—Hurricane Sandy. 10 Things to do with your children, simple uncomplicated ideas, came to me as I thought about keeping their sweet, little hands busy. 10 Things to Do With Your Children Pray with them. They are probably a little scared or anxious. I like […]

It’s Valentine’s Day and infographics are in. I set out to do a beautiful infographic about love and forgiveness based on 1 Corinthians 13. My infographic isn’t at all what I’ve been preparing to create over that past few days, but His thoughts aren’t my thoughts and His ways are higher. Here I am thinking […]

A couple of weeks ago, I was cleaning my “Amazing Room” in preparation for my sister’s visit. The Amazing Room is the Sewing/Art/Exercise/Guest Bedroom, a work in progress. Boxes with contents waiting to be sorted and reduced were my target. It was going well until I hit the old homeschool stuff box. There were the […]