math class
Tuesday, 28 May 2019 / Published in * Teaching Methods, Articles, Blog

Games for Math Class

  All throughout our homeschooling adventures, one thing was certain: spring fever. There would always come a time each year when it was not only difficult for our girls to stay focused on tasks, it was hard for me to concentrate on helping them, because we all wanted to go outside. We did come up
truths
Monday, 27 May 2019 / Published in Articles, Blog

Parenting Truths

As a young homeschooling Mama, I tried my best to go to every parent event our local homeschool group hosted. I wanted to hear from the veteran homeschoolers about what had worked, and what hadn’t worked for them with their children. It was not an effort to be just like them, but to learn from
hey mama
Monday, 27 May 2019 / Published in Articles, Blog, Hey Mama, Hey Mama Monday

Hey Mama Monday: The Holy Spirit as a Companion to Guide You

Hey, Mama, It is so important to allow the Holy Spirit to lead you as you teach your children and raise your family. “The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock.” Matthew 7:25. If
doubt the gospels
Sunday, 26 May 2019 / Published in * Encouragement, * Faith and Family, Articles, Blog

When Older Children Doubt the Gospels

  Krissa rubbed her thumb along the thin page of her Bible, fear gnawing at her soul. She had always believed its words, never doubting its record of God’s Son becoming flesh to dwell among us. But shortly after her sixteenth birthday, questions slipped more and more frequently into her thoughts. How could her heart
coffee
Saturday, 25 May 2019 / Published in Articles, Blog

Digging in Coffee Grounds

  I love being able to reuse things, in unique ways; from crafting and creating, the challenge of taking nothing and making it something is fun. At my home, I consume a little bit of coffee-caffeine and a whole lot of Jesus to fuel my mornings, so I can be homeschool-mom-ready. Once my espresso brews or
summer reading
Friday, 24 May 2019 / Published in Articles, Blog

Summer Reading for Homeschool Moms

  Have you been homeschooling for a while? Or are you relatively new to the homeschooling world? However you answer those questions, this blog post is for you. And let it be known that even if you have only been homeschooling for a week, that still counts as “a while” in the homeschool community! You
vision
Thursday, 23 May 2019 / Published in Articles, Blog

Why We Need A Vision Bigger Than Homeschooling

  As the young boy was handed the warm soup and bread, he knew his life had changed. A street urchin once wandering the filthy alleys of Bristol, the lad had found his way to the Boy’s Orphan House—just one of the ten thousand orphans who would find a new life because of the vision
geography
Wednesday, 22 May 2019 / Published in * Teaching Methods, Articles, Blog

Teach Geography the Fun Way

  It would be wonderful fun to travel to every nation on earth to meet the people, explore the sights, and taste the delicious food. We could climb mountains, sail lakes, travel across deserts on camels, and wander through the tall prairie grasses of the world. Rats! There’s not enough money in my bank account!