When we first started to homeschool my two youngest we were faced with a choice to either homeschool them at their individual grade levels, or homeschool them at the same grade level. You see my two youngest are only 16 months apart, and honestly it seemed as though I could homeschool them the same grade…
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Freedom By Definition
We all define ourselves in a variety of ways. Some of these definitions are inherited, some are given to us when we are young, some we self-assign, some come attached to careers, behavior, or lifestyles we have chosen. Trying to live up to our definitions can enslave us. Lately, I have been pondering the fact…
Enjoy The Moment
“Hurry up,” the young mom told the little boy. “Walk normal,” she added. Sometimes taking two steps, sometimes three, the toddler was enjoying his walk down the stairs. He was oblivious to his mother’s time table. He was lost in his own little world. I knew the mom’s frustration. My son lives in his own…
Next Week’s Line-up…
I love summer. It means lots of down time and vacations for our family. When I’m away, I love to have guests featured here. Next week, we’re going to be in and out some of the week traveling. While I’m away, I’m excited to bring you to you some fantastic bloggers who will be sharing…
Twitter Party Alert: Seeds Family Worship
It’s time for another awesome twitter party announcement! I’m excited to be hosting a twitter party with Seeds Family Worship. Not familiar with Seeds Family Worship? “Who is Seeds Family Worship? “Seeds Family Worship is dedicated to planting the Seeds of God’s Word in the hearts of families through its Scripture songs with the goal…
Top 10 Tuesday: Why We Chose Heart of Dakota Curriculum
We are anxiously gearing up for our homeschool year starting early fall. Come September 6th, we will be starting Kindergarten in this house! I have a sister who has been homeschooling for almost 10 years and homeschools all 6 of her children. She’s talked and talked about different curriculums every year and what she has…
Heart of the Matter Online Conference {giveaway}
One of my favorite homeschool sites is Heart of the Matter. And they are gearing up for their annual online homeschool conference which will take place August 8-12, 2011. The Heart of the Matter Conference is a conference in your jammies!! This online event uses the Internet as a conference venue. You will be able…
Camera Phonography: It’s The Little Things
It’s been a busy {but fun!} week. It’s been super hot – so hot that my iPhone told me it needed to cool down {literally!} What a smart phone! 🙂 The pool was visited quite a few times this week by our family, we had spaghetti out of my favorite serving dish, we visited the…