I am a veteran homeschooling mum with two homeschool graduates and there are a few things I wish I had known as we moved through our highschooling homeschool years. One of those things is tackling the fear that comes with homeschooling through high school. I want to speak about guarding your hearts against allowing fear …
Choosing to homeschool our children was the best decision we have ever made. It has been a journey of excitement lots of joyful memories and experiences, discovery, bonding, learning and growing. It has also been a journey peppered with learning and character challenges, exhaustion, tears and doubt. This comes with the territory and anyone who tries …
With inflation biting and with our money having to stretch further than ever before I thought I would re-look at what the Bible has to say about managing our financial resources and get back to budgeting basics and what worked so well for us for so many years, the envelope budgeting system. I know that …
We are about to jump straight into February, the month of love! There is so much to love about February…oh I know that in your head you are thinking that I must be mad. After all, the weather is still cold, we are more likley to get snow than the warmer temps we are so …
Including a few winter nature crafts in your homeschool always amps up the fun factor! It’s a great way to get some time outdoors and chase away the ill tempers and you can never go wrong with a bit of fresh air! It’s good for the mind, body, and soul. Studies have shown that time …
We have used the Homeschool Nature Study Lessons and the Handbook of Nature Study in our homeschool for many years. As a homeschool mom, I appreciate the fact that it’s an easy way to include weekly nature study without it becoming an overwhelming task. Following the retirement of the founding author of the Outdoor Hour …
Each morning I wake up with the best intentions to get through the day being the mother that I dream of being. That mother is gracious and serene. She does not get flustered, terribly annoyed or yell at her children. She deals with the day’s challenges with quiet confidence and kindness is the rule upon …
I have always had a passion for seasonal living. The gentle art of observing the years seasons, gardens, celebrations, liturgical rhythms and cultural traditions brings about a sense of belonging, grounding and stability in my heart. I thought it would be nice to share my monthly seasonal home plans. I hope that they will be …
A homeschool mom’s nature journal… … there seems to be a lot of interest in nature journaling lately. I think it is because thanks to the likes of Instagram people are becoming more aware of the wonderful ways of mindfully observing nature. I want to talk about the importance of the homeschool moms nature journal …
In our part of the UK we only get about 5 or 6 snow days if we are lucky so when it does snow we simply have to get involved in few homeschool snow day activities! This post is from a few years back but I have a feeling that we may actually get some …
