Young home educating moms have much to learn: how to teach math and phonics, how to keep records for portfolios, and eventually, how to make a transcript. While these are all valid things we should learn, we too often forget that mom needs to learn something else as well – something that can spark creativity … Read more
One of my favorite hymns to sing is Count Your Blessings. It was written by a man named Johnson Oatman Jr. Mr. Oatman grew up in New Jersey singing hymns with his father. His father had a big, beautiful singing voice. However, Mr. Oatman was not quite a blessed with the same gift. He did … Read more
When beginning to home educate one of the most frequently asked questions is: Can I home educate for as little expense as possible and is it even possible to educate my children for FREE due to budget constraints now that we are a single income household. IF you are prepared to surf the web, Pinterest … Read more
Years ago when I began home educating I was extremely worried about whether or not I could teach my children well academically. Little did I know that teaching the academics would become one of the easiest parts of home educating. Good wholesome character was by far the most difficult and time consuming activity of our … Read more
Whew. This has been a year of adjustments, changes, and just plain ol’ letting go. That’s hard for me. Really. Really. Hard. Let me give you a run down of this year for us with James – our oldest. April: We originally though James would be attending the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor in the fall … Read more