Art is one of those things that I have discovered is often either passionately embraced or avoided in many homeschool homes. Some families just seem to easily do art regularly and others of us wouldn’t know which end of a paintbrush to hold. Pinterest can hold some treasures, however when I speak to homeschool Mom’s … Read more
When I started homeschooling so many years ago, I truly had no concept of what it would be like when my little boys would be high schoolers and we’d have a couple more students too. We were pretty sure we wanted to homeschool all the way through high school, but that seemed far away. And … Read more
Once you begin your homeschool journey it won’t be long until you start hearing the question: What philosophy do you follow in your homeschool? Then pretty soon you will begin to hear the phrase, A Charlotte Mason Education. But just what is a Charlotte Mason Education? The first I ever heard about this woman was … Read more
“Mama, do you hear the birds singing?” “Can you feel the cool breeze as it comes through the window?” Obviously, homeschooling with the window open will not work as there are too many distractions for my son who has a diagnosis of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). When we first started homeschooling, it was difficult … Read more
Many, many times over the past 14 years of our home education journey I have been asked if we intend to “Homeschool all the way through.” When our girls were younger I would answer “Until God tells us to stop.” Now that our oldest has graduated, and our youngest is a High School Junior, I … Read more