My thoughts are very raw. My heart is saddened to tears about the events in the recent weeks, but the news about the Des Moines Police Officers slain is too much to bear. I would like to share my journal with you from this morning. I now that I’ve had time to make edits. I…
I was never what you would call a reader. My first “F” was in the 2nd grade. I failed reading, and now I read about 80 books a year. We homeschool with a literature based curriculum, yet into adulthood I was never a reader. In fact I lived in a house with no books when I was…
I am a writer, I like being heard. Most people do. As a writer and a long time people pleaser, I love when people say “good job” or tell me an article was inspiring. If we are honest we all want to be great at what we do. It’s the end goal for most of…
I am in this strange place where my older kids are independent and I still have little ones underfoot. I realized the other day none of my “littles” have never been to the Apple Orchard. An event I looked forward to 13 years ago with my first batch of enthusiastic toddlers. Alas, I am old,…
If you listened to my talk at the Homeschool Super Hero Summit on July 25th, you heard about my most fantastic parenting hack to solve the never-ending job of the property manager. Are you sick of navigating who’s got whose personal property? I was, too! You need this toy storage hack in your life now….
The time for the presidential primary is almost upon us. I would like to share the materials I have found for my homeschool to teach my kids about the whole election process. If your child is in Government & Economics right now, this article will provide a few resources for you to use as a…
How can I help you? Learn how we can work together Do you have a conference, project or blog that needs a contributor? I have been writing for the homeschool market for eight years. As a reviewer and freelance writer, I’ve worked with large and small vendors to showcase their strengths and highlight their benefits….
I have a daughter who loves to draw. She loves cartoons and has a skill for drawing Anime style characters. I was happy to get the chance to review Cognitive Drawing; Learning the Male Figure by Jason Brubaker. Summer is a time for learning new skills Drawing is one that we don’t take the time…
Programming is the language of computers and the tech world is speaking it. There are plenty of online computer programming courses for older kids, but I discovered that Code Rocket is a fun way to introduce computer science to my younger kids. I love how the Rocket provided gives them immediate feedback to the code…
What if you could lead with a guide? My friend Kerry has created an entrusted children’s Bible study. There is enough variety, flexibility and freedom to help any parent lead it from home. Walking With God has all the elements of a study all the kids will look forward to. It is filled with enough…
Beloved: 365 Devotions for Young Women from Zondervan is a great way to help them know it. I have daughters that are in the transitional stage of their faith walk; they are no longer little children, they are ready to dig in and learn for themselves. They are already in the habit of Bible time…
The kids have gotten used to having a computer learning program as a part of their school day. In order to simplify our day we are using iKnowIt.com to review math skills as a morning opening activity for our K-5 students. I love that they are willing to try new math skills they have never…
Kingdom Files are biographies for kids from Barbour Publishing that put life into the Biblical narratives. If your child is only getting the Sunday School version of the Bible they are missing out on so much. If you are a parent you know how much explaining it takes to answer the simplest questions from your…
I am a huge advocate for literature based learning. Paddington Bear was one of the two beloved bears of my childhood, so I was happy to order a new copy for our review of the Picture Book Explorer Series by Branch Out World. The week long study was the perfect amount of hands on work for…
I was completely intimidated to review a lap book set by Home School in the Woods, I was afraid it would be complicated and full of busy work, but since we are going to be jumping into American History this year, I thought we would check and see what quality lap books really look like. We…