This weekend at a birthday party my four-year-old, Vance, stood before a large table stacked full of pizza boxes opening every lid trying to find the one special piece that interested him. I watched from a few feet away as a young man came beside him and offered to help. The guy began to grab a slice of pepperoni pizza to place on Vance's wildly colored birthday plate, when Vance shook his head in refusal. "Can I tell you something?" he asked ... Read the Post...
Defining Your Homeschool Mission: It’s More Than Your “Why”
Defining your homeschool mission is so much more than your "why". As a Christian homeschooling family, one of the first questions I am asked when a new acquaintance learns that I homeschool my three daughters is, "Why did you decide to homeschool?" You know the question--and the furrowed brows that often accompany it. We've all been there. It gets more interesting for me when the inquisitor finds out that both my husband and I were also ... Read the Post...
But You Don’t Homeschool Yet…
Recently, I was sharing my news about becoming a contributing writer for this blog with a very close relative (whom I promised would remain nameless). I had just received my writing themes and was sharing my excitement about this new endeavor. To which he incredulously replied, "But you don't homeschool yet." After I picked my jaw and my ego up off the floor, I sat quietly for a few minutes thinking about this statement. Stewing over it was more ... Read the Post...
Fertilize Your Fruit
It started off as a busy morning: hustle, bustle, breakfast, out the door, rush, rush, rush. Four trips back into the house for forgotten items and this momma knew we needed a better system of organization! It all came to a head when I was buckling in my two year old, who looked searchingly into my face and asked, “Momma grumpy?” I started laughing! Yes, I was being grumpy, and obviously it was coming through. That one statement has ... Read the Post...