This year we have decided to do daily journaling with illustration.  What a blast!  Our theme this year is “All About Me.”  Starting out I thought I would find out who they believe they are.  It is amazing to hear their own perceptions about the life they live.  Ask your own children to write who [...]

Math is a dirty word.  Right?  Truthfully I would rather be doing creative writing with my children than going over math facts.  I am also especially feaful of missing important steps, processes or building blocks in math with them because it really is a building process.  So I have to say up front that of [...]

This was totally awesome!  I have to admit, when I received this DVD I did not tear it open in excitement and anticipation.  In fact, I did not even open it at all.  My husband and 8-year-old son did, however, and went to work at it.   They both said they highly enjoyed it and found [...]

Old Testament Overview, Level 1
Devotions anyone?  Yeah, so tell me you have been real faithful with that all on your own so I can laugh.  Really, why is consistent Bible study time so difficult with the kids?  Since last year was our first homeschooling year, we meandered through different parts of the Bible.  We spent [...]

This one was very fun.  It just happened that we received this package from Maverick Books right before leaving town to go on a trip.  Since my kids are all big audio fans they immediately ripped open the Tales and Tunes from Hank, a CD of story excerpts from 10 books plus 9 original songs [...]

As a disorganized homeschool mom, with too much going on and not enough time to figure out how to get all my ducks in a row, I decided to check out The 2009 Schoolhouse Planner. I’m one of those information junkies.  You know, the kind that loves to read about getting organized, or how to [...]

Every homeschool mom I have ever spoken to either works from home or wants to know how they can make money working from home. Let’s face it. Living on one income in our culture is tough. Paying for the education of our children on one income is even tougher. It is difficult to creak open [...]