This is the time of year when many homeschoolers are finishing up their lessons. Test are taken, workboxes are put on shelves, pool passes are warmed up, and the Summer months are calling. No matter your homeschool schedule we all agree: In the homeschooling lifestyle the learning never ends and the world is our classroom. [...]
I’ve had sweet conversations lately with moms who are trying to figure out a cleaning schedule for when they “officially” start homeschooling. This naturally leads to questions of how I find time to clean my house and homeschool; especially after my post about Age Specific Chore List for Children Ages 1-12. Photo Credit We aren’t [...]
Creating Custom Responsibility Charts Last week I shared our Age Specific Chore List for Ages 1-12. To go along with the topic of child training I wanted to share how we have used responsibility charts for our young children. We call our charts “Responsibility Charts,” because we want to instill a mindset of having personal [...]
Today we’re talking about the early years of homeschool. Please, leave some of YOUR ideas for the early years of homeschooling in the comments. We need your wisdom. Currently we have 3-children that are ages-5 and under. I know several of you who have 4 or 5 kiddies ages-5 and under. You, my friends, rock! Reader [...]
First let me say that I’m always multitasking. It’s just the reality of homemaking/homeschooling life with a growing family. I don’t look at this season as one to rush through because these little years will not last forever. That being said, I usually line up my little boys and change two diapers at a time. [...]
CLOCK TOWER © Daniel Loncarevic | Dreamstime.com Yet you do not know [the least thing] about what may happen tomorrow. What is the nature of your life? You are [really] but a wisp of vapor (a puff of smoke, a mist) that is visible for a little while and then disappears [into thin air]. James [...]
The focus for today is friends, it happens to us all. I sit here paralyzed, just allowing myself a moment or two. Before me sits 5 bowls of half-finished oatmeal and my cold cup of coffee. The penguins on my red Christmas socks taunt me. Not near ready for the day and this day is [...]
Over the next several weeks I’ll be sharing my tips about Time Management for Busy Moms at Works-for-Me-Wednesday. 1.) Time Management for Busy Moms ~ Letting God Prune Your Life. “How do you do it all?” “How do you get it all done?” “How do you have time for everything?” Honestly, the more our family grows, the [...]
This was our first “official” {sound the trumpets} week of our seventh year of homeschooling. I’m excited over some new things we’ll be using and our studies. All of our learning comes first from the Bible and then we study further the ways of our LORD through learning the other subjects He created. Here’s a [...]
Once-A-Month Grocery Shopping is a huge blessing and time saver for me. By Shopping once a month I’m only buying groceries 12 times per year! I wanted to share 10 tricks that help make it successful. Successful Once-A-Month Grocery Shopping. Menu Plan – I plan our meals for the month, you can read about some [...]
