A Homeschooling Necessity
by The white board and dry erase markers. Yup. A necessity. And not for the reason you think…yes, they come in handy for the mom or …
Weekend Kindness at Wal-Mart
For this week’s challenge, I determined the younger the victim, the better. And it actually worked out great! 6 year old and I were mad-dashing …
Various Trials
Did you know the bowling alley has size 5 toddler shoes? Yes, there’s such a thing as cute bowling shoes! But there’s nothing cute about …
In the Name of Outreach
“A German philosopher many years ago said something to the effect that the more a man has in his own heart, the less he will …
Home-made Bread and Jam
What better treat, right? Especially when it’s from whole wheat flour ground here at home! My mom generously lets me borrow her Grain Master Whisper …
Heaven-Love (part 1)
Do you talk about Heaven with your kids? I remember several years ago during a friend’s visit, watching our two 5 year olds going into …
Enjoy Read Alouds With All Five Senses
I’ve blogged before about the series we’re reading written by Ralph Moody in the 1950’s about his own boyhood. The first book, “Little Britches”, hooked …
What’s Up With Little Critter?
Please tell me I’m not the only parent mildly bothered by Mercer Mayer’s Little Critter character? I was reading “Just Me and My Mom” last night to my …
Canning
My homeschooling friend and I got together today and canned pickles four different ways–bread and butter, dill, refrigerator dill and pickled okra. Mmmm. Our next canning …
Ready, Set, Homeschool?!
By now, you’ve figured me not to be a “die hard” homeschooler…after all, I still need to order curriculum for this fall, right? The problem …