We are in week four of My Father’s World kindergarten curriculum, Creation from A to Z,  so today my six-year-old (the kindergartener) and three-year-old (the boy who wishes he was the kindergartener) snuggled in to read Little Bear by Else Holmelund Minarik. The illustrations give […]

Best. First. Day. Ever. Seriously, you guys. The kids were happy, laughing, bummed when our work was complete and told me over and over again how fun they thought school was today. And, it was our first day with three school-goers! I fully understand that […]

Tell more than two people that you’ve chosen to homeschool, and you’ll have gotten at least one uncomfortable, “Oh…” Why? Because homeschooling is weird. And homeschoolers are weird. But, if we take the time to breakdown the things that make homeschoolers socially abnormal, we might […]

When we first began to research homeschooling, prevailing wisdom told us not to place too much pressure on ourselves and not to look at the decision as a life sentence. Take it one year at a time, one day at a time, whatever – but […]

I’ve mentioned that I’m incredibly excited to begin teaching my kindergartener using My Father’s World! As the school year looms, my first priority is to determine how to best organize all the goodies that accompany this package. After some research and pondering, I created a […]

“There is only one difference between the madman and me. The madman thinks he is sane. I know I am mad.” – Salvador Dali We may all define “sanity” a bit differently, but we can probably agree on the fact that homeschooling can sometimes pull […]

After years of dreaming about having a garden, we finally dug in (literally!) and planted a beauty this year. Harvesting has begun, which got me thinking about what an amazing teaching opportunity it has been for the whole family. Third-day creation lesson in living technicolor. […]

I woke up this morning with a nagging feeling. I had ignored most of the hype around the solar eclipse and was only vaguely worried about not making any of my children blind. But this morning, I felt that old familiar nudge of homeschooling mommy […]

I’ve been so pumped to spend the last week digging into the new curriculum we chose for my fourth and fifth-grader, Trail Guide to Learning: Paths of Exploration. Here’s my initial take: EXACTLY WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR.  As I’ve mentioned, this is my fifth […]

I’ve spent the last several days digging into the curriculum we chose for my kindergartener and I am so excited for the coming year. Here are my initial thoughts: FANTASTIC CUSTOMER SERVICE. While I was still debating whether to order, I spoke to a very […]