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Have you ever had a day when your usual homeschool routine isn’t working? Have you ever felt like an entire homeschool day has escaped you and nothing has been done? Perhaps it was due to a long day of sibling rivalry or clashing personalities between teacher and student. Or maybe it was simply because no…
I joined my local homeschool association when my daughters were still toddlers, eager to meet experienced moms and begin learning all I could well before I had to make it “official.” As soon as I joined Facebook, I sought other homeschool moms there, and I found online homeschool communities, too. I also started following homeschool-oriented blogs. And through all those…
I am a military spouse of 17 years. I often find myself homeschooling alone during deployments, training, and many other separation instances. While it is ideal for fathers to be involved in the homeschool process, it isn’t always possible for varying reasons. Perhaps you’re a single mom, your husband travels often for work, you’re a…
We allll have a vision of homeschooling, don’t we? Siblings interacting. Ideas clicking. A relaxed teacher. Finishing school before noon and finishing Pinterest projects and errands in the afternoon. I HAD those visions too. I still have them at the end of a ‘REAL’ day. Sometimes all the homeschool blogs and articles out…
By Jennifer Smeltser Even before I received my diploma from high school, I knew what was going to be my next step; I was going to college. It was not a decision that was forced upon me, but instead just something the members in my family do. We finish high school and then move on…
Approximately eight months ago, my husband and I decided that we will be homeschooling our girls, now ages four, two and a half, and 11 months. Four months ago I took my oldest daughter out of preschool. After that it took me about two months to get into a good routine, a groove, if you…
One of the most common feelings expressed to me by other homeschooling moms is self-doubt. Am I doing enough? Am I doing it right? Am I organized enough? Am I doing too much? Am I getting through to my kids? Am I measuring up to other moms? Notice a trend? The relentless “am I” questions…
A “Hallmark” holiday, a marketing gimmick, an arbitrary day for people to suddenly express their love for one another with chocolate and roses, and just another way to blow through a lot of money…. that’s Valentine’s Day, right? Yes, it’s sappy and silly and redundant and commercial, and I don’t even really care for…
If your family is anything like mine, there is a definite need for daily character building. In our homeschooling experience, the educational part of homeschooling is a breeze. It is the character building part that can have me pulling my hair out at times. Even though the school year is more than half way done,…
My children’s first Volcano in 2008 It’s 1:30 a.m. and I am writing this blog quietly in our home office while my whole family is tucked neatly in their beds. I spent the last few hours prepping for my eleven-year-old daughter’s advanced calculus class… okay, seriously, don’t believe that for a moment! Besides the fact…
I have become incredibly aware that my initial assessment of me as just a teacher is really all too incomplete when it comes to my role as a homeschooling mom.While yes, in theory, it is true that I am the teacher of Marvin Ward Christian Academy, the truth of the matter is that I really…
I am a pretty crafty person. I make my own soap, I sew, I like to scrapbook, my husband and I make our own furniture, I recently learned to knit, and I love to cook. Homemade things make me smile. I enjoy spreading out fabric and creating something that wasn’t there before for my home…
