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At this time of year, homeschool moms are inevitably turning their thoughts to the start of next school-year, with visions of shiny new curricula dancing in our heads. The hope contained in all the unopened, un-creased new books, and the promise of new, perfected lesson plans, the sparkly new school supplies . . . It…
Lessons from a Mother’s Heart [mks_pullquote align=”left” width=”800″ size=”18″ bg_color=”#845e96″ txt_color=”#ffffff”]”A mother’s heart is the child’s classroom.” Henry Ward Beecher[/mks_pullquote] Families choose to homeschool for a variety of reasons, and our family is no different. One of our reasons to homeschool was our desire to teach our children from a biblical worldview. Let’s face…
Whether you school year round, take a short break, or spend the whole season curriculum-free; the summer offers an often irresistible pull to get out, move, do and experience all that this time of year has to offer. Our family strives to make the most of the short Montana summers, but we don’t want to have…
At the beginning of June we brought you our Preliminary Reviews of Kidcoder & Teen Coder- Windows Programming. We are pleased to be back to give your our final reviews as well as a giveaway from the company! The folks over at Homeschool Programming Inc. are offering up for giveaway a first-semester title (Windows Programming)…
I was up early one morning. As I sat on the couch sipping coffee I thought about what I really wanted my children to know – beyond science and literature. Those things that shape us into the people we are for ourselves and others. It isn’t an easy list. It caused me to look at…
Do you have a child interested in photography? How about Photoshop? Are you looking for something fun, educational and different for them this summer? Then these classes are for you! . . . Or rather, for your children. JessicaSprague.com – a fabulous, online learning classroom and shop for digital crafters – is now offering Photography…
I’ve had occasion to find myself both in the iPhone camp and the Android one. Both have their strong points, and each have their weaknesses. Always an appreciative user and {mostly} proficient smartphone proponent, I decided to share with you my favorite free Android and iPhone apps. Hopefully someone will find a new tool they…
“Rome wasn’t built in a day,” or so the saying goes. Yet I think at times we as Americans believe that we will sit down, invest minimal time, and come away fluent in another language. This notion makes for a lot of frustration I’ve noticed, especially amongst those choosing to home educate. I offered to…
Recently, the cover of TIME magazine gained the attention likened to a reality show or the likes of the National Enquirer! You can relax, because I’m not here to discuss the “ins and outs” of whether or not one should breastfeed or for how long. While I, too, have definite opinions about these topics; there…
This year my family has fallen in love with Apologia as we are just finishing up our first year of their science curriculum. When I was presented with an opportunity to review one of their Bible courses, I jumped at the chance. I was hoping that it would be incredible, and it did not disappoint. It…
Do you ever have days (or whole weeks, even years) when you wonder if your children will ever truly be friends? With each other? Will the bickering, arguing, fairness issues, offensive nature and general annoyances toward one another ever end? I wonder. All. The. Time. Truth be told, I worry about it more than I’d…
Throughout recent years I have had the pleasure of participating in multiple book clubs. Varying greatly from each other in size, style, organization and location. Book clubs can offer so many enriching benefits, not only from the literature discussion, but through the bonds built among participating members. On the flip side of that coin, they…
