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I have many stories to tell about our little homeschool: why we homeschool, how we blog about it, my very public struggles with homeschooling. But this time I’ll share what is on my mind and heart the most lately. I am fairly confident (at times) in myself and my ability to teach my preschool-age kids….
I’ve got a bad habit of comparing myself. Do you? It started when I became a mother…. He’s already potty trained? You’re still breastfeeding? You’re having ANOTHER baby? Then, as the years went on and I had more children, I became more confident. The comparisons dwindled. My child will wean or take formula when necessary….
There’s a saying I’ve heard all my life: If mama ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy. I can remember my mom getting in a funk from time to time when I was young . . . sure enough, I felt down and unsettled myself any time she wasn’t happy and content. Lately, I’ve come to realize…
Me: Ah! It’s already 2:30 and there’s so much I have to get done before we leave tonight! I have to finish the laundry, pack our bags, and make that casserole. The floors should be swept, I need to make a shopping list, and we have to stop somewhere and pick up a gift before…
So often homeschool moms find themselves entangled in the great debate, the Super Bowl of homeschooling, the 2000 elections of home education. The topic? Their daily routine/schedule/plan/un-schedule. Whatever you want to call it. It is there, and it is in your face. I used to think there were just two camps to this whole debate:…
Confession: After many years of home schooling, I still am insecure about my teaching. Which is why I have stuck with curriculum sets that include teacher’s guides and plans. Until this year. This year I’ve ventured out with some unit studies–to the utter delight of my children. Let me tell you a story as an…
All kids are different. All it takes is to observe a group of children at the park, a playgroup, etc. to know this. As parents, we know that some children do things differently or learn things differently, and that’s ok. As the mom of a little boy with sensory processing disorder, I have had to…
This giveaway is now closed. And the winners are… Stephanie – comment #57 – Chasing Mona Lisa Kala – comment #42 – Mornings With Jesus Monica – comment #43 – Remembering You Congratulations! We will contact you via the email addresses used to leave your comments. We are so excited to be giving away three…
HHM Team Member Review… When the opportunity came to review Peter and the Wolf by Maestro Classics, I jumped at the chance! I have fond memories sitting on the floor at my grandmom’s house and listening to Peter and the Wolf on the record player. I am excited to say that my kids now…
Like most families I’m sure, we have so many wonderful traditions during the Holiday’s, it can be difficult to say which one is our favorite. Okay, that’s not true at all! By far, baking Christmas Cookies is my favorite (and by all the constant request, I feel safe in saying it’s my families favorite as…
Team Review… Heidi’s Review… . Teaching a foreign language can be a seemingly overwhelming task for someone like myself who does not speak any other language besides English. When thinking about what language to teach my children I always thought Spanish and American Sign Language would be the two most useful languages. For…
In the years we’ve been homeschooling I’ve come to cherish the times I spend reading aloud with my children. The opportunity to share my love of books and stories and written words while (hopefully) instilling an appreciation of these things in their lives is a priceless gift in my eyes. The logistics, however, of how to…
