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(This idea was originally posted in April, 2008) Who says you have to buy all sorts of fancy math manipulatives?  Crayons and tape squares work great at our house.  (The math I use for kindergarten through 3rd grade is Alpha Omega Horizon.) Technorati Tags: works for me
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…seems to be swallowing up alllll of my time this week, what with chatting with friends, eating extraordinary Mexican food, signing books and — yes –  speaking about balancing time while homeschooling, and saving money at the grocery store. Although a few of my sentences meandered haphazardly, I was reasonably coherent most of the...
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(This was first published in October, 2009.   Feel free to add additional info and links in comments, below.) I spent half an hour this morning googling SAT essay tips and thought I’d share the best links I found just in case any of you have student studying up to take the SAT next fall....
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(This post originally ran in August, 2009) Homeschooling older children with little ones in the house can be a real challenge. Toddlers and preschoolers are energetic, inquisitive, and mobile. They make things happen. Woe to you if you’re not watching them while they’re making things happen. But how can you occupy them in a...
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Come, people of the Risen King, Who delight to bring Him praise; Come all and tune your hearts to sing To the Morning Star of grace. From the shifting shadows of the earth We will lift our eyes to Him, Where steady arms of mercy reach To gather children in. Rejoice, Rejoice! Let every...
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Recently I was sent a cute new running dress called a Nuu-Muu to review on my blog.   I tried it on and immediately liked the feel and weight of the fabric, as well as the flattering cut of the dress. Male readers may wander away at this point if you don’t want TMI, but...
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She talks to me, eyes all alight, telling me the details of her amazing technicolored dream. I watch her life-filled face, transfixed. So many times I’ve heard my children’s dreams, and yet each time I feel like I’m peeping into their souls. What things flow through their minds as they sleep? Hers is about...
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In preparation for the homeschooling conferences I’ll be attending next week, I decided to rerun a few homeschooling posts from past years.  This one was originally posted in January 2008. ~~~~~~~ This school year I have 5 kids in elementary school. This makes for some crazy mornings of homeschooling. I’ve learned to stagger the...
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(Update:  My friend is safe and in treatment.  Please pray for her.) ~~~ In case you ever feel that your life has no value, that your kids would be better off without you around, that ridding the world of you would be a blessing to everyone. Don’t. Don’t. Don’t. Suicide doesn’t take the burden...
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