If you had told me 10 years ago that I would be homeschooling my children, I would have thought you were crazy, and at that time I thought those that did homeschool were crazy! But, here I am, a homeschooler. And, I wouldn’t have it any other way. I’m so thankful that we live inContinue Reading
Homeschool in the Woods – New Testament Activity-Pak {a review}
Homeschool in the Woods is a homeschool company that specializes in historical resources that brings learning to life for your child. With a focus on hands-on learning, Homeschool in the Woods offers timeline figures and products, map sets, Time Travelers Activity Based U.S. history studies, Project Passport World history studies, Lap-Paks, Activity-Paks, and Activity Studies.Continue Reading
V is for Volunteering – The ABCs of Homeschooling {guest post – Becky Marie}
Before kids, we were actively involved in our community through various volunteer opportunities. As our kids grow up, we want them to see the importance we place on volunteering and join us in serving our neighbors. This is a bit difficult right now because our boys are so young. We have a 5, 3, andContinue Reading
Jesus Calling – For Kids Review
Jesus Calling by Sarah Young quickly became my favorite devotional after my mother gave it to me as a gift. Its daily devotions are short, yet profound and encouraging – perfect for me, a busy mom, to fit into my mornings and think on and pray about throughout my day. I had recently been lookingContinue Reading
Lilla Rose Review
I’m what you would call hair-challenged. At least that’s what I call myself. I feel sorry for my girls. My hair specialty is a pony-tail. Kind of boring, but thankfully they don’t mind too much (yet), and they have a blast playing and experimenting with Mommy’s hair instead of the other way around. I’ve seenContinue Reading
You Can Always Make Time – MOM 2 MOM Mondays {guest post – Angie}
Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; For this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. 1 Thessalonians 516-18 NKJV I still remember it like it was yesterday. I had gotten up early to spend time in the Word when my newborn woke up and was hungry. Before I couldContinue Reading
Christmas Gift Guide – 10 Gift Ideas for Her
If you are anything like me, shopping for the women in your life is an easy task (although I hope not too easy, or else you might not need this list). Thankfully, most of the women in my life have the same taste and likes as I do. So, I had a lot of funContinue Reading
U is for Unit Studies – The ABCs of Homeschooling {guest post – Selena}
Planning homeschool lessons for several children can be extremely time-consuming, especially if you’re a type A personality (like me…ahem). That’s one of the reasons why I love unit studies and use them quite a lot in our homeschool. So, what’s a unit study? Basically, it’s an extended lesson that centers on a single topic, whileContinue Reading
Apologia Exploring Creation with Chemistry and Physics {a review}
Hands down, Apologia’s Young Explorer Series is our absolute favorite homeschool science curriculum for the elementary grades. So imagine my excitement when we were given the opportunity to review the newest book in the Apologia series, Exploring Creation with Chemistry and Physics, as well as 2 of the complementing Exploring Creation with Chemistry and PhysicsContinue Reading
IXL.com {a review}
My kids always get excited about the chance to ‘do school’ on the computer. It’s fun, and it offers a welcome change of pace. We recently had the opportunity to add a little more computer time into our homeschooling day by reviewing the online subscription program IXL.com. IXL.com is an online learning program which providesContinue Reading