When I think of the Great Outdoors, I start getting excited. God’s creation is pretty amazing isn’t it? Sharing everything amazing about God’s creation with my children is one of the ultimate goals of my homeschool. I have to say that sitting in chairs around the kitchen table reading about birds, bugs, and the planetsContinue Reading
Dear Parents of Future Teens…..
Dear Parents of Future Teenagers, I’m sure you’ve already started hearing the comments about your precious children. “Enjoy them while they are young. Someday they will be teenagers!” You might have been led to believe that your sweet little one, who thinks you are a superhero, will one day hate you and be embarrassedContinue Reading
Incorporating Nature into Your Homeschool
When many people think about “going to school,” nature studies isn’t usually one of the subjects that comes to mind, but there are so many activities that help kids connect with nature and there is so much to learn by exploring the world around them. This school year spend some time in the “greatContinue Reading
Seed Sowers: Gospel Planting Adventures {a book review}
Close-encounters with wild tigers, wild river rides, cannibalism, murdered missionaries, terrorists, and witch doctors – sounds like things right out of a movie or fiction novel, doesn’t it? Only they’re not. These are true stories. True stories of missionaries doing God’s work. Stories of brave, selfless men and women, and sometimes even children, helpingContinue Reading
How Does She? – MOM 2 MOM Mondays {guest post – Ashley}
How does she? How does she keep her house so clean? How does she get her children to behave so well? How does she maintain her perfect looks? How does she manage to participate in all those activities? How does she work full time and still keep up with everything? How does sheContinue Reading
M is for Memory Work – The ABCs of Homeschooling {guest post – Candace}
I am going to be sharing with you today for the letter M all about Memory Work in our homeschool! When I set out to homeschool, over 7 years ago, I never even thought about memory work and never imagined it would take such a huge place of importance in our home! But, truly, GodContinue Reading
Streamlining Mealtime for the Homeschooling Family
I hope everyone is enjoying the new look of My Joy-Filled Life! I know I am! Go ahead and leave me a comment and tell me what you think! Today I’m over at Holy Spirit-Led Homeschooling sharing how our family of 9 manages mealtimes to make our days run a little more smoothly. Continue Reading
Fabulous Fall Sale at A+ Interactive Math {plus a giveaway}
This post includes affiliate links. Thanks for your support of this site! Please see my disclosure for more information. A+ Interactive Math by TutorSoft Inc. is an online math program for kids in K1 – Algebra 1, with more levels being added. It uses all 3 of the major learning methods – audio, visual, textContinue Reading
Handling Chores for Homeschoolers
As a full time homeschooling mother of two wonderful children (in different grades) who has her own business run out of her home, a handful of animals, and who has an OCD for cleaning, I often find that doing chores can get pushed to the bottom of the list of things to doContinue Reading
What Are Lapbooks?
I am thrilled to be participating in the ABC’s of Homeschooling series hosted by My Joy Filled Life! Each of the 26 contributors has chosen a letter of the alphabet to write a topic about homeschooling! I pounced on the letter L so that I could share with you our love of including LAPBOOKSContinue Reading
