As soon as my oldest child reached the 5th grade, I had no doubt what history curriculum I wanted to use. I had discovered Notgrass a few years earlier and couldn’t wait to be able to use it in our homeschool. So far we have completed America the Beautiful (American history) and are currently working throughContinue Reading
IKEA Must-Haves for Your Homeschool Room
I don’t think I’ve ever met a homeschooler that doesn’t like to drool over beautiful pictures of homeschool rooms. Just head over to Pinterest and you’ll find hundreds and hundreds of homeschool room pictures to inspire you and give you great ideas for your own school room. I even have a whole Pinterest board dedicatedContinue Reading
Top Homeschool Planning Resources & FREE Printable Planning Pages
Around this time each year I like to put together a little round-up of the planning resources especially for homeschoolers. And I wrap it up with some FREE printable planning pages that I’ve made for my own family, and for my readers to use as well if they’d like (be sure to scroll to theContinue Reading
Printable Timeline Notebook
Now that some of my children are moving into middle school, and soon high school, I wanted each of them to have a timeline notebook that they can use and add to throughout their middle school and high school years. In the past we have done timelines on poster board or abbreviated notebook versions ofContinue Reading
Using Memorial Day to Explain Christ’s Love to Kids
Using Memorial Day to explain Christ’s love to kids is a great way to teach them about the history of the United States and about how much Christ loves everyone. Memorial Day was started on May 30, 1868. It began after the Civil War as a day to remember those who gave their lives inContinue Reading
Finding Grace as Mothers in a World Full of Pressures to Perform
There is a lot of pressure on mothers these days to fit into a certain mold; to perform a certain way. Do you feel it? Now more than ever with the rise of social media, our lives are all under scrutiny and judgement. It’s unavoidable, unless you are hidden away under a rock somewhere. SomeContinue Reading
Teaching Children About the Miracle of Life
The miracle of life is an amazing thing. I’m in awe of how mighty our God is – how wonderous, intentional, and thoughtful He is. You can see all of these things in His creation of a human life. I’m currently 24 weeks pregnant with our 8th baby and it never gets old – howContinue Reading
25 Delicious Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Desserts
I have a weak spot for baked goods. Especially when it comes to chocolate chip cookies. They are my favorite. And of course I love the cookie dough just as much. Being that I’m 24 weeks pregnant, I’ve had lots of cravings that aren’t necessarily the best things for a pregnant woman to eat, includingContinue Reading
10 Spring Cleaning Tasks for Kids
The long days of winter tend to keep everyone in the house a bit more than they usually are in the other 3 seasons of the year, which is why it is necessary to browse around this site and prepare your home. Temperatures drop, winter colds make their way through everyone in the family andContinue Reading
4 Tips For Frustration-Free Discipline
As parents, it is up to us to discipline and train our children, and to bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. Often it’s easy to get irritated when our kids behave wrong, and we have to stop what we are doing to teach and train them. Wouldn’t frustration free disciplineContinue Reading
