It’s particularly easy to fall into a homeschool rut. You’ve planned out your homeschool year and you know what pages and chapters need to be completed in order for you to be finished by the end of the year. But when you’re using the same books each day, it can get a bit tedious. How […]

Mama, This Is YOUR Homeschool I see homeschoolers—smart, creative, capable women!—all around me who are truly paralyzed. These are women who seemed to know how they wanted to structure their homeschool, but have had their confidence shattered by an overwhelming flood of input from others. While admittedly some of the ideas are helpful, the sheer […]

What are Your Expectations for Homeschooling? The ABC’s of Homeschooling: X is for Expectations Yes, I know; technically the word “expectations” does not start with the letter X — but give me some credit for trying, y’all. In my world, close is often as good as it gets! 🙂 Hi, I’m Ann. We started homeschooling […]

Writing has long been a favorite subject in our homeschool. I feel that it goes hand-in-hand with reading. Personally, I have been an avid reader all of my life and that did not end simply because I married, had children, and began to homeschool. I still find time to read on a daily basis, even […]

I have long been inspired by the quote “If you aim at nothing, you’ll hit it every time. “ -Zig Ziglar There is no shortage of advice on how to homeschool. There are mountains of curriculum options with each one seeming more fun or effective than all the rest. But don’t waste your time, energy, […]

Homeschooling is such a wonderful experience. From the time we get to bond with our children, to the truths and values we hold dear and want to pass on to them. It can be a very beautiful thing to watch our children grow and blossom into the men and women God created them to be. […]

“Perhaps of all the most basic elements of music, rhythm most directly affects our central nervous system.” ~ George Crumb Rhythm is the basic of all music. Without it, music would fall apart. It would be utter chaos. So, when beginning to teach music lessons, I always start with rhythm. Now I know people say […]