Do you ever feel like you miss the boat on something? That’s me right now. Last year our family embarked on hymn study for the first time, and now I realize how much we’ve missed it. How could I forget something so obvious, especially when founding truths can be so simply etched upon our hearts […]
Studying the Early 1800s
Howdy, friends! We’ve been a-takin’ a step back in time to the early 1800s, learnin’ about such thangs as the War of 1812, the Oregon Trail, the Underground Railroad, and the California Gold Rush. I reckon we oughtta tell ya a bit about it, so listen up now. Here’s a glimpse of what we’ve been […]
Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, zip-a-dee-ay!
Today marks day 31 without husband home. When we wake up we’ll scramble to the arrivals section of the airport. My heart sings. Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, zip-a-dee-ay, My, oh my, what a wonderful day! My marvelous husband is headin’ my way! Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, zip-a-dee-ay! I’m so excited! I even cleared off the counters, which at one time looked […]
Nihil, or what I felt we accomplished this week…
Have you ever had weeks like this? Weeks where you feel you accomplished nothing-zilch-nada (or, in Latin, nihil)? That would be the kind of week we had. Not only that, but it’s taken me almost an entire week to write about it. The reality is that we did accomplish some stuff, even in a week […]
Blacklight Puppet Ministry
This year marks Stephen’s second year as a member of our church’s blacklight puppet team… Above:Stephen operates the head of a 7-foot-tall puppet manipulated by two team members! In February 2010, as we adjusted from a city of millions to a county of about 20,000 people, we were excited to find a puppet ministry like this here […]
Comic Illustration Pages {Free Notebooking Printables}
As we incorporate a few new notebooking techniques into our studies, we wanted to share our comic illustration pages in hopes that they’re a helpful tool for other comic-crazed children (or parents). I’ve found this to be more motivating for our children than our typical copywork… These pages can be used for just about […]
Lego Room Makeover: Our Storage Solution
I have to admit it. LEGOs make me crazy. Well, LEGOs themselves don’t make me crazy, but the mess associated with them does. Those of you who have LEGO-crazed children may identify? Or at least you might know what it’s like to step on one of those cute little mini-figures in the middle of the […]
Time for a reality check
Here we are, the week of the big performance. Everything else has fallen by the wayside while Stephen works in the cotton fields as a silhouette slave… …and David dances the nights away as a southern plantation “party guest.” As a glimpse of what it might have been like escaping on the Underground Railroad in […]
American Revolution Study
Once upon a time, I intensely disliked the study of history. I could hardly bear the thought of cracking open a history textbook. One thousand other things beckoned me to come hither – to spend my time with things more pleasant. As a homeschool mom, I had to overcome my fear of history boredom, for […]