Nearly ten years ago, I was struck with an incredible illness. Overnight, I was unable to get out of bed. I couldn’t run errands, clean my house, or school my children. I was absolutely dependent on other people. I don’t know what I would have done without the friends and family that cared for me [...]
Homeschooling has a multitude of faces. It looks at least a little different in most every home and each family has different things that work for them. There are unschoolers, part-time public schoolers, homeschoolers plus tutors, homeschooling by classical method, Charlotte Mason method, Montessori method. The list goes on. Basically, we are all different. I [...]
I’m used to be being different. We started homechooling in 2005. And as I’m sure you well know, homeschooling families are often perceived as “different.” Our choice — to home educate our children — is not the easy, simple, default choice, so we are often labeled as “odd.” But somehow, the general public seems to assume [...]
Continuing in a week of encouragement from some of the commenters from the post where I was very honest and shared my confusion and heartache over our homeschooling not looking like I always imagined it would. Today’s post comes from N.K. Dover: ————————– I’m not actually homeschooling anymore. I homeschooled for 14 years–my kids are [...]
I will admit, I’ll never be known as a great housekeeper. Even when I was single, there were always other things I enjoyed more than cleaning my house. When you’re single, you can let it slide a bit. Add a husband and four children to the mix, and it becomes a necessity. Here are my [...]
It’s that time of year again! It’s Homeschool Convention time! This year I’ll be attending two homeschool conventions, a huge regional convention and a smaller, state convention. I LOVE going to homeschool conventions. Every one I’ve attended has been an incredible experience and I left each one feeling more dedicated than ever to the journey [...]