We are asked about the phonics curriculum we use quite often. Honestly, most things change from year to year, but we have managed to find a few “keepers”. Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons remains our main phonics curriculum. Years ago, when we first started to think about homeschooling our children, this was suggested by my uncle…
I know the days of summer have come to an end, but we still had this little loose end to tie: Earlier in the season we had purchased popsicle molds with the promise of making pudding pops this year. We found ourselves with a little sliver of time in the day. It was great, ….just perfect really, for Timothy and…
I remember growing up how intimidating little boys were. Loud, active and at least in my experience, obnoxious, I really didn’t enjoy being around them very much. Being an only child, I was never around little boys too much, only at school or daycare. How wonderful that the Lord has given me five little fellas of my own, and shown…
It’s not much, but we were so excited to pick our first harvest this morning! Rosemary, lavender, thyme, 1 eggplant, 2 cherry tomatoes and 2 banana peppers. I guess the cherry tomatoes will be a quick snack for someone in my home…but there are lots more for yummy salads growing outside on the vines right now. We are also seeing…
I always look forward to this time of the morning. My home is generally quiet and I get a chance to just sit and ponder my day and where it will lead me. As a child, I would have never seen the twists and turns that have brought me to this place in my life. If I had been in…