2015 Homeschool Changes: Contemplating our First Six Weeks
My friend Heather asked me what worked in our first six weeks of the Big Changes we made for our Homeschool this year. So, this is a good time to think through the good and the bad; the challenges. Almost everything is good. I’ve posted an update each week in which I’ve gushed about how…
The Simple Woman’s Daybook for February 23, 2015
FOR TODAY Outside my window… the sun is bright, the sky is blue, and the snow covers the ground. It is cold. Very cold, but I am warm and cozy inside. I am thinking… about our first six weeks. My friend Heather asked me about it, so look for a blog post later this morning. I am…
Our Weekly Amble for February 16-20, 2015
We have officially finished our first half-term of six weeks. What a great first term it has been. Don’t get me wrong, we have had token fighting over school work and bad attitudes have been righted on a daily basis. There is still a lot of detraining of bad habits to be done and retraining…
Wednesdays with Words: The Medium of Ideas
Last week I shared a Charlotte Mason quote from For the Children’s Sake. Today, I’d like to share Charlotte Mason directly from A Philosophy of Education. In the second chapter, she deals quite extensively with the concept of ideas. She argues that ideas are what people latch onto and how they connect with other people…
The Simple Woman’s Daybook for February 16, 2015
FOR TODAY Outside my window… it is bitterly cold and a little snowy. The sky is slowly transitioning from black to grey in the east. I am thinking… about yesterday’s sermons, which were fantastic. (Morning: Our Example; Evening: Loosened Tongues) I am thankful… for my nice, warm house away away from the very cold yesterday.. I am…
Revel Guest Post: No More Mediocre Marriage: 21+ Ways to Revel in Your Marriage by Karen duBarry
I really, really wanted a post about how to *revel* in our marriages for February, what with it posting on Valentine’s Day and all, and wow, did my friend Karen duBarry from www.livingunabridged.com knock it out of the park. Jason and I have a really great marriage, but can’t we all always learn more about…
Our Weekly Amble for February 9-13, 2015
Week 5 down. One more week then break … Woo-hoo! As much as I am loving the work we’re doing with AmblesideOnline Year 4, I think we will all enjoy a week to reset. Each of these first few weeks I’ve been gushing about how much I love what we’re working on. It really has…
Handcrafted: Valentine’s Day Crafts
Every other Thursday, our group of homeschool friends gather together for lunch, play time, and studying art. We are a group of five families of homeschoolers from ages 12 down to a new little one expected this summer. There are 20 children currently wandering about, though. We also generally have one lady who has adopted…