


30 Ways We Homeschool Blog Party
I’m posting over at They Call Me Blessed today in my friend Ana Willis’ 30 Ways We Homeschool Blog Party. I met Ana on Periscope through Amy Milcic‘s Rock Your Homeschool! morning show and we’ve gotten to know each other some more on Periscope. For the month of June, thirty different homeschool bloggers are sharing…

The Simple Woman’s Daybook for June 20, 2016
For Today… Looking out my window … it’s a beautiful day. Warm and sunny. I am thinking … about starting lessons. And showering. I am thankful … for the beautiful weather we’ve been having … especially for walking the dog in the morning. One of my favorite things … having jobs accomplished … not necessarily accomplishing…

Wordless Wednesdays with Words: Wheeee!
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Book Review: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Audio Book)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling My rating: 4 of 5 stars Library. We enjoyed listening to Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban on a recent drive to (and from) the beach. There was much to enjoy about this book. We liked the exciting plot. I liked the ways Rowling…


Wednesdays with Words: Thy goodness, like a fetter
We sang ‘Come Thou Fount’ on Sunday. We sing it rather often, which is wonderful as it’s a favorite of mine. It has so many beautiful, quotable lines. If you google images for “Bind my Wandering Heart” and “Prone to Wander” there are oodles of them. (I totally chose oodles to go with google.) But…

The Simple Woman’s Daybook for June 6, 2016
For Today… Monday, June 6, 2016 … 71 years after the Beaches of Normandy were stormed to free Europe from opression. Thankful for those who did that work. Looking out my window … it’s getting dark but it was a glorious sunrise I am thinking … about Truth, Goodness, and especially Goodness because I’m listening to…


Wednesdays with Words: Breathing
I’ve made some lovely headway on To Kill a Mockingbird and, although I suspect I’m not to the main part of the story yet, I’m enjoying it immensely. Imagine my surprise when I learned that Atticus Finch was homeschooled: “I could only look around me: Atticus and my uncle, who went to school at home,…