Whether you teach one child or eleven, I'd argue that homeschooling is just about the most emotionally draining job on the planet. I have four children, in different grades ranging from kindergarten to high school, and I am here to tell you: homeschooling can be utterly exhausting. You can't … [Read more...]
Slow-Cooker Apple Butter
Ahhh … fall. Cool nights. Leaves turning vibrant orange and yellow and red. That crispness in the air. Just this morning, my daughter said, “I can’t wait until we can have the windows open all the time.” It’s finally here, folks. I grew up in an area with many orchards and since childhood, apples … [Read more...]
Sunday Soaking: A Ready Answer? Yes, Please!
Then I can answer anyone who taunts me, for I trust in your word. Psalm 119:42 Oh, to have a ready answer when taunted! Life for a mother – and particularly a homeschool mother – will certainly bring a bit of taunting. Two-year-olds and 12-year-olds, toddlers and adolescents, boys … [Read more...]
Kid-Friendly Fall Crafts
I have to confess, I’m not much of a fall/winter girl. I know eveeeeryone else is psyched about cooler weather coming. And pumpkin lattes. But my heart belongs to summer—I always miss the relaxing days at the river with friends, eating watermelon on the porch, kids running through sprinklers, … [Read more...]
Nature Notes: The Microscopic World
Imagine being the first person to look through a handmade microscope at a slide of water and seeing creatures moving, eating, reproducing. This is exactly what happened in the 1670s to the Dutch scientist, Anton Van Leeuwenhoek. He saw an invisible world in a drop of water and marveled, "...we … [Read more...]
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