Six weeks of summer vacation and now we are back into the books. I forgot how utterly exhausting school mornings are for me as teacher and mom. Afternoon comes, and my brain is mush. Hopefully I'll adjust as a few more weeks pass by. But with a third student officially joining the school age crowd … Continue reading Homeschool Hodgepodge – Week 1 (highlights, hurdles, and general happenings)
This morning started with snuggles and giggles with my littlest before my feet even hit the floor...as all good summer Saturdays should in my opinion. Over our usual weekend breakfast of blueberry pancakes we brainstormed about what we could do with this gift of a hot summer day and settled on a picnic lunch and … Continue reading The Summer of Anne
Like many homeschool moms at this time of year I am currently consumed with planning for next year. As this school year winds down, I am scrambling to get things set for next fall so I can relax and enjoy the summer fun that is just around the corner. With three elementary children to plan … Continue reading Planning in Faith
Welcome back for #3 in our series "This Term's Feast". So far we have looked at Memory Work and Singing. This week it's time to turn our attention to the fine arts. Charlotte Mason said that... "much and varied humane reading, as well as human thought expressed in the forms of art, is, not a … Continue reading This Term’s Feast – Composer and Artist Study
This is instalment #2 in a series taking a look at our family's feast of ideas this term. If you missed the first one, you can find it here. So, continuing on with Charlotte Mason's idea of ideas... "Education is a life. That life is sustained on ideas. Ideas are of spiritual origin, and God … Continue reading This Term’s Feast – Singing
My Peace in the Puzzle 