Are you ready to go to school and meet new friends? No! I'm pretty excited to see how your day will go. I'm not. I want to stay home with you. Well, it's the end of September 2018 for us and the first day of public school after a whirlwind move from Virginia to South…
Homeschool
As you start this new season
A letter to you To all the parents who have just said 'goodbye' to their children as they head off to school for the day: you are in my prayers. Remember Jesus loves them more than you do. He gave ALL of Himself for them and for you to have an opportunity to be back…
Mercy Ships- Maybe one day…
"What is your dream job?" I asked a new friend I was getting to know in the car ride back from D.C. just last night. She shared her thoughts and I gave her some of mine. "Have you ever heard of the Mercy Ships?" She hadn't so I began to explain what it was and…
You’ve decided to homeschool. Now what!?
Welcome to this new journey! Here are a list of a few initial resources to check out as you begin to formulate a plan for the year (or semester or in this next moment as you wrap your mind around the idea of being the primary educator for your children). Remember, you have likely been…
Newsworthy conversations in your home
Do you want your family to know about and be able to discuss the current events happening within our world? __ Try CNN 10. Ten minutes of relatively "bias-free" summaries of 2-3 major topics impacting our world, spotlights on people who make a difference, trivia and a "pun"-ny closing are what we've come to expect…
How I survived my first day!
I’d like to share what helped me survive the bouts of complaints that periodically spewed from my 4th grader or the demanding questions that came from my 5th grader or the spats over chores….