We have been homeschooling for a little over 12 years. My kids range from 3-16 now and we have learned a few tricks along the way. The first being that toddlers are busy bodies and they need to be kept entertained! The very best way I have found to do this is to keep things short in time and change locations. So, when the big boys are doing work at the dining table, Wyatt (3), will grab a box and work on something at the table. When it is time to do a language assignemt we mo

Let's face it, learning about history can be super mundane. History books leave a lot to be desired. As I wrote about in my last blog, I went on a curriculum journey over the summer to get the boys ready for this year. Part of that journey included finding a history curriculum that was hands on and interactive. Not to toot my own horn LOL, but I nailed it. Again, not a sponsored thing here, just a mama giving her homeschool review. We are currently learning about American His

Okay, I will be the first to tell you that I am a homeschool nerd mom, and I am totally cool with it! Our kids have been homeschooling since pre-k. It has been quite the journey so far. Up until this past year, we had always done the Abeka curriculum as a whole (and still do for a majority of our classes). However, I could see that the older kids were experiencing some burn out. They were tired of just sitting in a class listening to instruction and regurgitating information.

Religious or not, it doesn't change the message here. As I am filtering through my thoughts while writing I am giggling to myself about American analogies. I stared this post talking about pouring from an empty glass and immediately thought about other popular sayings... "My plate is so full," "My cup is running over," etc. For the sake of this message, let's just stick with one portion of the dinner table, the cup! When your cup is full in life you feel energized. You can ac

This season has been very trying for my prayer life. Of course everyone goes through ups and downs in their spiritual walk, but this past year truly has been the worst for me as far as prayer is concerned. There came a point where I had been praying for healing for the family member of a dear friend, a child, and I just felt like God wasn't listening. The child passed away... and his family was at peace, but I was SO angry, but onto the next person I went. I prayed, they lost