Words from my heart on homeschooling, faith, anxiety and so much more.
We probably all have those friends we grew up with who considered themselves to be a Christian in childhood yet have not chosen a lifestyle of obedience and surrender to Christ in their adult years. Honestly, because of all the people I have encountered who have this as their story, (and honestly i was one of them for a time)… Read More
Many people wonder how much schoolwork, if any, their child should be doing throughout the summer months. This seems to be a question that homeschoolers and non-homeschoolers all wonder. I dont know that there is a right or wrong answer to this question but I will share with you what I plan to do for schoolwork over the summer. first… Read More
We have moved so many times. It is not necessarily what I would have wanted or chosen; I would love to put down roots. But what moving a lot has taught us is the importance of community and our role in making it happen! Here are my tips from someone who has done it lots on how to create community… Read More
Most of us know the importance of hiding God’s word in our hearts. We have heard that so many times, how could we forget! Yet I find so many forget their role in helping their children with this task. Did you know that young children have the capacity to memorize scripture as well? In fact, kid’s memories are often better… Read More
If you haven’t been following along with the fire situation up here in Northern Alberta, you might have been wondering where I have gone! I wanted to pop on here and write a post just updating you on whats going on up here. update on the fire situation in northern alberta The town of High Level is still evacuated but,… Read More
I think you will notice two very different types of posts on this blog; the homeschooling type of posts will be well organized and clearly laid out (I hope!) and the posts on faith will be written straight from the heart with not as much thought to layout and flow (although I will try my best). I think it is… Read More
I know what you are thinking, this is not a possible task. And I’ll be the first to admit, some days it is not! We are mothers with our children around us day in and day out, the sanity is bound to leave us on occasion! But the good news is it doesn’t have to be daily. I want to… Read More
Spelling. We all need to know how to do it. Yes, even in this age of technology, little red underlines and autocorrect. While our children will have more access to autocorrect than we had, it is still important that they understand the basis of spelling. There are many ways this can be taught and practiced. I choose spelling words from… Read More
As a follower of Christ, I can attest to the fact that the enemy is real. 1 Peter 5:8 reminds us that the enemy prowls around like a lion looking for who it can devour. Devour! Did you know that one of the definitions for devour is “to destroy completely”? I don’t know about you, but I don’t want to… Read More
So you have made the decision to start homeschooling your child/ children! Congratulations! If you are like many, if not all, other homeschooling parents, your next thoughts will be “what are the next steps to get started homeschooling?” Next Steps to Get started homeschooling You have already made the first right step and that is to decide you want to… Read More
