Words from my heart on homeschooling, faith, anxiety and so much more.
Wow, I’ve been missing for a while! It turns out it is hard to keep up a blogging schedule during the summer while also having a brand new puppy! I shared flip through of these books on my instagram stories but I want to share still photos with you here in a post for anyone else wondering about either of… Read More
Let’s just go ahead and start out by saying none of us want to talk about this, myself included. I would rather bury my head in the sand and assume my sweet little daughters will never encounter “bad people”, “bad touch” or “bad pictures”. And, Lord willing, that will be true! I will pray to that end daily until I… Read More
I get that this can seem like a daunting task. I am a certified trained teacher and this felt daunting to me since I had never taught kindergarten before. My students had always had the basics of how to read when they came to me. Because of this, when Hailey started kindergarten and was begging me to teach her to… Read More
Introducing Miss Molly May Stewart! If you don’t want see a whole bunch of pictures of this puppy, this is not the blog post for you! I think, in its own way, this blog post can still be educational. Read on to learn when NOT to get a puppy (based on expert experience) (me, the expert is me): when you… 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
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
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
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
