Meal planning is a lot of work, I swear I spend about 2 hours just researching recipes that look appetizing. Then another 2 hours shopping and putting everything away. And then I still have to cook everything, sigh. But despite the dread I feel at the thought of taking a day to meal plan… I […]
25 Things You Need to Know About Homeschooling in Canada
If you are one of my many followers in the US, you might just be plain curious how it works up here in your sister-country and I am going to reveal ALL our secrets today. If you are new to homeschooling and live in Canada, you might be wondering where to start or what you […]
How I Plan and Organize My Homeschool Year
Planning, it is such a HUGE world it can be incredibly overwhelming. There are so many planner options out there, but it can be difficult to find what will work for you, especially if you are new to homeschooling or looking for a new planning method. I can’t tell you what will work for you […]
The Mountain of Motherhood
The mountain that’s in front of me never goes away. It is always looming, seeming to grow. I work hard to chip away at it. I make lists of things to do and strategies of how I will get it done and I sweat and I cry and I labor. Slow and steady, sometimes fast […]
8 Reasons I’m Not Going to Church this Sunday
I am a Christian and yet I am sitting in my home sipping coffee while other families are scrambling to get out the door to go to church. This is not a new thing, this is not the first time or even season in my life that I have been specifically choosing to have a […]
World Schooling… from Home!
I’m sure you have heard the popular form of education: world schooling. World schooling is essentially a form of homeschooling whereby your children are learning about the world around them through taking trips and traveling the world. While I’m sure we can all agree that this would be the most amazing way to learn about […]
20+ Lessons my Kids are Learning BECAUSE I Work from Home
Mom guilt is alive and strong when you work, especially when you are homeschooling or have young children at home! “How can you give your kids the full attention they deserve when you are working? Your kids are only young once, why can’t you wait until they are older? You are being selfish. You aren’t […]
Bullet Journaling in a Traveler’s Notebook
Bullet journaling is an amazingly simple way of planning your life, in a way that is completely customized for YOU. It is the only planning system I have ever found that worked for me long-term. In fact, I have been bullet journaling pretty consistently for the past 6 months, which is HUGE for me. I […]
How to Engage your Kids in Science
Kids love to explore, they love to experiment and guess and DO… which kind of makes Science the ideal subject for them. When we teach our kids Science we are generally giving them lots of room to make good guesses and test out their theories. They are learning facts about the world all around them, […]
Baby, Don’t Get Sick
Baby, don’t get sick when you leave the house. Don’t pick gum off the floor and put it in your mouth. Don’t drink from that sippy cup that we have never seen Don’t lick the shopping cart, you don’t know where that thing’s been! Baby, don’t get sick when we get into the car […]
Teaching Writing to Multiple Ages and Levels
I love to write, it comes very naturally to me. It is my favorite form of communication. I would far rather write a letter to someone than confront them in a conversation because I think more clearly when my thoughts are being translated by a pen. I love the feel of my pen on paper. […]
Meal Plan with Me: What’s for Dinner this Week
As I put together my meal plan for the week in my beautiful new Traveler’s Notebook, I went searching on Pinterest for not just nice photos, but recipes with rave reviews. With no AC and hot summer days up here, baking in the oven is simply not an option. And with my plan of homeschooling […]
Your Preschooler will Love this New, Bright Summer Printable Pack!
Summer is in full swing and yet I am sitting here and thinking about school. It doesn’t help that my preschooler asks me nearly every day to do school with her. Not to mention that we homeschool through the summer, kind of hard NOT to think about school in that case (read why here). I […]
5 Reasons We are Homeschooling Through the Summer (And What that Looks Like)
When I say we are homeschooling through the summer, I often get negative responses. Both in the homeschooling community and outside of it, there are those who can’t see the idea that doing school in the summertime as anything less than cruel. The sun is shining, there is so much to do, kids need a break, […]
Homeschooling with 5 Kids: What a Typical Day Looks Like
I always chuckle to myself when people ask me what a typical homeschool day looks like with 5 kids, mainly because it is anything but typical. There are many homeschoolers out there that are far more structured than I am. They can clearly tell you their routine or schedule and lay it all out like […]
Why We Do A Formal Bible Curriculum in our Homeschool
When I first began homeschooling, I never gave much thought to a formal Bible curriculum. I just figured we’d open the Bible, do a bit of reading and prayer and move on with our day. Simple, right? As my kids are growing older I have discovered three disadvantages with this approach: 1. We aren’t consistent […]
1 Week in "Public School" was Enough for Me!
Homeschooling 5 kids is challenging (to put it mildly). There are days I feel outright sorry for myself when I think of how nice it would be to have my older ones in school, have time with the little ones, have a clean house again, a bit of time to breathe. But year after year […]
An Open Letter from a Christian to the Secular World
Dear secular world, Let me start off by saying that I don’t want to force my faith or beliefs down your throat. I know you have had experiences with religion that have hurt you or tainted your perception of Christianity and I acknowledge those as legitimate. I just want to take a moment to have […]
Math U See Delta Review
It is no secret that we love Math U See over here. In fact, this is the math we have used since the day we started in 2011. I remember watching the videos with my son and being blown away by the approach. Math can be incredibly complicated and frustrating for some kids, but a […]
Social Studies that will Grow your Child’s Faith
Homeschooling from a Christian standpoint is changing. The more mainstream homeschooling becomes, the more neutral curriculum companies have begun to make their programs. It is becoming harder to find curriculum that teaches from not only a Biblical perspective, but weaves the hand of God into the very foundation of the lessons. And yet this sums […]
The Family Bike Ride will Never Be the Same!
Let’s talk about a new family bike that is a total game changer. I recently stumbled upon a kickstarter video for the Taga 2.0 bike, and it kind of blew my mind. This is a bike like no other, it kind of puts all those bike trailers to shame! No more do you constantly have to look […]
How to Use Lapbooks in Your Homeschool
Do you use lapbooks in your homeschool? For the longest time I didn’t even know what a lapbook was, which is crazy because I know now that we did them as kids being homeschooled. Once I did learn what they were, I thought they were just too much work. Who has time for all that […]
To the Exhausted Mom: Why You Need to Make Time for Sex
I am exhausted: I’m talking bone weary, touched out, cuddled out, kissed out kind of tired! I spend all day serving and cleaning up and snuggling and loving on my 5 children. When my husband comes home in the evening, I’m bordering zombie land, just trying to salvage some remnant of affection from the seemingly […]
Why I am Offering Incentives to Get my Kids to Read
I feel like “incentive” is a dirty word in parenting. There is some sort of taboo surrounding the idea of rewarding our kids for good behaviour or a job well done, but frankly, I’m not convinced. Reading is one of my number one goals for my children, I want to instil in my kids not […]
Adventures in the Sea and Sky Review
Looking for a way to teach multiple subjects and condense the sheer amount of curriculum you work with in a day? Or maybe you are looking for a way to blend multiple grades together and teach a few children at the same time rather than having a segregated homeschool experience? Let me introduce you to WinterPromise, […]
Bullet Journal Layout Examples
One of my favorite things about bullet journaling is the freedom and flexibility it offers. I love how I can use a full page if I need it, or just a section. There are so many creative ideas out there and I will admit that Pinterest and I are well acquainted with the “bullet journal layout” […]
How to Improve Memory and Focus for the Whole Family!
I was so excited when Forbrain – Sound For Life LTD sent me a package with their bone conduction headset to review! Today I am going to share with you how this headset has improved our memory and focus, is helping my toddler enunciate her speech (think home speech therapy without the bill!), helping my […]
Free First Day of School Signs (NEW for 2017)
NEWLY REVISED FOR 2017/2018: Who doesn’t love first day of school signs?!?! Especially when they are free! As homeschoolers, I think we sometimes miss out on the fun little milestones and markers that happen when your kids go to school, but it doesn’t have to be that way! This year, I challenge you to take […]
Inspire your Kids this Summer with these Fun, Educational Crafts!
With 5 young children, you might think art plays a huge role in our homeschooling and you would be (unfortunately) wrong. The reality is, I am so busy just trying to fit in the basics, that coming up with fun, engaging, educational ideas that bring art and creativity back to our homeschool is just […]
One Approach to Homeschooling Multiple Grades at Once
Are you homeschooling multiple grades or ages? Whether you currently are or will be in the near future, it can be a HUGE challenge trying to fit in all their individual subjects and give them all the attention they need. One great solution to this problem is to teach your children together as much as […]
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