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  • Thriving During Distance Learning

    “If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.” Marcus Tullius Cicero There is a beautiful sentiment of simplicity behind this quote and perhaps in today’s digital age, the “library” could be replaced with the “internet” though many would still shudder to think so. But now that we are being temporarily Read more

  • When Will Daddy Be Home? (Finding Strength When Dad Works Long Hours)

    It’s Friday night, our typical “date night”, but like this Friday night, we don’t always get to enjoy it. And like every other night this week, I put the kids to bed alone as they asked if they’d still be awake when Daddy gets home. (They won’t be.) Yes, it’s “peak season” at UPS which Read more

  • Advent Means Waiting…

    “The people walking in darkness have seen a great LIGHT…” Isaiah 9:2a We are a few days into Advent. Are you feeling overwhelmed with everything on your to do list? Are you already a little “behind” in the plan you had in place to achieve with your kids or personally this month? Maybe you want Read more

  • Beautiful Feet Books: Africa

    I am loving the Beautiful Feet Books curriculum, “Around the World with Picture Books” which we are using this year. With this post, I hope to highlight some of the reasons why… Once we finished North America with My Father’s World (you can read about that here), it was on to Africa. This is where Read more

  • Zooming In on Our First Units: North America, Forests, and Author Studies

    I’ve always been a fan of unit studies, so I love that this year’s curriculum lends itself easily to unit style learning. I know this goes against everything Charlotte Mason advocated, and I’m okay with this area of disconnect. Though I do find it funny that while she disliked unit studies, she did advocate for Read more

  • What’s in a Name?

    I’ve come to realize that names, or titles, are extremely important to my children. “Is it “Family Movie Night?” Because just watching a movie is different from “Family Movie Night.” If it’s “Family Movie Night” that means they can get their blankets and pillows and set up in the living room. And there should definitely Read more