When we finished up our first review of a See The Light DVD, I asked my children their opinion. "Do you want me to request another dvd for review, or would you rather I not?" I asked each child one-on-one (so they didn't influence each other.) I was surprised to get 100% positive response from the five children who were involved in the art lessons. Even though the two little ones didn't even Continue Reading >>
C.S. Lewis – Ultimate Resource List for Homeschool Families
C.S. Lewis has been a family favorite for a long time. The first time I read The Chronicles of Narnia and knew anything of C.S. Lewis was after Dan and I were married. He was always horrified at first to hear of famous classics I had not read, and one particular Spring Break he gave me the boxed set of the series to read. Naturally, I read them straight through from morning to night until I Continue Reading >>
The Fine Line between Balance and Chaos
It has been a busy week at Encouraging Moms at Home. We are knee-deep in the 30 Days of Giveaways series -- about half-way through and still trying to get the word out about all the awesome prizes up for grabs and at the same time launching the brand new website into internet-land. That translates into a lot of extra work or this Mama. My children need me more then ever though! I found Continue Reading >>
What If You Can’t Read Aloud?
It's been a long time since I had my first surgery on my trachea. At two per year, I am up to 18 surgeries now. And every time they stick a pipe down my throat so that I can breathe again, my vocal chords take more damage. Reading aloud to my kids is hard for me, and reading aloud when during allergy season, or cold season is next to impossible. But I want my kids to hear Continue Reading >>
Before you Draw Conclusions
I put my four-year-old twins back into nighttime diapers this week. I feel like a total Mommy failure. I switched them over to diapers on the day they turned three -- cold turkey. We did some of the methods from Toilet Training In Less than a Day, but other than that we were all good. Except for night time wetting. For the last year and a half, I have been getting up at least once a night to Continue Reading >>
Product Review: Bridgeway Academy Online Class
I made the mistake of telling Anna when I applied to review the Magic Treehouse: Middle Ages Online Course ($145, grades 1-5) with Bridgeway Academy. Usually, if I have something I know she will be excited about I don't even tell her until we get accepted to the team. She asked me every single day for a week if we made the cut! It was so fun to see how excited she was when I told her we got to Continue Reading >>
