Father’s Day, birthdays, and even Christmas are fast approaching and as moms we have to answer that question three times a year — What should the kids get for Dad? I don’t know about your house, but around here we are always on the lookout for some cool thing the kids can make for Dad that fits well into a nine-year-old’s budget. Or, you know, a college student’s budget. I have both and neither Continue Reading >>
Instant Pot Raspberry Lemonade Custard
Many years ago I used to buy a raspberry lemonade custard dessert at a local grocery store each summer. It was incredibly tasty–so much so that I craved it between summers, which was the only time they carried it in the bakery. And then one day, they quit carrying the raspberry lemonade dessert altogether! Sadness. Nothing says summer to me like the flavors of raspberry and lemonade combined. Continue Reading >>
The Pros and Cons of Teaching Your Kids Cursive in Homeschool
Last week I read an article that was about five obsolete skills homeschoolers love to teach. I was shocked to discover that cursive handwriting was one of them! The debate on whether or not cursive is one of the important skills to teach our children is actually not new. For some, it’s hard to imagine life without this art form. For others, it seems like an honest waste of time when just about Continue Reading >>
The Benefits of Studying Classical Rhetoric in your Homeschool
This post has been sponsored by Silverdale Press. All ideas and information about the benefits of studying classical rhetoric in your homeschool are all mine and are based on personal experience. With one student in college, I can fully attest to the fact that our homeschool students need practice in public speaking and persuasive writing, if for no other reason than success in the college Continue Reading >>
Homeschooling vs. Housework. Tricks to Help you find Balance
Being able to homeschool is a huge blessing in my life and the lives of my kids, but it doesn't come without sacrifice. I'm a firm believer that it is impossible to balance it all. Our society tries to pile on too much, too many ways to measure our value in terms of volume of activity. This has got to stop! At the same time, when you homeschool, you can't just stop cooking, cleaning, and managing Continue Reading >>
So You’re Not the Perfect Homeschool Mom… Now what?
I cannot forget the first year we homeschooled my now-grown daughter. It was preschool. I took the Sonlight PreK Core, which had no schedule at the time, and created my own schedule to read the stories grouped in weekly themes. I poured over books about homeschooling and materials for homeschooling and bought everything we could afford to make preschool fabulous. We marked off our schoolwork Continue Reading >>
