We endeavor as Christian parents to teach our children to look at the world through a biblical lens. In today's culture, this is not an easy task. Our children are inundated with relative morality, worship of nature, evolution, humanism, pantheism, transcendentalism, post-modernism, Taoism, and spiritualism through screen-based media and other influences. I've noticed a significant trend - Continue Reading >>
Tips for Attending Your First Homeschool Convention
This post was sponsored by Great Homeschool Conventions. In 2012 I was homeschooling in California and had the opportunity to attend a homeschool convention in Long Beach, about 25 minutes from my home. It was the first time I ever attended one of the Great Homeschool Conventions and I took my husband, teens, and a couple of children. It wasn't my first homeschool convention though, so we went in Continue Reading >>
Crowd-Pleasing Sandwiches for Any Occasion On National Sandwich Day
I don't know about you, but sandwiches are an absolute staple here. Since the kids are home for lunch each day, our go-to meal is a quick and easy PBJ or hamaise as my boys call it (ham with mayonaise on a bun.) Occasionally, we make Philly cheesesteaks with leftover tri-tip or flank steak or even leftover chicken. More often, we use the leftover chicken for our favorite chicken salad. If we Continue Reading >>
National Candy Day: Crafts, Activities, Games, and Recipes
I found it very fascinating that November 4 is National Candy Day. It kinda makes sense, because a whole bunch of families have a lot of candy in the house right about this time. We thought it would be fun to celebrate National Candy Day with a few fun games, crafts, and even making candy recipes to enjoy. My favorite candy to make from scratch is my homemade peanut butter fudge, but I was Continue Reading >>
Our Thoughts about Apologia’s Writers In Residence
I remember this one writing curriculum we used in my high school my sophomore year. It started out fun with lots of thought provoking activities to get you started writing and then projects. Fun projects. I loved that book. The next year they switched books and I actually went to my English teacher and asked if I could have one of the books they were throwing away. Sadly at that point the books Continue Reading >>
25 Homemade Candy Recipes for the Holidays
One of the things I love about the holidays is the homemade candies. My mom always makes peanut butter fudge, million dollar fudge, plain chocolate fudge, peanut brittle, divinity and also sometimes buckeyes. When she lived with us, my grandma always used to make this delicious peanut butter chocolate thing in a pan which I can never quite seem to replicate. And potato candy. And caramels. Oh Continue Reading >>
