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Many Seasons, One Constant Over the last 12 years (since Big Bro was a preschooler), I’ve curated many different ideas and resources to incorporate into our family’s advent traditions. I get asked each year to share what books we have used or activities we have …
Don’t you just love that word?! I first came across the term from another blogger mama with a heart for natural learning. And if you do a Google search, you’ll find a myriad of similar definitions for “lifeschooling”. For our Jesus-loving crew, I like using …
You know that sweet sound of silence and the overwhelming peace that comes when the little people you have been caring for all day have gone to bed? It was one of those nights, when I first learned about homeschool compasses. At the time, my …
I’ve shared what I think are the 5 keys to raising financially literate kids. And now, you are ready to hit the ground running! In this post I share what our own family has used in case this may be a help to you. This …
1. It’s Really About Financial STEWARDSHIP Raising financially literate kids sits high on my list of objectives as a homeschool mom/teacher. In fact, it comes right after cultivating gospel identity and fluency. Whether we like it or not, money is the universal language of the …
All good and noble things. All practical ways to help our kids think of themselves less and of others more, right? As Christian parents, one of our many jobs is to help cultivate a heart of loving and serving others well. And the above list …
“A rock pile ceases to be a rock pile the moment a single man contemplates it, bearing within him the image of a cathedral.” Antoine De Saint-Exupery What kind of “cathedral” do you hope to build with your homeschool? Have you even considered the idea …
“You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down and when you rise.” Deuteronomy 6:7
We can’t really be intentional with helping our kids cultivate an authentic relationship with Jesus, unless we are cultivating one ourselves. I previously shared what discipleship looks like in our own home; what it looks like to raise gospel fluent kids who love and follow …
As a Christian parent, one of my biggest hopes is that they know, love, and follow Jesus. And therefore, one of my biggest priorities (especially as a homeschool mom) is to teach them about who He is. In our culture, this typically looks like:
Baby Sis: “Why would a hotel like this be built when a war was happening?” Me: “Well, first of all, it was built right at the beginning of the war. And do you remember where World War 1 took place?” Baby Sis: “Ohhh … it …
We are diving into the 20th century in our homeschool, and are currently camped out at The Great War. Here are some great World War 1 books for kids: