Today we are going beyond the basic learning styles of Visual, Auditory, Read/Write, and Kinesthetic/Tactile (VARK). Most of us don’t fall strictly into one of those categories – and neither do our children. There are also several other factors that are not taken into account with the VARK learning styles – art, music, nature being […]
The Easy Peasy Way We Use Essential Oils
Keeping my family healthy is a priority. Using essential oils is just one of the many things we do. Essential Oils Did you know my dream as a teenager was to major in biotechnology? I had visions of trekking through the Amazon finding the elusive plant that would cure some disease. Plants really are amazing! Every […]
Learning Styles: The Basics
There’s one lesson I learned right away when we first began homeschooling – not everyone learns the same way. And that’s okay! We all have different learning styles. Knowing what they are can really help us as parents as we try to teach our children. What type of learner are you? What type of learner […]
Super Easy Valentine’s Cookies (With regular and chocolate Sugar Cookie dough!)
Last Tuesday was Valentine’s Day. Debbie needed to make Valentine’s cookies for a church youth group meeting but didn’t want to worry about frosting them or making them too “pretty.” So we went super simple and they turned out delicious! And looked cute too. She started by making one batch each of regular sugar cookie […]
Ladybug’s Garden {Book Review}
Are your kids as fascinated with ladybugs as mine are? Whenever we are in the garden or walking in the alfalfa fields they are on the lookout for ladybugs. Bonus points to anyone who can find orange ones! We recently received a really cute book that appeals to the kids’ ladybug loving hearts. Ladybug’s Garden […]
23andMe or AncestryDNA – Which Should You Use for a DNA Test?
One question I get the most often about the DNA tests I’ve done is “Which company do you like better, AncestryDNA or 23andMe?” That’s kind of a hard question to answer because they each focus on different areas. It depends on what YOU are looking for in a DNA test. ANCESTRY DNA AncestryDNA is great […]
The Little House Books
It’s rare to find someone who has not read at least one of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s books. The depiction of her growing up years in the American prairie has captured the imagination of generations. What lessons we have learned from the hard working Ingalls family: obedience, perseverance, duty, love! As you read my stories of […]
January Happenings
The beginning of January started with Joseph and Abby taking a road trip to Idaho. First they dropped Sara back off at BYU-Idaho in Rexburg for her 2nd semester of college. Then they helped Eve and Patrick move to Moscow for Patrick’s internship. Joseph and Abby drove through Boise just as they got hit with […]
The Homeschool Cycle
If there’s one thing I’ve learned from studying science, or history for that matter, it’s “Everything runs on a cycle.” In science we learn about the water cycle, the carbon cycle, the cell cycle, etc. Our years are based on seasons that cycle through one after another. History also repeats itself. This is best shown […]
My Ancestry.com DNA Results
I know. I already did an ancestral DNA test with 23andMe. Why did I do one from Ancestry.com? Well, mostly because I am hoping to some day find a DNA match whose family tree looks nothing like mine. My great-great-grandmother had four children but was never married. My great-grandmother didn’t know her father’s name (at […]
Stay Healthy in Cold and Flu Season
Ah, Winter! The time when sicknesses of all sorts seem to abound. When you have a large family and a sickness starts it can be a gamble – will it pass through everyone quickly or will it drag out for a month, or will the ones who got it first get it again? So far […]
Being a Witness of Jesus Christ
As many of you know I teach early morning seminary – a scripture study class for teens in high school. Every school day we meet at 6:30 to read and learn from the scriptures. This school year we are studying the New Testament. How I love learning about Jesus Christ! It has been such a […]
Recommended Reading Online
Do you have time to read? Maybe a quick article or two? I’ve come across several the past few weeks that I’d like to share with you. Personal Improvement Personal Ministry: Sacred and Precious is a BYU devotional given by Bonnie D. Parkin in 2007. It is full of wonderful insights on how to go […]
Unprepared
It’s 2017! And I feel so unprepared. We had an amazing Christmas break. It was so fun to have Eve, Patrick and baby Thea here visiting for a week. Sara was home from BYU-Idaho too. Christmas morning we were able to video chat with Marie! It was so wonderful to hear her voice, meet her […]
Handmade Gifts 2016 – The Living Christ in Calligraphy
Every year we have a tradition on Christmas morning to recite The Living Christ before opening any Christmas presents. This year we broke with tradition. Abigail had us open this beautiful gift before we recited The Living Christ. On top of being busy with her school work and helping Joseph with the boxes, burning names […]
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