Homeschooling is demanding. Motherhood is demanding. Combine the two together and what do you get? Wonderful demanding days full of teaching, snuggling, cooking, reading, guiding, serving and nurturing. In the midst of all the good things we do each day we may think ourselves to be selfish if we do not say yes to every […]
Family Work
There’s a joke we like to tell in our family about my nephew. When he was about 5 years old his mom asked him to do some chore and, of course, he complained. Someone asked him if there was anything he disliked more than doing chores. My nephew answered, “Yes . . .jobs!” Jobs were […]
GUEST POST: Day in the Life of a Large Homeschooling Family
Today’s guest post comes from another large homeschooling family. Alison and Paul have seven children, five boys and two girls. Alison is also one of 17 children so she has plenty of experience with large families! They were gracious enough to share what a typical day is like at their house. We don’t run strictly […]
A Typical Homeschool Day
My day begins at 5:30. I am a morning person and love that quiet time for personal scripture and gospel study. At 6:30 Bon Bon and Semisweet join me at the kitchen table for seminary. In our church all high school aged youth attend seminary, a scripture study program. It is usually held in the […]
Homeschool Planning
As any homeschooling mama knows it takes a lot of planning, researching, and following through on our part to make sure our children are learning everything they need to know. Multiply that by lots of children and one can be overwhelmed in no time flat! Here’s how I try to manage all the nitty-gritty details. […]
Walking in Light II
Continuing on from my post last week “Walking in Light” . . . In my study of light I ended up at the beginning. “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of […]
Tomato Spice Cake
When the craving for spice cake hits but I don’t have the time to make my favorite recipe, this one gets whipped up. It is easy and delicious! Don’t let that tomato soup discourage you from trying it. No one will ever know it is in there. Tomato Spice Cake 1 box spice cake mix1 […]
Toddlers, Babies, and Schooling, Oh My!
Homeschooling is tough! There are so many different things to keep track of and think about, especially when there are a large number of children in a family. Now that my three oldest are 15, 14 and 12 there are helpers to switch duties keeping the younger ones entertained while I help the others do […]
One-on-One Time With Mom
Yesterday I showed the schedule we follow. Throughout the day I spend some one-on-one time with each child but it’s usually for something they need: help with school, fixing their hair, helping them practice the piano, brushing teeth, reading bedtime stories, etc. I wanted to spend time with each one that was just for fun, […]
It’s About TIME
UPDATE: I now use this magnetic schedule so I don’t have to cut out all those little pieces of paper! Everything else is the same. See this schedule? This is my saving grace. And I HATE schedules. I did all right getting things done when there were only three, maybe four, children running under foot. […]
Wordfull Wednesday: Random Acts of Kindness
“A special gift is kindness,Such happiness it brings,When I am kind to others,My heart sings!” There have been so many acts of kindness, both big and small, shown to me throughout my life. Each has changed me in some way. The most unexpected, simple gift of kindness I received was on November 18, 2008. I […]
Running a One Room Schoolhouse
I’ve always harbored a secret wish to travel back in time and visit a one room school house. When I was younger I used to fantasize about what they were like as I’d read about them in books like Little House on the Prairie or Anne of Green Gables. (image credit) Now as a homeschooling […]
Rocks, Pebbles, Sand, and Structures
Today marks the beginning of Heart of the Matter‘s Homeschool Blog Hop. I am so excited! Every week day for the next two weeks you will find a plethora of homeschool blog posts. Scroll to the bottom of this post for links to all the other great homeschooling mamas who are participating. My wonderful husband […]
Walking in Light
There is a song our Primary children sing at church, “Teach me to walk in the light of His love; Teach me to pray to my Father above; Teach me to know of the things that are right; Teach me, teach me to walk in the light. Come, little child, and together we’ll learnOf his […]
Valentine Cookies
If there’s one thing we eat a lot of around here it is cookies. We like chocolate chip, snickerdoodles, Mexican Double Chocolate, oatmeal, no-bake, you-name-it we eat it! Sugar cookies are a favorite to decorate for various holidays. Most of the time we make these for Valentine’s Day, Easter, and Christmas. We like our sugar […]
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