Just jotting down my thoughts today. This post might not make any sense and certainly won’t be arranged in any organized manner. One BYU speech I always seem to go back to whenever I’m in a reflective mood about organizing my home, creating a refuge from the world, and teaching my children is the one […]
One Thing I’ve Learned From Homeschooling
“What would be the one thing you learned that you didn’t expect from homeschooling?“ That’s the question being asked at the Heart of the Matter today. Mr. Ferrero Rocher and I are pretty lucky. We were both homeschooled for high school, so when we fell in love, married, and started having our children it was […]
Balancing ‘Mom’ and ‘Teacher’
Interesting topic this week for the Heart of the Matter Meme. I usually don’t differentiate between those two roles of teacher and mother. I think it’s because I view motherhood as a teaching, guiding, instructive role but instead of teaching academics I teach other life skills – cooking, budgeting, sewing, spiritual guidance, moral values, etc. […]
Organized Homeschool
One more weekend to go before we start school! Packages have been arriving all week. The girls have been oohing and aahing over their new schoolbooks and workbooks. I’ve been busy making copies, tearing apart their new workbooks, and organizing the coming school year. It has been a blast! We don’t do well with a […]
Homeschool Decisions 2008 Part II
Last week I wrote about our homeschooling dilemma with the options that we have before us. After much pondering and prayer we’ve finally decided what will be best for us and the kids this year. Hallelujah! There’s nothing like getting an answer after so much work. Thanks for all your encouragement, help, and suggestions. Every […]
Homeschool Decisions 2008
I’ve been going through my homeschool bookshelves – weeding out books, being reminded of ones I forgot I had, making lists of what I’d like to use. I’m having a bit of a dilemma. I can’t decide what to do this year! Normally after researching different curriculum, textbooks, and workbooks I buy what I think […]
Homeschool Resources
Posts I’ve Written About Our HomeschoolRocks, Pebbles, Sand and StructureRunning a One-Room SchoolhouseIt’s About TIMEOne-on-One Time With MomToddlers, Babies, and Schooling, Oh my!Homeschool PlanningThe Homeschool Cycle A Typical Homeschool DayFamily WorkMothering & Homeschooling: Finding Time to Persoanlly Recharge and Refresh Here are my favorite resources to use for homeschooling. Hopefully you can find something helpful […]