Homeschooling has had a significant impact on my spiritual life and has helped to shape my religious views over the years. My husband and I both grew up generational Mormons in Utah (aka LDS or the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints) and came from pioneer stock. In 2000 we were married in the… Continue reading My Journey from Mormonism to Christianity
The purpose of this site is to help those who are interested in homeschooling find answers to their questions and to help those who are new to homeschooling find their path. There are hundreds of homeschooling blogs and even more curriculum options, however I find most blogs rather difficult to navigate so I wanted to create a… Continue reading About
Thinking about homeschooling? It is definitely the most life-changing decision I've ever made. There are so many questions to ask and so many things to learn when embarking on new territory. Here are answers to some of the most common questions I receive about homeschooling:
This is the where we get into the practical day-to-day details about how to teach each subject using Charlotte Mason methods. Ideally one would read her six-volume series, however most of us have very busy lives and simply don't have the time. I've tried to include quotes from Miss Mason herself so you can get… Continue reading Homeschooling How-to’s
Homeschool Legal Defense Association: Legal advice and requirements for homeschooling families Five Flavors of Homeschooling: A great video summary of the different styles of homeschooling as well as a little quiz to help you determine your style Summary of Homeschooling methods and philosophies Homeschooling Pinterest boards Homeschool Infographic: Interesting facts about homeschoolers 100 Reasons Homeschooling is… Continue reading Homeschooling Resources
Next Sunday we'll be celebrating St. Patrick's Day. Who is Saint Patrick and why do we celebrate this day? Oddly enough it has nothing to do with little green men or four leaf clovers...I had heard of Saint Patrick before, but never really knew much about him (other than he was a missionary in Ireland)… Continue reading The REAL Saint Patrick
2012 was quite a traveling year for us! In January and February I took the boys on a road trip from Utah to Houston, Texas, Kentucky, Alabama, Albuquerque and back stopping many places in between and seeing good friend along the way. It was quite the adventure driving most of it by myself, the boys… Continue reading 2012 in Review
While I was on vacation, I received the Kreativ Blogger Award from Carla @ Our Journey to Self-Reliance. Thanks Carla!She has a great site with lots of self-reliance tips from making your own beef jerky to homemade foaming soap to making your own rolled oats. So, the deal is I list 7 things about me and… Continue reading Kreative Blogger Award
I recently watched the movie Grace Card and a really powerful message stood out to me. The quote was “I don’t know about you, but it sure seems to me that when God’s got something to teach me, He brings me a teacher." I couldn't help but relate this to myself as a mother. My children are my teachers.… Continue reading Life Lessons {from the little guys}
It's always fun to look back and remember the fun things that happened during the year. We like to include a highlights page in the front of each scrapbook, sort of a year-in-review so we can remember what was so special about it (and no I didn't make my scrapbooking deadline, but I did make as far as… Continue reading Happy New Year!
