I realized, as I was planning our next unit of Tapestry of Grace, that I had not shared our holiday unit celebration. A unit celebration brings closure to our studies and boosts us on to further learning in the next unit. In the past, we plan for our unit celebration to happen on Thanksgiving Day […]
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Chickadee: A Chalk Pastels Tutorial
Chickadees are a frequent visitor to our backyard feeder. Photo of a favorite Christmas card We love their little black caps – though our southern variety is the carolina chickadee. The two are very similar, as you’ll notice below. So, upon request, Nana taught us a chickadee pastel lesson. Thank you, Nana! We pulled out […]
Favorite Photo of 2011
Picking a favorite photo from the whole year was no easy task I tell ya. There were scads from the beach. Happy, homeschool photos of siblings reading to each other. The true smile of my eldest son – frequent but so very hard to capture with the camera. The one of my youngest girl, on […]
What Fun it is to Laugh and Sing
What fun it is to…laugh! 1. Make Christmas cookies | 2. Get an early Christmas present – new washer and dryer! | 3. Go on a library trip then laugh over Diary of a Spider | 4. Make tents on a rainy day | 5. Catch Eldest Boy in the laundry room again | 6. […]
The Habit of Generosity
In 1891, Salvation Army Captain Joseph McFee was distraught because so many poor individuals in San Francisco were going hungry. During the holiday season, he resolved to provide a free Christmas dinner for the destitute and poverty-stricken. He only had one major hurdle to overcome — funding the project. He lay awake nights, worrying, thinking, […]
Philippians 4:19
The following is a post from my blog from last December. I want to share this with you to remind you how faithful God is! And what better time, than just a few days before Christmas!
When do you plan for school and how long does it take?
Continuing the habit of sharing a helpful habit on Fridays, today I’m answering a friend’s question: When do you plan for school and how long does it take? For several years now I have looked forward to annual planning and goal setting – on vacation over the summer. I do this while watching the sunrise, […]
When a millipede interrupts math…
Here’s a little story about our nature studies over the last week…Insects. When a millipede interrupts math you just might have to open the front door to put it back outside. Capturing the millipede, gently in a paper cup, of course prompts an Eldest Boy to share a comparison list of millipedes vs. centipedes he […]
For the Birds: Gift Idea
from the 2010 archives…We spent an entire afternoon Saturday making treats for the birds – and the bird lovers we know. Nana came across a really neat recipe for birdseed wreaths. I was especially excited about it because it is peanut free for our crew. Just three ingredients! Gelatin, water and birdseed. We made ten, […]
Give a Little Love
Mom, it seems like people just take Christmas too far. These were the words of my 10 year old in the car the other day when It’s Beginning to Look a lot like Christmas was playing on the radio. I asked what he meant and he told me that he was frustrated that everyone was […]
Refocus: The Busy Gifts
Delightful December. Blessings busting. Crammed calendar! I had started to dread the week by Saturday afternoon. Sighs. How? How to handle it all? My head hit the pillow weary-like that night. “Mama, come see the pretty sunset!” Littlest Guy exclaimed, pulling up our blinds at 7:15 the next morning, drawing our attention to the sunrise. […]
Tips and Tricks for Online Time
This week began our December school time habits. Earlier in the week, I shared how we Take December Off. Really, it’s a mindset. We don’t really take off, lazing around all day. We act like homeschoolers, enjoying many Advent activities, taking advantage of unit study type learning, carrying on with math here and there and […]
Anticipating…
On Sunday we’ll sit ‘round on the couches to begin advent. We’ll start reading Tabitha’s Travels, the much anticipated sequel to Jotham’s Journey and Bartholomew’s Passage. Each day this week brings us closer. How wonderful that we give thanks first. Isn’t that how we should? Enter His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with […]