Homeschool planning, packing for camp, Spring cleaning, rummage sale. All of these things are coming up this week. My blog, unfortunately, has taken a back seat. But I will be back next week with another good post about how to balance your homeschool with your life. Look for me next week! Melanie
(This post contains affiliate links which means that I get a small commission if you buy from one of my links at no extra cost to you.) It’s that time of year again. Time to plan my homeschool schedule for the coming year. This time always excites me, because I love planning. My imagination goes…
Are You a Type A or Type B Homeschool Mom? Teacher’s Education Caters to the Type A personality Going through my teacher’s education, I learned that there was a specific way to teach in the classroom. We all learned how to teach children to read, write and figure math. My professors presented multiple strategies for…
My children hate to read. Do you have any children like that? I grew up a voracious reader. My first experience with reading was sequenced word cards when I was in first grade. At home I listened to books on tape and followed along before I could read. Throughout my school years I read books…
When I wrote my last post, it was meant to be a standalone post. But since writing it another family member has taken the journey to heaven, so I thought that I would write a follow up.
We called her AB the baby. During my fourth grade music class on March 29, 1982, I received word that my mom had gone to the hospital to have a baby. My baby sister, Amanda, came into this world at 3:50 pm on a Monday afternoon. She was a beautiful baby, and I loved her…
In the years after my divorce, I learned a great deal about God’s grace. He kept me in a home with food and clothing. He provided a strong support system around me with new friends and my church home. A couple of families adopted me into their fold so that I would have a family…