Homeschooling, Teens, & Formals

Our family started the homeschooling journey when my son was just 4 years old.  Our first goal was to teach him how to read.  From there we decided that we would travel the path one step at a time and each year at a time.  Back then, my husband and I weighed all the advantages [...]

State Testing, Standardization, and Godly Standards

With state testing approaching, I’ve had a lot of questions from homeschooling parents about how to prepare and the overall process.  I must say that I am hardly an expert on the subject.  My 15 year old took the Arkansas state test when he was in 3rd grade. After that we moved to a state [...]

Nurturing Your Marriage – Part Four

 The third key to nurturing your marriage is practical application of these truths previously mentioned.  Knowledge (knowing truth) is not enough; we need wisdom (applying truth) in our marriages. Homeschooling mother, I know you are busy.  Life is demanding.  You are home all day teaching the children.  There is work to do, places to go, [...]

Nurturing Your Marriage – Part Three

Clear Priorities A thriving biblical marriage can be characterized by having three priorities in place.  The first priority is to have a growing relationship with God.  As I said in the previous post, God ordained marriage for His children.  Those outside of the faith cannot have a true biblical marriage.  Our relationship with God should [...]

Something Big is Coming!

Don’t you want to know the REAL truth about a product before you spend your money? Too many times I have bought books and curriculum on a whim to later regret the decision.  I want to know what other homeschooling parents think.  Is it all it’s cut out to be?  Does it work with their [...]

Top 10 Reasons to NOT Homeschool

 It takes too much time!  Homeschooling is a lifestyle.  It doesn’t end at 3 p.m.  And you don’t stop learning over the weekends.    No one pays you for doing it.  That’s pretty self explanatory.  Homeschooling mothers do not collect a check each Friday. People think you are weird.  Who wants their family, friends, and [...]

Book Reviews

I recently finished my third book, From the Mouth of Babes. The review are trickling in and it has been a humbling experience.   I wanted to share a few of them with my faithful readers. Full Circle Homeschooling The Bishop’s Wife  The McClanahan 7 We Love to Homeschool  Through the Calm and Through the Storm [...]

Read for the Heart

Do you have children that love to read?  We do.  We are a family of readers. When my children were younger I was very specific about what they read.  In fact, unless their father or I had read the book ourselves we did not let them read it.  The reason is simple.  For a Christian, the [...]

Considering God’s Creation

When was the last time you looked at creation and reflected upon it?  When was the last time you gazed into the sky and considered its vastness?  When was the last time you looked at a tiny flower growing in the field and saw the hand of God?   “When I consider thy heavens, the work [...]

Teaching your Child to Read

The other day, my husband and I were talking with a man who was considering homeschooling.  I shared with him that teaching my children to read was one of the greatest blessings I have had as a mother. (That is aside from leading them to a relationship with the Lord.)  Reading is such a foundational [...]