My prep day check in
I thought I’d check in real quick and give you a picture of prep day at our house. The key for me has been maintenance throughout the week. I can’t be hohum about housework for days 1-5 and then magically become Martha Stewart on prep day. Believe me, I’ve tried. A good working schedule has […]
Healing, Part 6
I feel like Job in chapter 42. I am humbled before an Almighty Elohim who controls the weather and creates mighty beasts that no one can tame. He is not to be questioned and not to be told what He will do. I am not worthy of His attention or His favor. Many others suffer […]
My Little Torah Books
I would like to introduce my latest project. It’s a series of printable books that you can make up and use as another way to teach Torah to your little ones. Little kids will enjoy having mommy or daddy read it to them, and beginning readers will enjoy reading a book all by themselves. This […]
The Outdoor Hour – Challenge #2
This week’s challenge was to focus on what we could hear, see, and feel. Thanks to Daddy coming along and acting as photographer, we have a few extra photos this week. 🙂 Overall, it was very quiet during our nature hike, but we definitely could hear lots of snapping branches. There is lots of deadwood […]
Positive Reflections
My Mom and I were talking about the power of our positive words. When we speak goodness, truth, positive words, particularly Torah, the whole universe is knit together. However, when we speak negative, hurtful words, we actually bring violence to the earth. Storms, hurricanes, volcanoes, are the earth violently responding to the curse and our […]
The womb
Why are you having a sixth baby? How will you take care of them all? How will you feed them? How will you pay for their education? How will you give each one individual time? Are you crazy? Don’t you have any self control? Yes, I’ve heard all of these questions, many legitimate. What is […]
The Outdoor Hour – Challenge #1
I know I’m a bit late in the game, but I was pleased to discover The Outdoor Hour last week. I have the book “Handbook of Nature Study,” but it had been sitting on a shelf. We are not new to the idea of nature study however. I have been teaching my children flower names […]
Reading Readiness
How do I know if my child is ready to learn to read? Is three too young? Is six too late? I tortured myself over this with my first and have since learned ways to watch an individual child to see if they can handle learning to read. I would like to share a little […]
Homeschool philosophy – my roots
First, I must admit that I did spend some time in public school. But when my mom found out that homeschooling was legal, those years became a distant memory. She went to a homeschool conference and came home with our books on order. She sent a letter to the superintendent to pull us out of […]
Homeschool philosophy – intro
I am a second generation homeschooler, meaning I was homeschooled and now I am homeschooling my own children. My mom and I have spent many hours discussing this and that aspect of education. Then we went to the trenches and tried it out. Perhaps some of you homeschooling for the first time would appreciate a […]
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