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 […]
Really good soup
Sunday we butchered a sheep, and cooked down as many bones as we could fit in our pots. Today I was feeling much better after my little visit from a friendly little flu bug. (Okay, he was really mean, and beat me up and left me for dead.) So I made some soup from the […]
Quick update and a recipe
Hello again! Update for torah school homeschoolers: Chayei Sarah is ready to go. Please accept my sincerest apology for taking so long on this one. I just learned that some families study the week prior to the reading of the torah portion. I will try to avoid this delay in the future. I would like […]
Torah School – Lech Lecha
Torah School for Lech Lecha. We had a slightly shorter week this week, because I had to run errands one day, but I have some exciting things to share. We started something new this week that went tremendously well. I added hebrew words of the week to our morning board. At the top I […]
Healing, Part 6
Update: 75% of my scar is barely visible, the remainder is not far behind. Ever since my first c-section, I have had severe bleeding in early pregnancy lasting at least a month and putting me on bedrest. This time around, praise YHVH, it has been negligible at most. Praise YHVH! This journey has been humbling and […]
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