Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles never seem to go out of style. They were around when I was a kid and kids still love them today. With a brand new movie coming out in a few days, that I’m sure my oldest two boys will want to go see (and I’m sure their dad will too),Continue Reading
5 Excellent Ways Moms Can Energize Their Day
As a busy homeschool mom to 5 boys, I know how important it is to start your day off right. Days are filled with what often feels like never-ending to-do lists. Moms need ways to harness as much energy as possible to get it all done and maintain sanity. These tips are simple and practicalContinue Reading
Homeschool Curriculum Options for the Large Family
Being a large family homeschool comes with it’s challenges. I’d say the top two in my book would be figuring out how to fit in schooling everyone, followed by the cost of it. I’ll start by addressing the first of those challenges. One of the things I consider when choosing a curriculum or resource toContinue Reading
How to Navigate the Build Your Bundle Homeschool Sale
Have you heard? I’m sure you have. The Build Your Bundle Homeschool Sale is this week. It runs from May 16th-23rd, 2016 and you can save 86-96% on digital homeschool curriculum during this sale. That’s pretty amazing! Now this isn’t another post that is going to tell you all about WHAT the Build Your Bundle SaleContinue Reading
Notgrass Giveaway – Win From Adam to Us
As soon as my oldest child reached the 5th grade, I had no doubt what history curriculum I wanted to use. I had discovered Notgrass a few years earlier and couldn’t wait to be able to use it in our homeschool. So far we have completed America the Beautiful (American history) and are currently working throughContinue Reading
IKEA Must-Haves for Your Homeschool Room
I don’t think I’ve ever met a homeschooler that doesn’t like to drool over beautiful pictures of homeschool rooms. Just head over to Pinterest and you’ll find hundreds and hundreds of homeschool room pictures to inspire you and give you great ideas for your own school room. I even have a whole Pinterest board dedicatedContinue Reading
Top Homeschool Planning Resources & FREE Printable Planning Pages
Around this time each year I like to put together a little round-up of the planning resources especially for homeschoolers. And I wrap it up with some FREE printable planning pages that I’ve made for my own family, and for my readers to use as well if they’d like (be sure to scroll to theContinue Reading
Printable Timeline Notebook
Now that some of my children are moving into middle school, and soon high school, I wanted each of them to have a timeline notebook that they can use and add to throughout their middle school and high school years. In the past we have done timelines on poster board or abbreviated notebook versions ofContinue Reading
Using Memorial Day to Explain Christ’s Love to Kids
Using Memorial Day to explain Christ’s love to kids is a great way to teach them about the history of the United States and about how much Christ loves everyone. Memorial Day was started on May 30, 1868. It began after the Civil War as a day to remember those who gave their lives inContinue Reading
Teaching Children About the Miracle of Life
The miracle of life is an amazing thing. I’m in awe of how mighty our God is – how wonderous, intentional, and thoughtful He is. You can see all of these things in His creation of a human life. I’m currently 24 weeks pregnant with our 8th baby and it never gets old – howContinue Reading
