So, yeah. I haven’t gotten on my blog a lot lately, and frankly every May will look sparse around here – there’s always so much going on! This May in particular is even busier than usual. 1 ~ My kids are Read More
A few things that have been happening around our house lately. 1 ~ Kyler, age 10, had his first music recital. He’s been taking drum lessons for about a year now. The song he’s playing along with is “Boomerang” by Plain Read More
Here are some quick takes on what’s been happening around here. 1 ~ If you recall the spectacular burn on my hand from a few weeks ago, you may remember the speculation on the shape of the scar. As we all Read More
Many people are curious what unschooling really looks like. The folks over at Christian Unschooling (including yours truly) are seeking to scratch that itch with a new series of posts title “Unschooling in Action.” Photos of real, live unschoolers doing Read More
“You give in to your kids!” If you unschool, someone may have said this to you … or if you know someone who unschools, you may have said or thought it yourself. If you’d like an unschooler’s perspective of why Read More
The Christian Unschooling blog has been around for a while but had fallen into disuse. The original owner Heather and her friend Jessica decided to get it back on track and invited several Christian unschooling bloggers to become the new contributing core to build it Read More
I recently discovered John Mayer‘s song “No Such Thing” and I love it as a homeschooling anthem! I doubt he meant it to be that way, but lyrics like these really make me think about the reasons why I chose homeschooling for my Read More
I graduated from high school in 1983. Computers were just beginning to move into schools and homes. My family had a rarely used typewriter, so when I signed up for typing class my junior year, I was vaguely familiar with Read More
– I have four children who have always been homeschooled. They learned to read in four very different ways, though there are some important similarities too (all four have me for a mother, after all). This is the second in Read More
One of the most consistent questions homeschoolers and unschoolers get is “what is a typical homeschool day like for you?” It will always look different from one family to another, and often will look different in one family from one Read More