It sounds completely BONKERS but I feel a freakish amount of joy by getting new curriculum and planning our upcoming schoolyear. I am so excited about our upcoming year. This will be our FIFTH year homeschooling! How did that happen?! It has gone by so fast in so many ways – and I can honestly …
Thoughts this Winter Oh goodness. As we leave this winter season behind us I am filled with all sorts of feelings. The last couple months have been rough. Ever since the beginning of December when we had Lydia’s big appointment with our developmental specialist, we have been going full throttle with appointments for Lydia. We …
Thoughts this Autumn Our autumn schoolhouse was felt really good but was also mixed with a lot of interruptions. We went on our family vacation to Montana {read all about it HERE}, we had Halloween and Thanksgiving holidays, and many medical and therapy appointments for our little Lydia. I have been filled with gratitude that …
Last month we finished our first unit in Year 3 of The Good and the Beautiful History. This unit was fascinating. We learned about ancient Mesopotamia and ancient Israel. I think my favorite part was connecting where stories I have learned from the Old Testament fit within secular history. It was amazing and connected a …
Thoughts this Summer Our summer schoolhouse embraced a “school-lite” atmosphere and it was really great (for the most part). I needed a wee bit of a break. The very first week of June we received Jacob’s diagnosis and I have spent a ridiculous amount of time filling out paperwork and being on the phone working …
HELLO season of PREP! I love prep season! There is something so exciting about getting ready for the upcoming year. It is filled with possibilities and gets me PUMPED! Over the next couple of weeks I will be sharing how I am preparing for the upcoming year. One thing I have learned over the last …
This was our second year doing history with The Good and the Beautiful and it was incredible. It really was. Lessons this year kept me pondering long after the lesson was finished. We learned a lot and I felt like Jacob is connecting more with history the older he gets. That is my goal. Introduce …
This unit flew by and we learned so much! I was surprised how much the history of education in the United States really resonated with me. We learned more about the horrors of war and its impacts on every person. Topics Education in Early America: A Foundation on Christ Noah Webster William McGuffey Henry Ford …
I decided a couple months ago that I was going to switch things up a little bit. Ever since we started homeschooling, I’ve been doing a monthly update on all of our happenings. I’ve really enjoyed doing it and looking back on things. However, it was just becoming a little too much work for me …
I don’t know what it is about this year of history {especially this unit} but we have had several lessons that have truly changed me. I realize that sounds pretty bold, but I have many ah-ha moments and things come up that have really made me think. It has been incredible. History is BY FAR …