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“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” Phil. 4:6 ESV Friends, yes indeed our world/country currently is a mess. ButContinue reading “Protecting Your Heart (reflections on “end times”)”

Hello! We are just about to finish our first year with A Gentle Feast (Cycle one, Form one) and wanted to share our honest, yet simple review for anyone considering the curriculum. WHY “GENTLE”? I think back to a post I wrote about the word “Gentle” a while back. I think the name “A GentleContinue reading “A Gentle Feast Review”

You do not NEED a designated schoolroom; education is an atmosphere of real world living and feeling and it starts within a mother’s heart and attitude. Once lessons begin, connections, narrations, and conversations will flow from your studies and your whole space will be touched with memories of learning. But at this point for us,Continue reading “Reasons for a Schoolroom”

This post is meant to empower and encourage you if you are in the similar situation of having a second child that is learning very differently from your first and your wondering, oh my goodness, do I need to buy all these new things? For me, it felt overwhelming to juggle my first grader’s lessonsContinue reading “Our Gentle (second child) Kinder Year”

You probably already do homeschool but you’ve also probably realized by now how insanely hard it is (or can be) so I’ve made you a list of a *few* more reasons why it’s probably not a good idea.  10.) You’ll know the librarians by name and you’re so introverted. This will be really hard onContinue reading “10 Reasons Not to Homeschool”

WHAT IS A BOOK OF CENTURIES? A Book of Centuries is simply a book to document all of your historical learning throughout your home education journey. Starting a Book of Centuries (BoC) is an excellent way for any homeschool to keep record of all the people, places, and events that they are learning about! ThereContinue reading “What is and How to Use a Book of Centuries”

Every single morning in our home starts out like the opening scene to Love Actually. You remember, loved ones embracing in the airport like they haven’t seen each other in years. Yes, that’s us first thing in the morning. The two year old will say, “I misst yoooouuu” as I scoop her up, bed-head andContinue reading “How to Establish a Quiet-Time with your Children and Why it’s Important”

I get it. You’re a mama desiring to give your children a beautiful, magical childhood and education through Charlotte Mason homeschooling but you think, “how can I possibly be around them all the time.” They’re little now and you’re sleep deprived and you are giving and giving and giving, only to wake up to doContinue reading “Protecting our Children from Zombie-Mommy”

We completed exams for A Gentle Feast for this term. Hooray! We will have a family celebration next week with grandparents and treats as a way to celebrate their work. She will recite all of her work, verse, poetry, etc, and display all of her drawings, nature journal, handicrafts, etc. By having these little end-of-termContinue reading “Narrations + Recitation; Cycle I Term II Exams”

I simply wanted a place to share and document what our early (early!) years looked like. We use A Gentle Feast now but wanted to keep a place dedicated to what our learning time prior to “formal lessons” looked like. This time was very child-led and is not what I would recommend if your childContinue reading “Kindergarten with the Peaceful Press”