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For the Homeschooling Mother I am just a real mom with real children and we know how hard the winter can be for homeschooling families (not to mention during a pandemic). No one wants to go outside. Everyone is grumpy and bored and mom is about to lose it completely. Sound about right? My bestContinue reading “Winter Blues Busters”

We lost our sweet Leaf to gapeworm a few days after Christmas 2020. I’ve had this flock for only 6 months and simply didn’t know which signs of illness to look out for. She was always the runt chicken and there may have been some genetic components that simply made her more susceptible to diseaseContinue reading “FREE Daily Chicken Wellness Exam Sheet”

I was introduced to Charlotte Mason and her revolutionary way of education through the book For the Children’s Sake by Susan Schaeffer Macauley by a hippie friend in Saint Louis. No, Charlotte Mason was not a hippie, she was a British Educator and reformer at the turn of the twentieth century, but many mothers whoContinue reading “Who was Charlotte Mason and Where do I start?”

S.E.R.V.E Your Guide to Homeschooling with Littles Underfoot My children are 7, 5, 3, and 1 right now during this Christmas season in 2020. We also have 10 chickens and 2 kittens! Our tiny home is busy, full, and always moving in one way or another. But how to manage formal lessons for bigger kids,Continue reading “Homeschooling with Littles”

I thought I’d share about the different reading resources we have in our home! I hope you find something that might fit for your learner or something you would want to recommend to a friend. We have used All About Learning Press and A Gentle Feast Sight and Sound Lessons. Other resources are Dash intoContinue reading “Reading Resources”

“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”