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(*This Post contains some raw Birth Photos from our phone so please view with discretion.) My Birth stories start at conception, but for documentary purposes and time, I’ll be sharing about the time in general time leading up to the births and the births themselves. For our third child, we knew we wanted a homebirth.Continue reading “Home Birth”

Totally not home school related but hey, just something fun! We love these little biscuit cookies and the recipe yields so many so they’re perfect for around the Holidays, sending little baggies off to whomever to say “hello, just thinking of you.” So here ya go! This recipe is from my favorite cookbook: Cook’s Illustrated.Continue reading “Black + White Spiral Sable”

So before you read this, yes we do Language Arts in our jammies sometimes and yes, my daughter is eating Cinnamon Squares from Trader Joe’s while doing it. 😉 Just keeping it real for you guys. Second thing I’d like to preface is WHY did I choose the CM way of home education/Language Arts specifically.Continue reading “Language Arts the Charlotte Mason way”

So we are into week six of cycle one form one of A Gentle Feast (see link in menu). This will be our last week before taking a nice long maternity leave and starting back up around Labor Day most likely. A Gentle Feast is our main curriculum and then we are adding in BeautifulContinue reading “Blending A Gentle Feast History + Beautiful Feet Books”

A flourishing homeschool does not need to include any particular item on this list. A homeschool requires a few essentials; a cheerful mother, a library card, access to outdoors, possibly a few local used-book stores, and probably some form of a curriculum of your own choosing. However, today I’m sharing other items that we areContinue reading “Homeschooling Resources”

So my son loves to bake with me and since we aren’t doing anything too formal in the schoolroom yet, I always welcome his help. He remembers those times so vividly and I secretly wish that he’ll be on Chef’s Table one day. 😉 I meant to make these for Summer Solstice week with ExploringContinue reading “Honeycomb Cakes”

Juggling lessons and mealtimes and naptimes is not for the faint of heart. Every child has different needs, abilities, and “schedules”. This is how WE balance it all but I’d first preface this post with the fact that you as the Mother will know what it best for your child(ren). I cannot express enough theContinue reading “Our Daily Rhythm”

Whether you are just starting on the homeschooling journey or you need that one refresher book every year to help sustain you on the path, here’s a list of books I’d recommend. Most I have read, others I haven’t yet but know they’re good ones from other mamas I trust and respect. Mother Culture/Homeschooling Booklist:Continue reading “Recommended books”

Hello and thanks for joining! We’ve just begun our First Grade year of home education using A Gentle Feast curriculum and we couldn’t be more excited. In the past, I’ve used the Peaceful Press curriculum (Peaceful Preschool, Playful Pioneers for Kindergarten). I plan to use Habitat Schoolhouse (Pre-K) and the Ambleside Online booklists for myContinue reading “The Journey Begins”