This edition of our Homeschool Highlights is a record of all the crazy business we have been up to. The kids finished their swimming lessons last week and started a new session today. Eliana will continue at level 1, Malachi advanced to level 2, Dylan advanc…

A few months ago, Mrs. White posted about her kitchen in her post Do You Love Your Kitchen? along with an invitation to share about our own kitchen. Our home is over a hundred years old, but when we moved here, we updated the whole house. At the time, I sha…

I have been trying out some new recipes using Tropical Traditions Organic Virgin Coconut Oil. I am really excited about one in particular (big grin) because it has to do with chocolate. :D I was not sure that I would ever have chocolate again since we went o…

~Eliana is 36 months~ I saw these texture painters at the Let's Explore shop but they were all sold out. They looked easy enough to make on my own, so I took a sheet of foam and cut it into thin strips (like fringe), 3/4 of the way to the top of one side,…

The opportunity presented itself and I seized the moment to teach Elli how flowers drink water. We added coloring to the water to see if we could see the flowers drink the water. After a few days, we could see the flower start to turn color at the base. After…

Since going off of white sugar and white flour, I have had to be creative in coming up with wholesome snacks that are quick! Since we do not eat many processed foods and are busy home schooling through the day, this can be hard at times. I have found several…

Since going off of white sugar and white flour, I have had to be creative in coming up with wholesome snacks that are quick! Since we do not eat many processed foods and are busy home schooling through the day, this can be hard at times. I have found several …

Today is yom shishi ~ the Hebrew word for the 6th day of the week. Today is also our preparation day for yom shabbat, the 7th day of the week and our rest day. We rest on the 7th day because Yahveh rested on the 7th day and I look forward to this day more th…