What's lovelier than a poem to ease us into our Five in a Row learning? Especially on the first day of winter. Winter is here and we have been getting lots of snow so I thought this one would be a great way to ease into our Five in a Row learning adv…

At 3 weeks, you weigh 10 pounds 1 ounce and are 23 1/2 inches long. A sweet friend made this labor-of-love ~ this quilt for you. I love it. It has Proverbs 3:5 embroidered on it ~ "Trust in YHVH with all your heart. . ." {Todah, my friend!} It match…

I'm wrapping up 2 weeks of school with the older boys ~ we took a week off when baby was born. The first week we got in 4 days and this past week we got in 6 days. Week 17: Days in school: 68 Week 18: Days in school: 74 (We school 175 days in our dis…

My boys had a lesson on carotene this week ~ you know, the stuff that makes a carrot orange. In it's natural state,  Organic Virgin Palm Oil  is also red in color due to a high concentration of carotenes and tocols (vitamin E). In fact, "Virgin …

This is a little series for my little one ~ thanks to Carisa for the idea . Birth - 1 Week Day 1 I Love. . . your newness. your oh-lah cry. how alert you are. the adorable dimple in your chin. your soft light brown hair. your long fingers. how you hold your h…

I think I am ready to share my birth story. At least I am working up the courage to do so. My pregnancy and home births have been such a time of personal growth for me and this one is no exception... Boaz Zephaniah Date: Yom Shabbat, 18th of Tevet ~ 7th day, …

Just wanted to send out a thank you for all your comments of congratulations on the birth of our new baby boy, Bo. I feel so blessed that so many of you stopped by to say congrats, both here, on my pregnancy blog and on my homeschool blog. Thanks so much for …

I will be importing my journal here.