focusing on simplifying my homeschool spending time and energy on what's really important staying home more days then I go out doing less saying no to say yes knowing my limits balancing exciting times with down time ~ makes special times more spec…

Dear friends, I have a special book review for you today called  Flourish: Balance for Homeschool Moms . It is published by  Apologia Educational Ministries , sells for $15, and it is just for moms. It is a wonderfully refreshing book that is meant to enco…

A few of you are anxious for an update on Little Hands to Heaven with Bo, so I thought I should let you know that we are reading the books and keeping it very simple! He enjoys playing with cars on the masking tape letters. He loves the hide…

FOR TODAY - July 2, 2014 Outside my window... I see the wind blowing the leaves in the lilac bushes and the sun shining ~ a welcome break from the rain. I am thinking... that I'm enjoying the lazy days of summer too much. I am thankful... for so much. In …

While reading all about beaches for our "row" of The Yellow Ball, I decided it would be fun to try to tie in this month's sensory dough with our book! Fizzy Sand Play is really so simple and easy, but brought much delight to my little one.  It …

WriteShop  is not just about your child putting pencil to paper. It teaches students how to write using a variety of pre-writing activities and games, graphic organizers, and kid-friendly methods so that writing is easy and fun - even for reluctant writer…

One of my favorite things is peace and quiet. I need lots of it to not only think and focus on mental tasks, but also to recharge my batteries. Here are a few things we do to keep things calm, quiet, and peaceful in our home: Limit electronic stimulati…

Moving Beyond the Page  is a literature based unit study curriculum that is designed to integrate science, social studies and language arts. I had fun picking out the  Language Arts Package - Sarah Plain and Tall  and the  Science Package - The Land  to…