I wrote this post, The Blessings of a Homeschool Library, for Sonlight Curriculum . I'll never forget how happy and proud my son Jordan was after we completed our first year of homeschooling with Sonlight. All the books he read that year sat on the …

I wrote this post, Rhythm, Ritual, and Rest in the Homeschool Day, for Sonlight Curriculum .  While every homeschool is different, I believe there is one constant that helps us get through our homeschool days, and that is rhythm, ritual and rest. Rh…

I wrote this post, Homeschooling Through the Seasons, for Sonlight .  We often think of homeschooling in terms of years when choosing our curriculum, or in terms of days when implementing it, but we must also think of homeschooling in terms of seasons — se…

This post, Stacking Up Your Homeschool Day, was written for Sonlight Curriculum .  While I don't need to have every minute of our day scheduled, I am always happy when our days fall into a steady routine. I used to rely on a checklist of subjects…

I want to go: someplace sunny and warm  on a picnic to the our favorite pond for a nature study  on a long walk  on a hike up the canyon  canoeing at the lake to Denver  to Ikea  ..when it warms up! I'd love to take the kids to Elit…

My spring bucket list: spring clean my house keep Passover at home with my family make homemade unleavened bread work on our future home watch for signs of spring spend time outside as it warms up start a new stack of books CHALLENGE: Share a…

I wrote this post, Why My Husband Loves Homeschooling With Sonlight, for Sonlight Curriculum .  When I ask my husband how he feels about us using Sonlight, he always gives me his unprecedented support. He loves Sonlight. He tells me over and over that he…

This post, Things That Make You Feel Healthy, contains affiliate and referral links.  I love lists like these! Things that make me feel healthy: sunshine and lots of it early to bed (and getting a full nights sleep)  early to rise (but not too early!) …