Guest post by Michelle ChristensenI loved being out and about with my kids during our homeschooling years! Once the two oldest of my five had their own cars, it was just me and the younger three who did all the errands. We did most of our grocery...
By Amy Pentimone Did you start the new year with some goals? Perhaps you were looking for a fresh start as the calendar moved into 2020, or to get back into the groove with your regular (pre-holiday?) schedule. As homeschooling families, sometimes...
by guest author Marcia Washburn (Continued from Part 1) DURING THE HOLIDAYS Adjust your homeschool schedule. Cut your homeschool studies to a minimum and use December to teach hospitality skills. Instead of doing all of the planning yourself,...
by guest author Marcia Washburn The workload of a wife and mother more than doubles during December. In addition to all of her normal duties, she may add writing Christmas cards or letters; decorating the house; additional cooking and entertaining;...
by guest author Mike Cheney When asked to write on the subject of fathers relating with their children, I recalled the path my wife and I tried to follow. We home educated, worked in our family business (I like to call it our "family economy"), and...
by Julianna Dotten (C) Todd Wilson, FamilyMan It's a few weeks into the school year for most of us, and at some point, reality hits that our perfectly scheduled 15-minute increments aren't working. Life happens, and sometimes lunch takes longer...
By guest author Cindy Puhek What is education? Sometimes as homeschoolers we mistakenly think that completing the perfect curriculum will educate our children. But those of us who have been homeschooling for a couple of decades understand that...
By guest author Amos C. Wilson "Amos, did you know that Jonah was swallowed by a big dog?" The question came from my four-year-old sister as she stood barefoot in my garden, her curly brown hair a crazy mess in the wind. Today was gardening day....
