I did a thing. I bought our first curriculum EVER for the start in our homeschool journey. I used to teach toddlers and pre-school and I always planned on doing my own thing for pre-school. I am also a huge proponent of play-based learning and do not believe that a...
Before we were even engaged my husband, Phil, and I knew that we wanted to homeschool our kids someday. Phil was homeschooled, along with his 8 other siblings. I was not. Growing up, my cousins were homeschooled and the idea intrigued me. So when Phil first mentioned...
Life continues to move on. It doesn’t stop just because we are grieving. I mentioned before that, for me, the process has been a bit of a roller coaster; but in general I have felt like I have been on an upwards trajectory. But, I imagine, for anyone that experiences...
There is something that has been on my heart lately and I wanted to share now, towards the beginning of this blogging journey. And it may be something that needs repeating at times. I took an extended break from blogging and being active on social media to really pray...
Written while we were still living in Illinois. A few Saturdays ago I surprised the girls (my 2 year old daughter and my 10 year old SIL, with whom we currently live) with a fun breakfast of animal toast. It was something very simple and it did not take very much...
