Moms have brains and need brains, and brains need to be fed just like bodies. That’s why it’s important we read. Mothering and homemaking are not jobs for slackers. It’s not mindless work. When our minds are active and exercised, we can apply more of ourselves to our work with creativity and intelligence, deriving more…
I have no regrets about leaving social media, but I also enjoy sharing little finds or triumphs that don’t warrant a full blog post. Hence, this blog post, updated mostly weekly. Related: Why I Quit Instagram Declutter Extravaganza – January 3-7, 2022 So I thought I’d do a whole series on moving, since that fits…
Written by Abby Wahl Abby homeschools her five kids on a family sheep ranch in the beautiful Willamette Valley of Oregon. Four of her kids are dyslexic, yet she has helped them each become readers by paying attention and not giving up.Abby is a cohost of the Scholé Sisters podcast and can be found helping…
1. I can hack grad work. I finished (and passed!) my NSA grad class on the history of classical Christian education with Dr. Schlect! It was a great class. The main reason I took the class was so that I would finally read numerous books that I had owned for years and never picked up….
We don’t start homeschooling in order to fail. In fact, no matter why each one of us ultimately chooses to homeschool, fear of failure is likely our number-one obstacle and difficulty. We want to homeschool successfully. Fear of failure makes us choose the “safe bet” textbook program. Fear of failure keeps us up at night….
February in our neck of the woods was cold and snowy, but not nearly so bad as in many places. It was a month to be grateful for power and for a safe, warm home with running water. It was a month to realize how much we take for granted. 1. Reading more takes time….
One of our goals as homeschool parents is not only to teach our kids to read, but also help them love to read. Some are on board with this goal and therefore conclude we shouldn’t make our kids read, because that will kill the joy. They tend to suggest fun and easy books because how…
True confessions: I am a bad journaller. Yet in 2018 I started jotting down things I learned worth sharing, and sometimes even attaching a picture. The archives are collected here. Entries from the current calendar year can be found sprinkled throughout the blog. February 2020 – recovery, clutter, loneliness, Evernote, theology Every so often it’s…
It’s one thing to start the school year strong, but quite another to keep at it after the weeks start blurring together. Motivation to homeschool ebbs away, and we can’t wait for some natural, overwhelming incoming tide to return. Instead of being tossed about on the waves of our emotions and hormones (which turn into…
All my procrastination this year has been rewarded except in one instance: school planning. Turns out that still had to happen because our school year was not affected by COVID-19. We’re just continuing to do our thing. As usual our school year began the first Monday after the 4th of July. This year I will…