A Return Home

A Day in the Life of a Homeschooler

Now the first thing I want to make sure that you understand, is that although there are some great facts shown on this video about homeschooling, the video is meant to be a joke. The young girl who made this video thought it would be fun to poke fun at ...

I Am Still My Dad’s Boy

Although I just moved back to my childhood hometown, I really didn't spend that many years here. I am the oldest in my family, and I spent most of my formative years growing up in Southwest Missouri on a dairy farm. There are seven years between my brother ...

Returning Home Again

This past month has found me making some life changes and returning home. My husband and I felt compelled to make a move back to our old hometown from our youth. We never thought we would return to our hometown except for short visits to see our families. ...

Choosing a Curriculum

It is that time of year when homeschool families are searching and planning for the curriculum they use this next school year. In my case, it will be a revamping as we will focus on what worked for us this past year, and make changes to what didn’t work ...

Car School: How To Steer Your Child’s Education While On The Road

This past month we took our school with us on the road. My husband needed to go South for a business trip and as it was still fairly cold at times where we live, I demanded that he take us along for the ride. This is something that just ...

Parents Are People

I thought this was a great little reminder that parents are just people. And that we were once little kids ourselves. Do you remember what it was like to be a little kid? When was the last time you thought about it? Perhaps ...

What is Butt Dust?

I found this to be adorable and I just had to share. I hope that you enjoy it. Kids are so cute! What, you ask, is "Butt Dust?" Read on and you'll discover the joy in a child's sincere originality. No adults in this!! JACK (age 3) was watching his Mom ...

Creative Discipline

One of the challenges of parenting and dealing with children is discipline. At times it can be difficult to know what to do to rein in a child and help them to mend their ways. The biggest challenge comes from knowing that what works for one child, may ...

Respecting Boundaries

As parents we have a tendency to set boundaries for our children. We do this because we want the best for them. Often we set them as a form of protection. But it is always out of love for our children that we set them. However, ...

Growing Pains

So I have recently been reminded (and alarmed) that the rate of speed that a boy grows is not even remotely consistent with any sense of normal. My child has not only gotten taller these past few weeks, but his shoulders have broadened at an alarming rate and he ...