Tag: raising children
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Thoughts on Schedules and Flexibility
Thoughts on Schedules and Flexibility So often we see a sliver of how someone else is doing life, and we think, there is no way I could do that because I am not patient enough, my house isn’t big enough, my kids would revolt, my budget won’t allow for that. So we move on in…
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Do Something Hard
Do Something Hard I have been mulling this over for a while, so this post will be longer than others. We had a snowpocalypse and in the midst of that we had to navigate some new health issues with my Dad. Needless to say, I have many good excuses for taking a few weeks off…
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All of Life Is Learning
All of Life Is Learning When I say we homeschool in a way that tries to show our kids that all of life is learning, it almost inevitably receives the same reaction from each person. “Oh yes, that is so true.” They wholeheartedly agree and think that is the way to go! This is often…
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Why do you homeschool?
Why do you homeschool? I was homeschooled from the beginning of my life. Not from Kindergarten through 12th grade. From the beginning of my life. I am deeply thankful to God for the education I received at home. But I want to be careful to describe its origins as “at birth” because that is really…