Last week, we started a discussion on character training. Our purpose is to find out what the Bible says about how to teach good character to our children. I thought I'd buy myself some time while I searched the Bible for what God says.That's the funny thing... I've been searching for two weeks, ... Read More about What the Bible Says about Character Training
Homeschooling for Free
If your budget is so tight that you can't afford to homeschool, does that mean you should quit and send your kids to (free) public school?No way! Thankfully, we live in an era quite unlike our parents or even homeschoolers of just a decade ago. Because of the Internet, we can homeschool our ... Read More about Homeschooling for Free
Character Training
On last week's survey, I asked you what topics you'd like to hear more of. More than 75% of you wanted to hear about how to teach good character to children. One mom put it so well when she said, "I want to know how to practically apply God's word in today's world."I've been thinking about ... Read More about Character Training
Notebooking Ideas for Homeschooling
Notebooking is an idea with which I have a love-hate relationship. I love it because it provides my children with a creative outlet, it requires that they regurgitate what they've learned from our reading and discussions, and it gives them with a great way to review what they've learned as they look ... Read More about Notebooking Ideas for Homeschooling
Tips from Me, Questions for You
For days I've been staring at my planning notebook and coming up absolutely dry on ideas for what to write on my blog each week. I usually don't have this problem. Maybe it's because I've been doing so much intense writing on curriculum, behind the scenes where you can't see it, that my poor little ... Read More about Tips from Me, Questions for You
Secrets to Child Training
I was recently reading about a mother with quite a few children, and I was struck by how cheerful she seemed to be. She seemed to have peace and joy in the midst of whatever life threw at her.She told the story of one time, when she had five children, all under the age of five, and she was just ... Read More about Secrets to Child Training
Our Homeschooling Plans (2011-2012)
It's back-to-school time again! This year, we'll be homeschooling the following grades and ages:10th Grade Son (age 15-16) 7th Grade Daughter (age 12-13) 6th Grade Son (age 11) 4th Grade Daughter (age 9) 1st Grade Daughter (age 6-7) Preschool Daughter (age 4) Little Guy (age ... Read More about Our Homeschooling Plans (2011-2012)
We Are the People of God
"When the plain sense of Scripture makes common sense, seek no other sense; therefore, take every word at its primary, ordinary, usual, literal meaning unless the facts of the immediate context, studied in the light of related passages and axiomatic and fundamental truths, indicate otherwise." -- ... Read More about We Are the People of God