We've all been there: You're steadily moving along through your homeschool curriculum, happy and content with the progress you're making, when something catches your attention and makes you question everything you're doing. Are you doing enough? Will your kids succeed? Should they be involved in more sports? Do they need special tutoring? Are they behind? Are…
Even though we school year round, last week marked the beginning of our new school year. Instead of having a "first day of school" filled with all of our fun traditions, as we have in the past, we spread it out throughout the week. That meant a movie on Monday (Pete's Dragon—so good!), donuts for breakfast…
When I first started homeschooling, I was as excited about the planning as I was the actual schooling. I was the kid who loved school (and who would happily be a career student now if only it would pay the bills), especially worksheets and workbooks, and planning is pretty much all of the best parts of school without…
I've been a work-at-home mom since the moment I became a mom—by choice, by necessity, by calling. I've also known I wanted to homeschool my kids since I was 16 years old. Reconciling those two things has not always been so easy, though. Any homeschool mom will tell you that homeschooling is basically a full-time…
In addition to reprioritizing, one of my top personal goals while we were in Florida in May was to complete the Focus & Align Masterclass. I was reminded through that process that while academics are definitely one of my top goals, book work isn't. As I went through the class, I thought these seven guiding rules would…
I've been a work-at-home mom since the moment I became a mom—by choice, by necessity, by calling. I've also known I wanted to homeschool my kids since I was 16 years old. Reconciling those two things has not always been so easy, though. Any homeschool mom will tell you that homeschooling is basically a full-time…
In what feels almost like another lifetime (and probably was in internet years!), I had the privilege of working with an amazing team of bloggers at Simple Living Media, founded by Tsh Oxenreider of Simple Mom (now The Art of Simple). One of those bloggers was Jamie Martin, the editor of Simple Homeschool and the author of two of…
Sarah Mackenzie is quickly becoming a household name among homeschoolers, and for good reason...despite the fact that she's still in the thick of homeschooling (and raising toddlers!), she teaches with wisdom, humility, and joy and inspires us to "teach from rest" by her words and example. I've been a member of her Read-Aloud Revival membership site for…
We spent our week at a 3-day Classical Conversations practicum, so I'm thinking a lot about the decisions we make for our children's education and our vision for the future. I'll share more about that in the coming weeks, but today I'm revisiting this post because I think it's an important one! At this point, our family plans…
Each summer we attend a Classical Conversations practicum, where my vision for our homeschool is strengthened, our kids get to do a fun academic camp, and I participate in training for my role as an Essentials tutor. This year we're participating in a practicum close to my mom's, and I've updated this post from a…