Is yours a typical homeschooling family? Of course not. What would a typical homeschooling family look like anyway? What would the mother do all day? What would the children be like? What would their house look like? How many children would they have? One of the things I love about homeschool ... View Post
Introducing Jean,
Everyday Learning:
Simple Pleasures
When Mother and I talk each night, she likes to hear about my day. Once I told her about the walk our daughter Mary Evelyn, granddaughter Clara, and I made to take pictures among the wildflowers. I love it when something like this prompts a childhood memory and Mother tells me a story. She began, ... View Post
Snowballs in Spring
Now I know it's spring for sure, because Mother's snowball bush is blooming! We were at the Minnesota Association of Christian Home Educators' conference in Rochester in the middle of April. They had snowballs, too, but they were the cold and wet kind. Brrr. Minnesotans kept talking about how it ... View Post
The Joy of Henry
I'd like to introduce you to a little fellow. He's our grandson Henry. His middle name is Samuel, but it could be Joy. Of course, that would be kind of feminine which would never do for this tough little guy. But what you think of when you are around Henry is joy. He's a joy to his daddy John ... View Post
My Heroines
I love homeschooling mothers. You are my heroines. I know you don't feel like a heroine every day, maybe not most days, maybe not ever, but you are. You could be spending your life in many different ways, but you have embraced your role as mother. You are devoting your days, weeks, months, and years ... View Post