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Making Time For God

I’ll be honest. Prayer is not something that comes naturally to me. I wouldn’t say I live a busy life, but I have enough on my plate to keep me well distracted, which often presents a problem. Plus, I seem to have an issue with welcoming particular distractions with open arms and poised fingers (l’m talking...

Homeschool Built on Christ

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So You’ve Chosen to Homeschool Maybe you recently made this decision, or maybe you’ve been homeschooling for years, yet you feel unsure, lost, confused, and are left wondering, “Why, exactly, am I doing this? How do I do it?” Start at the Beginning Unless the LORD builds the house, they labor in vain...

Summer – The Learning Doesn’t Stop

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Summer It’s the season I looked forward to the most as a child, not because I particularly enjoyed the season itself, but because it meant freedom from oppression, er . . . I mean, school. Finally, I didn’t have to worry about sitting in a classroom for long hours, waiting for the day to be over, only to be faced...

So We’ve Chosen to Shelter Our Children

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“My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments; for length of days and years of life, and peace they will add to you. Do not let kindness and truth leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.” Proverbs 3:1-3 I believe in protecting my children from...

Where the Lord Guides, He Provides

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Lately, the Lord has really been nudging me, reminding me, and pricking my soul. There’s a lesson to learn, one that I have to learn over and over again. Where the Lord guides, He provides. Sometimes God gives us a list of specific instructions. Sometimes He just points us in a specific direction, destination unknown. In...

Slowing Down The Pace

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It’s hard to believe it is already May. Being a former teacher and librarian, May always meant the summing up of the formal academic year in a school setting. I’ve personally chosen to wind down our preschool homeschooling on purpose right now to evaluate what we’ve accomplished, what worked and what...

20 Ways to becoming an Eco-Friendly Family

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20 Ways to becoming an Eco-Friendly Family Green. It seems to be the color of the year! In the last few months, I’ve come across many a magazine, newspaper, commercial, television show, and website promoting eco-friendly living. As a child, I was passionate about conserving. I helped raise money to save three acres of the...

Delightfully Discipled: An Interview with Natasha

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Delightfully Discipled: An Interview with Natasha “Every life situation can be turned into an opportunity to teach; you just have to be open to seeing it!” Over the last couple months, I have had the privilege of getting to know a new breed of homeschoolers. They’re eclectic, but not very structured. They’re...

Time With God

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Time With God Always remember these commands I give you today. Teach them to your children, and talk about them when you sit at home and walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. [Deuteronomy 6:6-7] One unschooling perception I dislike? Some unschooling parents feel you should never schedule time to teach...

Learning Is What Happens, Naturally

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Learning Is What Happens, Naturally I’m sitting here at my makeshift computer desk (an old sewing table) with my legs folded under me. I’ve been staring at this blank screen for a while. Now and then, I type several lines, then delete it all. What do I write? How do I explain? How do I define what we’re doing? Whenever...