January 09 Edition | Heart of the Matter

January 2009 Edition

We are very excited to announce that you can now view our magazine in THREE ways: Click here to be taken to the flipbook version, where you can click and turn the pages as you would a print magazine. Be sure to turn your sound...

To Love, Honor, and Vacuum: It’s the Little Things

One of the most intriguing movies I have seen is Gwyneth Paltrow’s Sliding Doors. The movie follows a woman’s life in two possible scenarios, based on whether or not she missed a subway or caught it at just the right...

Homeschool Burnout – Rising from the Ashes

Burnout. The sound of the word itself reminds me of spent canons, smoking guns, or smoldering embers where once there was a passion and a fire. In the words of Sam Keen, “Burnout is nature’s way of telling you,...

Narration: Simple, Easy, and Exciting

If you follow a Charlotte Mason approach to homeschooling, you already know what narration is. If you don’t, in a brief summary narration is the retelling of a story, event, or lesson to help “seal” the knowledge learned....

Common Sense Solutions: Stress Free Writing

I know what you’re thinking. The title is an oxymoron because writing is a source of great stress among homeschoolers today. Here are some ideas to improve your child’s writing without adding stress. Begin with thinking. When...

Letting Go of Teaching

“I always thought the idea of teaching was highly overrated. I was more interested that my kids learned. ” ~Lee Binz Stop Teaching and Start Learning Do you sometimes long for an “escape from teaching?” I...

Physical Education

Those of us who went to traditional schools tend to have a love/hate relationship with physical education. If you were naturally athletic, looked great in gym shorts and adept at dodging dodge balls, you probably loved P.E. If...

Raise Your Hands!

Happy New Year! The gifts have all been given and received and as the New Year begins, it’s the gifts that dwell within each of us, those often left unopened or only “peeked at” that deserve a fresh look as our New Year...

Physical Fitness

Physical Fitness is important to having a healthy lifestyle. We all know that diet and exercise together is vital for a healthy life, but exercise is what tones and shapes your body and is vital for not only the outer appearance...

A Glimpse into My Homeschool Life

Me, I start out with too much of this. And not enough of this. Usually, an empty this. And, lots of this. I’m loving that! This is too good! Sometimes we create. And I love that we get to do this. We appreciate...