June 08 Edition | Heart of the Matter

June 2008 Edition

Download the June Issue PDF What is it about long road trips that cause you to become closer as a family unit all the while getting on each other’s nerves? The first 2-3 hours are great. You read, snack, sing songs,...

Why Homeschool?

GOING IT ALONE? It is a common misunderstanding that homeschoolers are isolated at their kitchen tables. Somehow the word on the street seems to be tainted with completely false ideas about what a homeschool day might look like,...

Why Charlotte Mason?

After studying various methods of homeschooling, I have chosen to use Charlotte Mason’s style. Her main principles are some of the many reasons I chose this method. Here are a few of them: ~ Children learn from real things in...

Planning our Preschool

‘Tis the time of year for homeschool planning! Whether you follow the traditional school year or are just feeling the itch in your year round homeschool to take a slight break, it is common to read on homeschooling blogs...

Rejoicing in Weakness

When we acknowledge and admit our weakness, we learn to understand the power of God’s strength. God gives us the strength to endure and even rejoice in trials. We can rejoice in weakness, trials, hardships, persecution, and...

When Friends Stop Homeschooling

This is the time of year when people think about their plans for fall. It feels wonderful to see the END of each school year, and look forward to the beginning of the next year. Unfortunately, though, this is also the time of...

Money Management for Children

While you want to teach your children how to manage money and be good stewards, what is the “right” way to do it? Do you give your child an allowance or not? My husband and I have been on both sides of this equation...

Density, Buoyancy, Viscosity, Oh My!

Want to hear a confession? I hated science until I started homeschooling. High school science was boring and confusing. I was one of those girls who would choose a boy lab partner, bat my eyes at him, and make him do all the...

What’s in Your Beach Bag?

It IS that time of year again! Time for FUN in the SUN! As I was gathering up the “essential” beach/pool bag supplies, it occurred to me that these little “summer time sundries” serve as spiritual...

Teaching to the Heart

It is often hard for me to talk only about homeschooling my family. I end up discussing discipline and family dynamics. To me they are lumped together into one category; teaching, training, and raising my children. It is all that...