GETTING STARTED

Beginning Again | Our Resources for the New School Year
I tend to get more emails this time of year wanting to hear what resources and materials we’re using in our home. Early in this journey, I felt awkward sharing public details about our annual
Our Homeschool Year Rhythm + Resource Guide
I know it’s mid-June, and most every parent in the northern hemisphere has already blocked last school year out of their brain and moved into summer. But I discovered a drafted blog post I wrote
Choosing to Homeschool
Several times in recent months, I have been quieted by the thought that Mark and I can choose how we educate our children, not simply the methodology we follow but to homeschool at all. Even
preparing for another homeschool year
Everyone relates to planning differently. Some depend on it. Others despise it. I’m definitely in the “I love plans” group, but I also love change and spontaneity–go figure. I enjoy re-creating old ideas and nurturing self-directed
learning at home (and elsewhere)
When friends who don’t homeschool first hear that I do, if they don’t immediately respond with the socialization question (which is merely a polite way of saying, “aren’t you afraid your kids are going to
How We Began Homeschooling
When people ask me, “How did you decide to homeschool?” I’m still stumped. Usually (because I don’t go into as much detail with everyone), I  begin with you, Liam, and the conversation I had with
In effort to simplify
“Our life is frittered away by detail…Simplicity, simplicity, simplicity!” -Henry David Thoreau Walden  By nature, I am not a simple person. I love details, even the ones that simply remain imaginative, and can easily involve