Springtime is my favorite season for read-aloud outdoors. In light of the current quarantine, turning our attention to the new life outside our windows feels...

an indoor hammock morning lists snuggly afternoon reading a playful self-portrait laundry day first cotillion and an award for Mr. Mannerly (aka “Mr. Manly”) paper...

A few years ago, I began this project as a snapshot of days at home, a birds-eye view of our month of learning without parameters...

Perhaps the most uncomfortable truth of homeschooling is this: there is no track. There are various guidelines or expectations provided by the state government, but...

There is an ancient story in the New Testament where Jesus takes two fish and five loaves and feeds thousands. I find parenting to be...

Connection is a new monthly series here, featuring simple ideas to spark connection points with our children and the world around us each month. In...

There are a million and two reasons to keep your phone tucked away and out of reach during the day, but an audiobook is not...

There is a modern, cultural pressure that we do everything, even that we do everything well. It has taken most of my adult life to...

For growing bookworms and movie aficionados, a library card can save oodles in the family budget. Add homeschooling to the equation and a library card...

I look forward to the Thanksgiving/Advent season all year long, welcoming the shorter days, the candlelight and handmade crafts and food, the warm drinks and...