I began this blog a decade ago next month, just after Blythe’s first birthday––before Olive, before homeschooling, before any personal financial collapse, before Instagram or sponsorships,...

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...

I have been feeling nervous––anxious even––about Liam transitioning into high school years of homeschooling. I have a loud inner-critic and a long memory for naysayers,...

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...

Perhaps one of the best parts of Spring weather is all of the wildflowers blooming. We naturally are outdoors more, and so I always look...

Our family has been studying the 19th century this year, and while we are only scratching the surface of events and topics, it has been...

Our four children are five and a half years apart, meaning when we began our first formal year of homeschooling, I had a kindergartener, two preschoolers,...

“TEACHING READING AT HOME” When we first decided to homeschool, I felt intimidated about teaching my children to read. I am an avid reader. My...

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...

Somewhere amid the tidy online images, the Mess exists. I capitalize Mess because it seems to live and exist on its own, creeping in and...