This space has been so quiet lately, allowing some much needed room to sort out bits of my heart and home. Time feels so tenuous,...

We happily stepped back into our school routine last week, sharpening pencils and opening fresh notebooks, flipping through old books on our shelves and thumbing...

We tend to keep the holiday season in our home fairly simple in terms of gift giving, both the quantity and expense. This isn’t from...

We just quietly finished our seventh year of homeschooling. We didn’t have an award ceremony or any large posters or completed books or projects to...

We’ve never used a formal science curriculum over here. Instead, we’ve learned more through reading about and observing the natural world. My children will tell...

Reading was (and still is) one of the more intimidating parts for me of teaching my children at home.  On one hand, like so many...

The environment must be rich in motives which lend interest to activity and invite the child to conduct his own experiences. — Maria Montessori, The Absorbent Mind...

When I was pregnant with Liam over a decade ago, I walked into a local baby store planning to itemize a few things we would...

With our move last month, two important wedding weekends, and the arm-length list of TO DOs in our new place, our homeschool routine has been...

If I’m honest, there are days I wish I weren’t homeschooling. I imagine someone else taking responsibility for my children’s education, relieving me to my...