Scheduling an hour or two each week to plan the week ahead has long been a part of my weekly rhythm. These hours have helped...

Dear mother, I’ve been thinking lately about the looming school year and also about this oppressive heat, how every living thing seems to wither under...

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...

How do you manage four different children’s educations when they are all at different levels? Truly? Tons of grace and flexibility. Since I wasn’t homeschooled...

Have I mentioned I’m a daydreamer? I know, a daydreaming homeschooler is such a cliche, but truly, words, pictures, ideas — they stir regularly in...

My sister and mother are wonders in the kitchen. Of course I can select and follow great recipes, but creating my own like they do?...

In preparation for our school year, Mark and I sit down for an annual planning meeting. Not a date. A meeting. You know, pens, planners,...