How To Enjoy the Amateur Stage
Do you feel like a hopeless amateur? Perhaps you read homeschooling magazines, and sigh over the perfect schedule of that perfectly organized mother of six? And then you remember that…
Read more5 Great Homeschooling Alternatives to Class Discussions
You’re a conscientious homeschooling mom. You’ve worked faithfully through the textbooks, the assigned reading, the special projects. And now, at the end of lesson five, you come to a roadblock. …
Read moreTwo Reasons Why People Doubt The Bible
If you think about it, why would anyone doubt the Bible in the first place? We don’t run around “doubting” Homer’s Iliad, or Plato’s Republic. We take it at face…
Read moreHow to Boost Your Child’s Vocabulary in 36 Words
Last year I participated in an online writing course. Writers are always interested in expanding their vocabulary, so the course included a featured “Word of the Week.” It didn’t take…
Read moreFive Great Things About Reading Aloud
Imagine for a moment that you had to choose only one school subject (excluding religious teaching) through which to complete your child’s entire education. Could you do it? Is there…
Read more5 Simple Steps to Include Preschoolers in Your Homeschool Day
As homeschoolers, it is often a challenge to keep those little ones busy while we are teaching the older ones. It is important to keep in mind that we must…
Read moreHymns of American History – The United States in the Late 1800’s (1850-1900)
In my last post, I remarked upon the dramatic changes which America saw in the first half of the 19th century. As we take up our thread again at the…
Read moreHymns of American History – The United States in the Early 1800’s (1800-1850)
The 19th century was a time of bustling activity. In no quarter of the globe was this more true than in America. The incredible changes which fifty years worked in…
Read moreThe Hymns of American History – Colonial America (1700’s)
As more and more settlers crossed the Atlantic to establish new homes in America, the land which had once been endless miles of untamed forest was transformed into a…
Read moreThe House with Two Grandmothers – Book Review
Book Details Title: The House with Two Grandmothers Author: Rebecca Martin Publisher: Christian Light Publications, Inc. Genre: Fiction Number of Pages: 125 Theme: Small town life during the Depression Age…
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