Category: homeschool

We are not polar bears. Don’t struggle alone.

home school, homeschool, male leaders, parenting

Being a mom these days feels sort of like trying to accomplish the impossible. Clean the house, feed the people wholesome well-rounded meals, wash the clothes, make fun and elaborate lesson plans, teach the children, exercise, and still look beautiful for your husband when he gets home. Or maybe those are just my issues… As a stay-at-home mom, one can even be tempted to think that she must do all of this for herself, by herself. “I have no job […]

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Our New School

home school, homeschool

The boys are watching VeggieTales, John David is taking a nap, and Alan is at a CPR class that he has to take, as part of being basketball coach. So what is this? Time that I can write, without any little boys hurting themselves or others???  Sweet! I wanted to take a minute to tell you about our new school. Well, really it’s just the same as our old school, only we are moving it. After Christmas break, I said, […]

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A God We Can Depend On

answered prayer, attitude, blessings, Christmas, faith, God, God provides, homeschool, New Year's goals, parenting, vacation

If you’re hoping for another funny story about flying with all our boys, you are sort of in luck. 😉 This photo is us waiting at baggage claim at 11:30 pm, filing claims for lost luggage–on New Year’s Eve. Happy New Year to us! Hang with me, this is a long one… Upon our arrival to the South, we realized we were missing a bag. We reported it, and 10 days later, that bag was still missing. That’s unusual. Airlines […]

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“See it how I see it.”

4 kids, attitude, big family life, homeschool, housekeeping, stay-at-home mom

Do you ever get messed up in how you see things? You work, and you work, and you work, but you are never done, and after awhile the sky seems to be falling, you’ve forgotten to take time for fun, and suddenly all of the joy that should be in your heart is snuffed out like a candle on a birthday cake. Well, that’s been me for…well, since we moved, I guess. I just keep telling myself that if I […]

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Book Review: Watching Seeds Grow

books, homeschool, parenting

Every once in a while I manage to actually read a book. It honestly doesn’t happen that often. Jumping into my first year of home schooling with a 3rd grader, a 2nd grader, a 3 year old, and a one-year-old has proved to be QUITE the time consuming challenge. Therefore, any book that claims my time must offer something of value. This book, Watching Seeds Grow, “a guide to entrepreneurship for parents and children,” by Keith Greer and Peter Greer, […]

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A Week of Serious Breakthroughs

blog, blogging, Classical Conversations, funny stories, grandparents, home school, homeschool
home school breakthroughs

When I started college in 1999, the computer world looked absolutely nothing as it looks today. We barely used email, let alone websites. Books were purchased at stores that sold coffee, notes were written on paper, and Facebook, WordPress, and Twitter were not even thoughts in anyone’s heads. On top of that, as an easily bored 18 year old, I swore off anything computer or business world related. I made my home in the school of Arts and Sciences. The […]

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Help! There’s a One Year Old in the Classroom!

funny stories, home school, homeschool, John David, parenting, toddlers

 The morning hour was going extremely, unusually, unbelievably well today. No one was talking over anyone. No one was saying, “Mom! Mom! Mom!” No one hit anyone. There were no crayons in the floor. No one pooped in their pants. No one was sitting on top of the table. The room was almost silent. It was like the twilight zone. I told the boys, “Isn’t it nice in here? Wow. School would be so easy if it could always be […]

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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Book, Movie, and Field Trip

California, home school, homeschool

I finally hit upon a CHAPTER book that the boys love enough to read, even without me. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. I wish I had read it when I was a kid. It’s so good! Funny, yes, but also FULL of great life lessons. Joshua and Caleb give it all their thumbs up. I would love to say that I timed it on purpose to coincide with our CC group’s Chocolate Factory Tour field trip…..but no. It was just […]

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God provides, as always. Hallelujah!!

answered prayer, attitude, Bible verses, faith, God, God provides, homeschool, moving

I’ve been struggling lately. It’s been a year of lots of change, it’s overwhelming, and Alan is so busy with his engineering classes. Some days I have been a borderline bitter/icky person. I didn’t realize just how gloomy I’d gotten until I was at Bible study Thursday night with some gals in my neighborhood, and I just HEARD MYSELF. Woah. I need to get it together! This week I really hit a low point, and I just sat on my […]

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12 Things I’ve Learned from Home Schooling

education, home school, homeschool, little boys

We have officially made it through our very first QUARTER of home-schooling!!!  To me, this is the biggest deal since accomplishing the cross-country move. Oy. What a year! So here we go……12 things I want to remember from our FIRST quarter of 2nd grade, 3rd grade, and Preschool here at Pacific Christian Academy: 1. It’s really all about me. No, you read that right. It is almost always the case that how well THEIR day goes depends very much on […]

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