o you ever feel like your knowledge is completely inadequate when it comes to the task of homeschooling your children? On the one hand, we can -- and I've done this for a decade, so I know it's true -- stay just one step ahead. I am always about one week ahead of my oldest child. This works. But then there comes the time when a child approaches with a question, and it's apparent he's trying to take a giant leap, and my one step ahead isn't quite cutting it. Know what I Continue Reading
The 2017 Mother Culture Reading List!
t's that time again! For those of you who are new around here, let me briefly explain. Each summer, I compile two lists of recommended reading. The first one this year is the Mother Culture Reading List. This is totally a Charlotte Mason thing, and if you want to know more about it, I wrote a post on Mother Culture that you should check out. Here's the deal: Homeschooling takes a lot out of us. Can I get an Amen? No matter how hard you try, no matter what preventative measures you Continue Reading
RT 01: Observing Holy-Days with Eusebius
oday's AfterCast episode is not a blog post I'm reading aloud. Instead, it's my very first Reading Thoughts episode. This is where I pull out a bit from a book I'm reading and discuss it. I had fun recording it, and I hope you have fun listening. Today's book: Eusebius, The Church History (translated by Paul Maier) This is a book I've been reading with E-Age-Fourteen for our Bible/Church History category and it is just fantastic. It reminds me a lot of the book of Acts, and also Continue Reading
Thoughtworthy: Boy Books v. Girl Books and MORE!
:: 1 :: I rarely read books that are "boy books" or "girl books." What I mean is, most of my children find all of the read alouds attractive -- or, on the rare occasions when some of them don't, the divide is not boys versus girls but some other point of interest. Anyhow, this week, we began Anne of Green Gables as our lunchtime selection, and my oldest rolled his eyes. When he was 11, I put this book in his free reading pile. I told him he didn't have to read it, but he could if he liked. He Continue Reading