Jaquline's Third Tryout: Saturday (email would be sent within a week) 2 hours later: "Mom do you have an email?" “Child, is it Friday?? I will not bug your coach. Patience.” “Patience is a muscle that needs to be used to grow.” “Patience is a virtue.” “Fruit of the Spirit, Jaquline?” *Lots of eye-rolls and [...]
Our baby-toddler enjoys singing! So if you hear a guttural growl sound mixed with a musical note that may border on a hum, that’s Laud, trying his best to sing. – And Lucas, don’t change his songs! #BabyToddlerStage #BabyStage #ToddlerStage #BabyToddlerLikesToSing #HeKeepsTime #BabyLovesMusic #Music #HumGrowlPurr #PrimitiveCommunication #NancyTartAuthor [...]
*The picture has nothing to do with MathGames.com, but it’s one of my favorites* April 14, 2024 Review: Internet Tool for Math “MathGames.com” My son is almost 9 years old. He is a new reader. He loves math but it has to be practical to interest him: okay, practical to [...]
Thea’s Counting March 9, 2024 “Listen mom!” Yells Thea, “listen Christina!” She excitedly counts down from 20. She’s been doing that for a while, but today had both of us in the living room when she was showing off. She had just read a picture book to Laud and spelled [...]
January 3, 2024 New Year, 2024 Wow! Read that again! Wow! It’s a new year full of possibilities! I’m always so thankful for new years. New seasons, new months, a new week every Sunday morning, a new day every sunrise… newness always reminds me of the opportunity God gives us [...]
December 31, 2023 And We All Made It! Butterflies swam in my heart, stomach, mind… anywhere… everywhere all at once. I’m sitting in one of the folding seats in the Ocean Center with a baby nursing… I’ve been here, done that before, but never have I been in this venue [...]
Chore Chart Revisit October 25, 2022 In our home we have a chore chart. It has had several looks and undergone several overhauls as the children grew. It isn’t an assignment chart. It’s an extras chart. The current look is a board Christina bought for her 18th birthday party and [...]
Science Add-Ons To Curriculum October 22, 2022 One of the advantages to homeschooling is being able to pick curricula. Most of us would agree that our children can recite movie lines – sometimes even if they’ve just seen the movie twice. We used BBC Nature with David Attenborough for science [...]
A Peek At Textbooks: Autumn 2022 October 19, 2022 Our textbooks are usually a medley of what works best. This year Christina and Becky have college books only. Christina still digs into our American Government high school textbook this semester because it “makes it easy to understand” as she’s taking [...]
Encouragers: The Challenger of Norms October 6, 2022 I’m praying for her family. I’m praying for strength, wisdom, and peace in her heart. This woman is the Challenger of Norms. She has encouraged me over many years. When my daughters ask if I have a best friend, this woman comes [...]