Welcome to February, the hardest homeschooling month of the year. Very much like a marathon runner “hitting the wall” at about the 11th mile, February is often the time when we feel like we too are hitting the proverbial wall in our homeschooling. It can be a...
Is there not some need for “mother culture”? But how is the state of things to be altered? So many mothers say, “I simply have no time for myself!” “I never read a book!” Or else, “I don’t think it is right to think of myself!” They not only starve their minds, but...
Order your copy of Scouting for Wild Ones HERE! Scouting for Wild Ones by Brittney McGann For the past few days I have been ruminating on the subject of scouting, thinking of how best to share something I have grown to love so much over the past couple of years. Some...
Oh, Summer! I just love you so. I am counting down the days till we can stay up late, sleep in, and lounge by the pool. Even in summer, reading aloud never stops around here. Now that my kids are getting older, I simply put our summer picture books in a basket for...
It has been a long time since I have been able to run any sort of distance because of health issues. But the other day, as I was reflecting back on my years of homeschooling, I started to see some parallels between homeschooling and running. There are significant...
