You put in love and time educating your children at home year after year with that goal in mind: Graduation! Mike and I had to ask the question, “What does graduation mean to us as a family?” When we turned the tassel and handed over the diploma–what was that all about? What accomplishments and requirements…
Games, deepening relationships, goal setting, and leadership training were the biggest benefits to our family with TRIVE from GOZIMUS Enterprises, LLC. “We are already so close and know each other inside out,” I thought before we used TRIVE! WOW! We learned so much about each other–it was awesome!
I designed my own curriculum for high school English based on lists of classic literature, life skills to acquire, and writing projects to enjoy. Literature and writing are two of my favorite subjects to teach and all my children have come to love them, too!
Hurricanes are just part of living in Florida. We get a little concerned when a big one is coming our way, but we don’t worry. We know the drill. Get your supplies. Batten down the hatches and settle in to ride out the storm or evacuate if needed.
It is a normal thing for teens to question their faith. Almost every teenager I know goes through some doubts. It might be doubting God’s love or doubting that the Bible is the Word of God or doubting that Jesus rose from the dead.
We decided to have our own Vaudeville show! It would be fun! Everyone would do at least one act and we would all dress up from the time period.
As I celebrate my 60th birthday this week, I’m wondering why I’ve always had to learn lessons the hard way. Yet I’m so grateful. The Lord has been good to me–I’ve enjoyed 60 years of blessings–but I wouldn’t call my life easy. Those rough times have taught me deep truths about myself, the Lord, and…
When I homeschooled my oldest daughter, the internet wasn’t really a big part of our lives. As I homeschooled down the line, the internet became a bigger and bigger aspect of daily life. Soon it was on our phones and homeschool assignments at co-op involved the internet. The internet can be used responsibly but we…
Do you want your family to do something more together than just watch movies? How about learning some new hobbies together? You can learn to wood burn, knit, scrapbook, decorate cakes, or create things with leather? I’ve included a YouTube how-to-do-it video and some easy supply suggestions to get your started.
Being involved in age-integrated homeschool co-ops for many years has been a blessing for my children and me. We have worked really hard to NOT imitate a traditional school setting in our co-op but to give it more of an extended family-type atmosphere.