Homeschoolme

If this is your first year to homeschool, let me prepare you for a few things.

You are answering the call to discipleship. It is a wonderful and amazing gift to be able to raise children, and the responsibility for their hearts and minds is huge! As you embark on this new way of life, remember that is IS a way of life. It is a marathon, and not a sprint.

You may expect perfect little pupils and a 1950's-storybook-day. Sometimes you'll get that and sometimes you won't. Your kids may love the curriculum you chose. Or not. They're kids.

There will be sick days and water-heater-leak days. There will be amazing moments of learning, and there will be tears during math. One day you'll think homeschooling is the best decision you've ever made, and the next day you'll wonder what you were thinking.

This is all very normal, because this is parenting. Now you're parenting with school supplies!

Remember, more than little school students, you are nurturing hearts and souls. You are raising the next generation. As home educators, you have the gift of time on your side. Parenting isn't always a breeze, and neither is homeschooling. It's a commitment for the long-term.

Remember this when the day doesn't go as planned. Remember the big picture. Take a deep breath. Pause and pray. And then do the next thing.

[Art: A Young Girl Seated Reading before a Window (1914). Karl Harald Alfred Broge (Danish, 1870-1955). Oil on canvas.]

Last year was our first year using Mary on the Mantel by Be A Heart
These dolls are so adorable! They come with a book, map and acts of kindness cards!

Each day leading up to Christmas,
I would set up and stage a scene for the children. I logged Mary’s & Joesph’s “Journey to Bethlehem” in my Instagram stories and thought I would share with you some ideas!

If you are looking for an alternative to Elf on the Shelf I highly recommend these dolls! My eldest also got involved and helped create some props which made it extra special for his little sister!

In our Beautiful Feet Books Geography course we’ve been learning about maps!…landmarks, keys & legends, scales and how to use a compass. Yesterday we went to the Zoo and it was great practice for my little one with using a map and seeing & understanding all those elements and functions of a map that we’ve been learning.
✨Real life applications solidify knowledge✨

Great article of encouragement!
“Each time the student conforms himself to a standard and practices habits of discipline, he trains his soul in obedience.”

“And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.”
‭‭Galatians‬ ‭6‬:‭9‬ ‭ESV‬‬

The Butterfly Effect The butterfly effect proposes that small actions can cause large effects. It suggests that a butterfly launching off a mountain peak in Asia determines if a hurricane will strike Texas. Thus, one of t

Such a wonderful day!

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Need I say more?
When it’s been a hard day, take a break.
Grab your bags and go outside.
OR grab a facial mask and close your room door for 10mins
OR go for some frozen yogurt!

BUT do NOT quit, just learn to rest…learn to pivot.

“And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.”
‭‭Galatians‬ ‭6‬:‭9‬ ‭