The decision to homeschool can feel like a mammoth resolution. Believe me, I know. I am not so far removed to forget, but looking back on our homeschool journey I can hardly believe we are nearing our seventh year! How is this possible? I don’t know, but I do know this. This has been one of THE BEST decisions I have ever made.
Read MoreGardening is such an experience of the mind, heart, and senses, and I am here to encourage you that there are big and small ways to teach your children through the experience of a garden project. We have accomplished this in the simplest of forms from seedlings in Ziploc baggies + baby sprouts, to 1/2 our entire yard converted to garden space.
Read MoreIn recent months, even before the many changes brought on by COVID-19, my husband and I have been emotionally "checking- in,” so to speak. For us, this was a need with or without potential crisis or looming unknowns, but with the added stress of current events, it has been essential. In doing so, it became apparent that in the same way my husband and I need to talk daily about our current thoughts and feelings, our children needed to do the same. They were starting to ask questions and beginning to connect our hushed tones and preparations with what was going on in the world. We'd been having appropriate conversations along the way, but none the less, they were being affected.
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