Gatherings

Do you ever wish you could push a “pause” button? I know I have. Sometimes life just goes so fast I can’t keep up with it. I become overwhelmed and exhausted.
I am learning, ever so slow ’cause that’s how I tend to roll, to find the “pause” button in my day… Here are [...]

Here is my one last look at flowers capable of thriving outside in the yard!! These photos were taken two days before our killing frost.

I am really not too sad. Call me crazy (And you will in a minute, just hold on) but I am REALLY looking forward to being snowed in!!

Why you ask? (Maybe [...]

Raising children is a challenge. I don’t think anyone would dispute this, especially other parents! My children are a blessing and I love them. But it’s still a challenge and I am convinced that when I look back on my life it will have been up there near or at the top of challenges I [...]

How was your weekend?? Ours was quite busy! We had a soccer tournament this weekend that actually will wrap up today. However, there was still time for enjoying the autumn weather and doing a few things at home! Oddly, the only thing I DON’T have pictures of is soccer…this is because my camera doesn’t have [...]

Over the years I have tried to be a very diligent homeschooler. I wanted to provide the best education possible for my children. It’s really not easy, certainly not as easy as some of those homeschool books make it seem!!
My oldest is 16 years old and has always homeschooled showing I have been doing this [...]

We’ve made some changes in our homeschooling curriculum this year, at least in History and Literature. For years I have followed a literature based curriculum almost to the letter, seeking whenever possible to check every box. This year finances inspired me to seek to venture out on my own a little.
We used Sonlight for 8 [...]