Recycling Regrets

“… I noticed that recycling regrets didn’t change reality. Pawing through the past is not productive…Thus an insight dawned, although not all at once, showing me that too much attention to what might have been actually gets in the way of what still can be. Those valleys you and I are sometimes in are reallyContinue reading “Recycling Regrets”

You. Not Them.

One sweet opportunity that pursuing a home education has afforded our family is the flexibility to meet each family member where they are, and go from there.  We been able stick with something until it is mastered, not matter how long that takes, and then move on and build on what we know.   It isContinue reading “You. Not Them.”

How can I keep from singing?

2020, as we all know has been a very unusual year.  That we all know. For some families with school-aged children, the pandemic has thrust children into remote learning, or parents and children into a decision to educate at home, without the thinking and preparation that many homeschooling parents were able to take ahead ofContinue reading “How can I keep from singing?”

Back to School – Chart the course with a Compass

No matter the age or method of educating (at home using a curriculum, unschooling remote/distance learning, or a traditional back to school), the opportunity to begin on the right foot, set goals and plans, and work to establish productive habits for lifelong learning is in its prime during this back to school season. One ofContinue reading “Back to School – Chart the course with a Compass”

Our Journey Continues

Thanks for joining us!  I’m creating this blog to chronicle a journey that is personal, but at the same time universal.  Spirit-led, and an academic journey as well. We have been a homeschool family for several years, but in the last two years have finally ‘hit our stride’ in many ways, on most days.  WeContinue reading “Our Journey Continues”

Making it up as we go along

Somehow, I missed the memo. I knew about the 2019 start of the Come Follow Me resources for home-based Gospel learning centered on the Savior.  Really, I did.  When we attended church today, I was surprised to learn that we were supposed to start TODAY.  Today is also my husband’s birthday, Sunday, and we’ve madeContinue reading “Making it up as we go along”