As a frugal homeschool mom, I’m not supposed to use any convenience foods. I should be growing most of my own food, right? Or I could be some sort of extreme couponer and then it would be OK to buy convenience foods since I’d have purchased them for essentially nothing. I’m afraid that’s not the …
Time flies when you’re having fun, and I have been having fun planning our school year. I am still far from finished, but I have gotten a lot done. We’re going to be using Tapestry of Grace Year 3 for our History, Geography, Literature, and Church History studies next year. This is my first year using …
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. – …
I’ve updated my curriculum page with what we’re planning on using next year. (I don’t have all the links done yet though.) As I read through it, I get a little very nervous. It is going to take some serious coordination on my part to accomplish these goals. The two oldest children do most of …
I don’t do a lot of guest posts on my blog. Actually, I don’t know that I’ve ever had a guest. (But if anyone is interested, let me know.) Today’s guest is someone very special to me. It’s my husband! (So how could I turn him down?) He had a blog post he had to …
I’m a nut for freebies. I’ve been downloading really great free homeschooling resources for years. And forgetting to use them… I hope I’m not the only homeschooler who has freebie amnesia. This afternoon I went through the files on my laptop and my external hard drive and I dug up some real gems that will …
It seems that the Amish lifestyle is a hot topic these days. In our fast-paced, modern society, we miss what the Amish have: family, community, and simplicity. But although there is a trend towards people simplifying their lives, I don’t think many people are becoming Amish. However, the basic frugal principles that the Amish follow …
When I was a relatively new wife, I enrolled in an excellent class at our church. It was called Helpmeet. The title was taken from Genesis 2:18– And the LORD God said, [It is] not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. The course taught women …
I may have mentioned a time or two about how much I struggle with actually doing nature study. Science has been somewhat inconsistent as well. Why it is so hard is kind of a mystery to me. I like science and I love nature. (Although I’m not real big on temperature extremes, so that does …
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Well, we did it. We’ve been saying we ought to try it for a long time. We took the whole family camping. In tents. (Isn’t our campsight pretty? Cades Cove is a beautiful campground.) And it rained…every…night. But we still had a wonderful time. We visited the schoolhouse where my grandfather attended: Little Greenbrier Schoolhouse. This …
