I just realized the other day that I have been teaching homeschool middle school for over half a decade, and I still have many more years ahead of me. The middle school years are an exciting time for both student and parent. Learning explodes into deeper thinking, and the personality of each student … [Read more...] about My Favorite Homeschool Middle School Products
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When the Ordinary Cures Extraordinary Anxiety
I recently had a scare. Jogging alone during rush hour one morning, I was followed by a gentleman in a black SUV for nearly a mile before he cut me off in my neighborhood for an unwanted confrontation. I was quite startled at first, then shocked, then scared, then very anxious. After … [Read more...] about When the Ordinary Cures Extraordinary Anxiety
Failures Make Your Homeschool Student Better If You Understand These 7 Things
Do you want to know what is hard about homeschooling high school? Taking a giant step back and letting your student fall flat on his face a few times. Letting your student fail is really hard. It's a unique struggle you can't really prepare for emotionally or even anticipate realistically until the … [Read more...] about Failures Make Your Homeschool Student Better If You Understand These 7 Things
Every Day Should Be a Vacation
Vacation noun 1. an extended period of recreation, especially one spent away from home or in traveling. 2. the action of leaving something one previously occupied. "This feels like vacation, doesn't it?" she exhaled. She closed the van door, leaned back in her seat, and breathed in deeply again, … [Read more...] about Every Day Should Be a Vacation
Slow Cooker Braised Brisket
So the grocery gods were reading my blog last week and granted my request. Beef is on sale! And Lea Ann rejoices. I'm celebrating by slow cooking a beef brisket. Excuse me while I wipe the drool from my chin. I was just talking to my friend Nicole about beef in the crock pot the other day, too. … [Read more...] about Slow Cooker Braised Brisket
Dear Daughter (a love letter)
Dear Daughter, This spring I took a trip to see my best friend. The whole time I was gone, I missed you, but not too much, because you kept emailing me every couple hours to remind me of your existence. You email, therefore you am. But what really surprised me, dear, was how much I missed my own … [Read more...] about Dear Daughter (a love letter)
