It’s Monday morning. A brand new week. You open your eyes, ready to face the day, face the week. Determination to get things done starts flowing as you hear the coffee pot kick on in the kitchen. You swing your legs out of bed, set your feet on the floor… And then it happens. Reality. The crushing weight of all…
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When you first start talking about world geography, it sounds like a dull and boring subject, right? There’s this idea that in order to teach geography effectively you need to have an oversized magnifying glass, dusty old maps, and a world atlas so big you need a fork lift to move it around the room. And yet, this world is…
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“Mommy, can we go to the zoo?” Do you love or dread those words? It can be a toss-up a lot of days, can’t it? For that matter, how you feel about going to the zoo can change from moment to moment even as you’re getting ready to make the trek! But did you know that there is more to…
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Balance verses Harmony I just need to find balance in my life! If I could just get things balanced out, everything would be better. Balance is what I’m missing! I need more balance in my life and then things will start to go smoother. Why can’t I be more balanced? I feel like I’m all over the place! On and…
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True confession: I love geography. I’ve always loved looking at maps and planning out how I would travel to get somewhere. I love looking at pictures of far-away places and dreaming about going and visiting there someday. I think I even planned a trip around the world when I was around 10 years old! So when I started homeschooling my…
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