In celebration of the official first day of summer, I thought I would share a story I wrote several years ago involving snow, reading, and a little miracle. If you have a child that doesn’t like to read, don’t give up. The boy featured in this story is now going off to college soon and recently started reading Edgar Allan…
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I don’t think anyone begins homeschooling dreaming of spending their days filled with crying, arguing, and bad attitudes (that includes us as well as our children!). No one says, “I hope I feel exhausted all the time. Complete burn-out would be fun!” We were headed in that direction. I’m thankful, though, that God wrote a different story for us. I started out…
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Pomp and Circumstance played as the graduates walked down the aisle. But surprisingly I didn’t cry. For 15 years we educated our children at home and we had reached the finish line. Honestly, I wasn’t sure how I would react. We celebrate at graduation, but we also remember. Pictures of our graduates at different ages played across the screen, family and…
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Now we were at 8 weeks. The process was slower because we applied right before Christmas break, which meant for two weeks everyone was on vacation. My youngest son’s SAT scores did not automatically qualify him for admission to his top choice of universities. Homeschooled students who aren’t automatically admitted each go through an individual review process where a committee…
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How many times through the years have I told my sons to focus—especially during math. I must have sounded like a broken record to them (that is if they actually knew what a record was). The truth is, my boys aren’t the only ones who deal with focus issues. I hate to admit it, but I do too. I am…
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