We all get discouraged from time to time. The question is: How do we deal with discouragement? Read on to find encouragement for the days you are discouraged! I'll be honest. Sometimes, I just get down and discouraged. It might be because my kids are misbehaving more than usual or our homeschool has gotten further behind schedule. Other times, it's the ...
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Bring the Past to Life with Traditional Thanksgiving Dinner Recipes from Colonial America
One of my favorite things to do with my kids is explore recipes from other cultures. With Thanksgiving coming, I thought it might be interesting to explore recipes from another time. We've been studying the Pilgrims and the early settlements in New England so now would be a great time to look a little more closely at what the Pilgrims may have eaten at the first ...
Thanksgiving Books for Your Homeschool
Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and one of the easiest ways to incorporate the holiday into your homeschool schedule is through reading. Here are some ideas for your book basket this month: The Thanksgiving Story by Alice Dalgliesh is a book we've read before and will be reading again as part of our My Father's World Curriculum this year. My 2nd Grader has started ...
Can We Just Stop Complaining?
Some days, all my kids do is complain. Or at least it seems that way. What about yours? How can we curb the complaining? Well, it's August, and we're one week into homeschooling this year. It went so well for about a day and a half then suddenly all I wanted to do was scream: "Can we all just stop complaining?!?!?" Please tell me you feel ...