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Homeschool High School Ocean Study
Last week I talked about how we do homeschool planning in this relaxed but Leadership Education-influenced homeschool. Now I’m sharing specifics about what we’ll be studying and the resources we plan to use. Before I start: Yes, Kathryn was 7th grade last year. But I’m considering this year high school because she’s capable of learning…
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Homeschool planning for relaxed leadership education
There is a baggie full of vermiculite in my refrigerator right now. I didn’t even know what vermiculite was until Kathryn asked to go buy it. She’s had such success with growing maple trees from seeds that she wanted to do it with redbud trees, too, but didn’t know how. So she researched it, recruited…
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What summer looks like at our house
Summertime. “Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer’s day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time.” -John Lubbock This summer, we’ve been leaving a whole lot of time for doing…
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Easy ways to improve your mood
Some days it doesn’t take much to get me grumpy. Like I didn’t get enough sleep. Or the dog puked in the closet. Or the kids are bickering, or any number of other things. I bet you could easily name off a few of your own! Thankfully, it’s just as easy to get in a…
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Learn Cherokee: online language class + other resources
For nearly two decades I’ve wanted to study Cherokee, but resources for learning this dying language were far and few between. I bought a copy of the Lord’s Prayer in Cherokee and hung it on my wall, and I somehow managed to teach myself (as best I could) one verse of Amazing Grace, which has…
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Better than a Tupperware party
Right now, I’m enjoying a simple summer. No big plans, just working on enjoying life as it comes. One of the highlights has been a little party I hosted for my own birthday. It was kind of like a good ol’ fashioned Tupperware party but better because it benefits Mercy House Kenya. I kept the…