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Planning for a Shiny New Year
You’ve survived another year of homeschooling. Maybe it didn’t work out just like you planned. Perhaps there’s an unopened box of latin grammar sit scornfully under your desk. Or maybe you pushed so hard you lost all touch with who your kids really are. Thank the Lord for new beginnings. It’s time to get a fresh plan for a shiny new year. My Disclaimer! I am not a color coding – down to the second planner. I admire and sometimes envy those that are but I am not. I like to keep things simple and easy to see from a glance. Check out my video on record keeping to see…
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Shiny New Curriculum Rebound
Whoa there Mama! Stop! Don’t pick up that new catalog. Put down your credit card and shut off your computer… well after reading this post, of course. Don’t give in to Shiny New Curriculum Rebound. Don’t bounce from burnout or blasting full steam ahead into another program. Reboot, recalibrate and focus on rebuilding before you find yourself trapped in the next Shiny New Curriculum Bomb. Reboot After mourning the failure of whatever SNC you attempted, it’s vital to take time to reboot. Refresh your spirit. Dive into personal time with God. Not deep intensive study, unless that’s what He’s leading you to do. No, the open the book, color the…
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Shiny New Curriculum Fail
It looked so good online. Your friends raved about it. You researched, scrimped and saved to afford it. You applied it to your homeschool and followed every iota of each lesson plan. So why are you sitting among torn pages and broken hopes? Why did the Shiny New Curriculum (SNC) fail you? Are you just that terrible a teacher? Are your kids less intelligent than you thought? How come it works for everyone else but you? Sounds like we’ve walked through similar seasons. Let me give you some hope and few tips to get you through the Shiny New Curriculum Blues. Mourn & Move on It may seem like your…
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Celebrate
Yes the end of anything can be sad. But it’s also a time to celebrate. Did you chase after your Savior? Did you give it everything you’ve got? Then it’s definately time to celebrate. Let’s hang out in the book of Matthew together.
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Year in Review Printable
Yay! The school year is done! YES! Celebrate! But before you jump into planning next year, take a moment and look back. Somethings work and somethings didn’t. Here’s a printable to help you look back and write down your year in review. Print one out for your overall year. Then print one for each student. 🙂 Be on the lookout for my blog series: What to do when the Shiny New Curriculum Fails. I hope you like it. As always: I’m cheering you on!
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Bridal Shower Books
I remember being a young, naive bride to be working the cash register at a local store. A newlywed customer rented a few videos and spilled the wisdom of six months of marriage. “It’s hard work” I remember rolling my eyes and uttering back in my wisecracking fashion, “If it is real love it shouldn’t be.” The wife huffed, returned my eye rolling, and left the counter shaking her head. Oh, the ignorance of inexperience and the wisdom of hindsight. Less than a few weeks into my own marriage and I was on my knees begging God and anyone who would listen for help. These are the books that guided…
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Summer Planner Printable
Wanna have fun and get stuff done this summer? Whether it’s writing a new novel or decluttering old shoes scribble it into your free planner. Subscribe using the form below and download. 🙂
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Patience in Trials
Waiting Bites! Especially during seasons of trials and hardship. Patience is the last thing I want to pray for when fighting through a battle. How about you? Dive into the 2nd part of Romans 12:12. BTW- I did not intend to shoot this video sideways. And immediately after shooting I walked into the kitchen to find my husband wading in the water gushing from our suddenly dysfunctional sink drain.
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Reading with Your Mom
So you’re all grown up and growing with your girl. But learning happens for an entire lifetime. Don’t forget to read and grow with your own mother. Here are some books I’ve read with my Mom and some I’d like to read with her. Love Comes Softly In 9th grade I needed a book for a book report. I didn’t want just any book. This was the book my mother handed me. I loved it! It was romantic without being mushy and adventurous without being unreal. I still love this book and it still offers conversation starters for my mom and me. Helen’s Babies This heartwarming quick read demonstrates a…
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Books for the Almost Adulting
The ages between 17 and 21 are crazy with inner and outer turmoil. A girl is almost an adult. Perhaps she’s struggling with being single. Maybe she’s married or thinking of marriage. Perhaps she’s even as a little one of her own. That doesn’t mean she’s no longer your girl. She needs you more than ever, even if she won’t admit it. Books are great way to keep the dialogue going during this wild season. Fawkes Staring a year before the world meets Guy Fawkes, this historical fantasy is brimming with easy allegory and gentle conviction. Although fun and whimsical this book feeds the soul and not only the imagination.…
