Mom Monday Week 25 – Gentle Leader

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One of the objections people have to homeschooling is that they do not feel qualified to teach every subject or any subject at all. I understand. I had to wrestle with that issue and here’s what I came up with.  Continue reading »


Mom Monday Week 24 – Feelings

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“I don’t feel like doing math right now.” Has your child said that to you? Probably, in the beginning of your homeschool career, when the child was all new to the experience of homeschooling.

Surely, since then, your child has learned that we do our school work first, regardless of our feelings, and then we get to do what we feel like doing, within reason. If not, you have a long homeschooling life ahead.   Continue reading »


Mom Monday Week 23 – The Homemade Pantry

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The Homemade Pantry by Alana Chernila is the latest addition to my cookbook collection. It’s a great book to read – it contains lots of stories from Alana’s life in the kitchen and around the house, besides the recipes. Alana says she is of Jewish descent, but her name sure sounds Romanian. She blogs at Eating From the Ground Up.

The Homemade Pantry Cover

As a homeschooling mom, I really enjoy taking care of my children and providing the best educational experiences for them – including cooking experiments.  Continue reading »


Mom Monday Week 5 – The Homeschool Mom’s Bible

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A daily devotional time helps me a lot on this journey called homeschooling. The question is not, “Should I spend the time every day?” but “What exactly should I read?”

When I heard about the Homeschooling Mom’s Bible by Zondervan and Alpha Omega Publications, I knew that’s what I wanted to read this year. I could even choose a King James Version. (My affiliate link is NIV. They may have run out of KJV.)

I love the King James Version of the Bible. It’s so dignified – the way God’s words ought to be.

The Homeschool Mom Bible - The daily devotional pages got embedded into a KJV Bible published by Zondervan and Alpha Omega Publications.

My devotional this year, written by Janet Tatman, got embedded into a KJV Bible published by Zondervan and Alpha Omega Publications.

Written by Janet Tatman, you can find this devotional for free under the blog section of Alpha Omega Publications’ website.

Mom Monday Series on Homeschool Ways

That does not work for me, because they publish the devotionals one day at a time and I don’t read just one page a day. I read as many as it takes. Continue reading »


Mom Monday Week 1 – Children Change the Status Quo

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It’s the first Monday of 2014. Is it already a busy, manic Monday? Or is it slow because you are experiencing the post-holiday letdown? Homeschool Ways will help you every Monday in 2014 through a new series called Mom Monday.

Please take two minutes to read some encouraging words or to find a few tips. These short articles will fall in one of five categories: spiritual, physical, emotional, intellectual, and fun.

Children Change Everything - Week 1

My life changed 100% when I became a mom. Yours did too, probably. I’m not just referring to the amount of laundry, cooking and cleaning I have to do, now that I care for two extra bodies. I also care for two minds and two spiritual beings.  Continue reading »