We’re currently reading The Chronicles of Narnia series as a family read-aloud. We have chosen to read them in chronological order, so the posts with our Narnia activities will follow this sequence: The Magician’s Nephew The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe The Horse and His Boy Prince Caspian The Voyage of the Dawn…
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Remembering the Pastor’s Wife
October is Pastor Appreciation Month. Regardless of your pastor’s gender, it’s so important to remember his/her family. This is a guest post written by Jessica Burke. In July, I became a pastor’s wife. I didn’t expect that anything would change when my husband was affirmed as a pastor of our church. I had been prepared…
Did You Know YouTube Has a Safety Mode?
The old saying is right, you learn something new every day. I was thrilled to recently discover that YouTube has a safety mode. Now maybe I’m just coming out of the technological ice age and everyone else on the planet already knows this. I openly admit I am being forced kicking and screaming into technological…
Family Night Fun: Backwards
This family night idea was born out of pure desperation. And hunger. Definitely hunger. As far as I’m concerned, there’s only one option for a hungry mother when dinner is taking waaaay longer than it should to finish and a special dessert is just begging to be eaten. Declare a “Backwards Night”! And that’s…
How to Use Pool Noodles in Your Homeschool
This post is part of our Homeschooling with Your Noodle series. You can check out all the other posts in this series here! Wow, this series has been so much fun! We’ve had lots of success incorporating pool noodles into our learning time. In this post, I wanted to share over 30 great ideas…
Pool Noodle Sculptures
This post is part of our Homeschooling with Your Noodle series. You can check out all the other pool noodle learning fun here! This post contains an affiliate link. You can read my full disclosure page here! We’re still having fun with our pool noodles even though all the pools closed weeks ago! Today…
Free Columbus Day Resource Unit
Columbus Day is just a couple weeks away and I’ve been busy collecting free resources and ideas to use in our homeschool. Columbus Day is not a holiday that we cover every year, but this year we’ll be spending a little time talking about Christopher Columbus and his role in history. Honestly, I hesitated in…
A Gentle and Quiet Spirit – Hope for all Women
Do not let your adornment be merely outward—arranging the hair, wearing gold, or putting on fine apparel—rather let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in the sight of God. (1 Peter 3:3-4 NKJV) I’m going to let you in…
Free Squirrel Unit Study Resources
One of the activities that I have planned for the Fall season is participating in Project Squirrel. It’s a really simple animal observation project to do with the kids and only involves 14 questions. I think my younger students will really enjoy it. And if we’re going to do the observation, we have to include…
Family Night Fun: Pajama Party
Family nights are a wonderful way to reinforce bonds and establish traditions with your children. It’s also just plain fun! And I believe that having fun is such an important part of being a family. I like to try to do something a little extra special at least once a month, but with our…