Out of the books and in the field. I have tried several years, to homeschool through the summer…it doesn’t work on our farm. We are up all hours of the day, lose our routines, and just pretty much have to be ready to head here, or there, or anywhere at a moments notice. This doesn’t…
Over the last six months, I have grown more and more concerned about some things in the homeschool blogging community. It seems that some bloggers are so bent on getting 5-6 posts up a week that well, other things are suffering…their homes, husbands, family, children, and even worse…their relationship with God. Some call me unpredictable…
Over the years, me actually driving one of the farm trucks has become quite scarce. I mean, really, not like I can leave the house with my children in a pickup. So, whenever I do go somewhere in them, it seems it always turns out funny. Back in June, I took off ahead of the…
Why are you homeschooling? Oh, that is a loaded question, but one of the reasons we chose to homeschool, was we wanted to give our children more than a classroom full of textbooks and workbooks. We want them to learn something with their hands, minds, eyes and ears. We want them to learn to think,…
When people hear we farm and live on a farm, have chickens, horses, cows, dogs and cats, they get this giddy, goofy jealous smile. However, farm life, isn’t always all roses and sunshine. Sometimes it is thorny roses and burning sunshine. Farm life can be such a joy, but then it can be really hard….
In my life this week… I have been going through curriculum, trying to decide about changes we will be making for the next year. We are struggling with our oldest, keeping his interest and trying to keep him motivated. He is one, I have to work to keep a lot of his lessons centered around…
A few weeks ago I wrote about keeping your marriage first. I have seen so many marriages fall apart over the last few years, and my heart breaks. Satan WANTS your marriage. Why, because the marriage is a “Holy Institution”. He hates God. Hebrews 13:4-7 Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage…
We have entered October, and for many that means we are surrounded by signs of Autumn. If you haven’t been surrounded yet, you probably will be shortly. In our area, Kansas, we don’t have as many of the coloring leaves and such, but we do see lots of changes in the rural farm areas. We…
Our days are full. We live on a small farm in rural Kansas, where you can here tractors groaning, birds chirping and coyotes howling at night. My husband farms alfalfa hay and some wheat. He also does some mechanicing on various items at any point in time. He enjoys taking our children with him on…
