Faithful!

Lord help me not to fail in my faithfulness in schooling my children. It seems as though there are days that schooling seems more like a task and a chore than a pleasure. It proves to be difficult most times schooling with two toddlers running every where and getting into everything. I lose focus too. I tend to see the needs of keeping my home before seeing the needs of my children. Does that make me a terrible mother? I don't think so I think it makes me human. I really want to focus more on my children and less on how my house looks. Believe me it always needs work to be done. I haven't posted for a while because I felt like no one reads it anyway, but as much as I would like this to be a support for others and for myself, I blog for me. I enjoy it. So if anyone happens to read this, I hope and pray that it ministers to you and you will comment and continue to meet me here!

Have a blessed day!

Home school groups. Opinions?

I was wondering what all your opinions are on home school groups. The advantages the disadvantages and what should I really be looking for in a group. I am a little timid about joining because I like my freedom to do whatever it is that I want to do but I am wondering what wonderful things if any that I am missing out on. Please I want to hear what you all have to say.

Christina

All year round

Well since I had no replies I guess I am going to try it and see. It seems as though when my children don't have something to focus one they lose all sense of themselves. I really think that they were better behaved when they had school every day. I have to say that I need to change my perspective on school and go with what my heart is telling me instead of what society deems correct.

Christina

School all year round?

Are there any out there that school all year round? If so how do you do that and what advice do you have to offer? Also what made you decide to school all year round? I am very curious as to how it works out for you and your family. It is something that I have been thinking about.

Thanks so much for your input.

Christina

Slacking!

I have been really slacking in my posting on this blog. We have found our grove. Which we should have by this time right. It seems to me that home schooling is always change. You find one thing and then it works for a while and then you have to change it up a little bit for various reasons. But I guess that it keeps it exciting. I would love to hear if you keep the same routine all year or if you have to change it every now and again.


Christina

Botany

 

 

 

 

Well here are our plants that we are growing for our Botany. The kids and I have really enjoyed doing this. My husband made the light hut for us. Thank you daddy! Every day we all check to see what changes have taken place. We planted gourds, watermelon, lavender, chamomile and lemon balm. We have since had to transplant the gourds and watermelon they grew the fastest. We are going to make tea out of the chamomile and soap out of the lemon balm and lavender. As tiny as the lavender is it smells so good! We can't wait until we reap our harvest!


Christina

Lapbooks!

Right now we have several lapbooks going on. One for Brazil and rainforests, botany and today we are starting one for Saint Patrick's day. Because we have so many going on right now and we have babies that only nap for so long I put the St. Patrick;s day one togehter ahead of time in hopes of saving time for all of us. I am excited to teach them about part of their heritage. I just think it will be something fun for them to do. If anyone is interested in pictures or where I got the lapbook from just let me know and I will be happy to share.

Happy Schooling!

Christina