Spring Garden

Filling the garden plots with spring seeds (and a few flowers since a beautiful garden is more worth tending!)

Clear skies, warm sun, rich soil, tiny seeds, and a whole lot of hope: the perfect way to welcome the return of spring. The snow finally melted a couple weeks ago and I have been itching to get my hands in the dirt again. I was going to plant last week, but just as I pulled out the shovels, poor … Continue reading...

The Real Cost of Fresh Backyard Eggs

Ever wonder what the *real* cost of fresh backyard eggs is? Here's a breakdown...

Last year we jumped on the crazy bandwagon of backyard chicken owners. Our adorable little flock of chicks grew into a funny flock of laying hens. Now, in the words of our young neighbor, we get "free eggs every morning." His comment made me wonder what the cost of fresh backyard eggs … Continue reading...

Hearty Breakfast Burritos

Hearty breakfast burritos: perfect for busy mornings.

Looking for a hearty breakfast that you can grab and go? Breakfast burritos are a perfect choice. They are yummy, filling, and easy to eat in the van. Plus, there are so many different fillings you can add to keep them interesting: eggs, sausage, bacon bits, different kinds of cheese, hash … Continue reading...

New Habit: Clean for 20 Minutes a Day

Habit challenge: clean for 20 minutes every day.

You know the sinking feeling when the bathrooms desperately need attention, the kitchen floor has fancy mud tracks all over it, you can draw pictures in the dust on the bookshelves, and you wonder where to even start? Well, hopefully you don't know the feeling. It's not very fun. Every time I let … Continue reading...

“Mary Treasured These Things”

It's SO easy to let the bustle of the day distract us. Mary gives us a beautiful example of what to treasure and focus on.

Mary "treasured these things in her heart". Twice in Luke, he writes these words (2:19 & 50.) They have played through my mind multiple times and challenged me to take stock of myself. What things do I treasure in my heart? Am I harboring envy or anger or selfishness? Am I making idols of the … Continue reading...

Greek Tuna Lentil Patties Recipe

Inspired by an ancient Greek homeschool study, these tuna lentil patties are easy, delicious, and so healthy!

"Party days" are one of the highlights of getting to teach history at our weekly classical academy. The children dress up in period costumes (aka Daddy's t-shirts, sheets, and ribbons) and learn about the culture of long-distant civilizations. Last week we studied the ancient Greeks. While I … Continue reading...

February Goals Update

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Getting to share my goal updates with you has been such a good motivation to not let my list sit on the back burner, but to actually chip away at my goals a bit each day. Here's how I'm doing on my goals for the year. I'd love to hear how you are doing! photo credit February Goal … Continue reading...

February at Our Home

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February flew by in a frozen hurry. Highlights from February The beginning of the month was unusually warm, and we biked/walked to the park, took a delightful family trip to a local cave (which I forgot to photograph) and spent hours just enjoying the beautiful weather. Then it snowed … Continue reading...

Teaching Poetry to Children

Poetry is not only fun, it's a wonderful way to teach beautiful writing, vocabulary and syntax, while inspiring our children's souls.

In our technology-driven age, teaching poetry to children may seem as unimportant as teaching them morse code. I believe it is just as important as ever. Rose, Will, and the other students in their weekly classical academy can recite dozens of poems. Some are as short as four lines. Others over … Continue reading...