Yesterday. A mid-March kind of day in January. One of those days that makes us breathe deeply, still grateful after six years that Iowa wint...

I have reached it. I am standing on the edge of Cliff of Overextended with my tip-toes hanging over. Now I am suffering from a dose of guilt...

Today I began an essay writing class in my home. I have 7 students, 7th-10th grade, who were there almost entirely because their moms made t...

I love that my little girl leaves love notes in my slippers. I cherish her misspellings and her happy-faced people drawings. I have dozens o...

TITANIC UNIT STUDY Written by and used in SmallWorld Geared to 2nd-6th grade but can be adjusted and used with multi-ages Day 1: Backgrou...

What an awesome afternoon we had yesterday picking  up our new puppy! She is way, way, way too cute!

War Our mother is beautiful without makeup, with the round balls of her cheekbones like crabapples or plums, and her crooked front tooth. ...

We homeschool because.... * of days like today, when we had a spontaneous winter picnic. That in itself is lovely. But every aspect of it ad...

There are so many different reasons why we decided to homeschool. This is always a hard question because all of the reasons are important bu...

I cannot come to Indiana to visit my husband's family without imagining a life in an old white farmhouse. I can see myself washing dishe...