Yesterday we were about to pull out of our driveway when Duncan said, "LOOK!!" And wow! This huge red-tailed hawk was just s...

1. The Internet. I mean, really. From the early days 13 years ago when I began investigating homeschooling to now, this instant, the in...

Friday, May 25: our last day of school.  Duncan has finished, um, what? 5th grade for sure and mid-way through 6th grade. I don't know...

* Sometimes I love to lie on my bed with the door open and listen to the sounds of my family. This evening Randy and Laurel are fixing dinne...

Welcome to Week 1 of the Ten Weeks of Top Ten Lists sponsored by  iHomeschoolNetwork. Lots of bloggers will be sharing their Top Ten lis...

Church Fantastic piece on on the Tennessee "Monkey Bill" at Rachel Held Evans . We introverts are slightly obsessive about read...

I have about a hundred photos from the past week, when my fourth older brother, Stephen, and his wife and new baby came to visit. But I l...

To test or not to test? It is one of the most common questions I hear in homeschooling discussions. Every state has different require...

It is true that there is absolutely nothing in the world I wanted to be, ever, more than being a mom. I marvel sometimes at how I can be a ...

I am so excited about this upcoming year! I have always maintained that educational flexibility is the highlight of home education,...