Welcome to the 51st edition of The Christian Home, a weekly Blog Magazine posted every Monday. Each article was submitted by various Christian Blog Authors. I am honored to be hosting the magazine again this week. There are some wonderful articles submitted for this issue. I hope you will enjoy them. Home Business [Read On]
Fitting in the Arts When Homeschooling
January 23, 2012 By 7 Comments
One of the things I really liked about beginning our adventure as homeschoolers was the ability to add in different artistic studies that would enrich the experience. What I didn’t realize is how hard it can be to truly nurture the boys in those areas. Art Studies Over the years, how we study art [Read On]
Learning About The World Around Us
January 16, 2012 By 9 Comments
First off, I need to have a true confession time here. While I personally love to learn more about our world, there are plenty of times in our homeschooling adventure that social studies and science take a back seat to the more ‘core’ subjects of language arts and math. We do fit some of it [Read On]
Christian Home Magazine, Issue 44
January 9, 2012 By 3 Comments
Welcome to the 44th edition of The Christian Home, a weekly Blog Magazine posted every Monday. Each article was submitted by various Christian Blog Authors. I am honored to be hosting the magazine again this week. There are some wonderful articles submitted for this issue. I hope you will enjoy them. Gentle Humor [Read On]
Learning Math Block by Block
January 9, 2012 By 10 Comments
Math is one of subjects that helped to drive us towards homeschooling. P struggled greatly with it during 3rd grade and went from being ‘okay’ at it to receiving low scores that had him convinced he’d never ‘get it.’ When making the decision to homeschool, I took a decent amount of time investigating how [Read On]
Kung Fu Panda ~ Family Movies for a “Kicking” Good Time
January 8, 2012 By 7 Comments
When you combine a star studded cast with kung fu fighting animated animals, what do you get? Well, my boys would all say Kung Fu Panda! The original animated film has the storyline showing the transformation of the panda Po from a clumsy panda who idolizes the Fantastic Five and the kung fu [Read On]
Reading and Beyond: Language Arts in Our Homeschool
January 2, 2012 By 17 Comments
When I think about language arts, I have the basics pop to mind. Younger students are focused on phonics so they can become readers. Slightly older students begin to do more comprehension and vocabulary work on their journey to becoming more proficient readers. And, finally, when they reach high school, the students are moving beyond [Read On]
The Christian Home Magazine, Issue 42
December 19, 2011 By 7 Comments
Welcome to the 42nd edition of The Christian Home, a weekly Blog Magazine posted every Monday morning. Each article was submitted by various Christian Blog Authors. The carnival site is still acting a bit wacky, so it’s already Monday afternoon here in Alaska as I compile the magazine. ***Note*** I am taking off [Read On]
The Christian Home Magazine, Issue 41
December 12, 2011 By 4 Comments
Welcome to the 41st edition of The Christian Home, a weekly Blog Magazine posted every Monday morning. Each article was submitted by various Christian Blog Authors. I am honored to be hosting the magazine again this week. There are some wonderful articles submitted for this issue. I hope you will enjoy them. Gentle [Read On]
The Christian Home Magazine, Issue 40
December 5, 2011 By 2 Comments
Welcome to the 40th edition of The Christian Home, a weekly Blog Magazine posted every Monday morning. Each article was submitted by various Christian Blog Authors. I am honored to be hosting the magazine again this week. There are some wonderful articles submitted for this issue. I hope you will enjoy them. Gentle [Read On]
7 Quick Takes Friday ~ December 2nd
December 1, 2011 By 3 Comments
— 1 — I missed participating last week as it was just full of activity. Somehow, I thought Mr. O might think me a bit insane to be up in the middle of the night to write a post with 7 different things he’d find to be random. I snuggled in bed and kept toasty [Read On]
The Christian Home Magazine, Issue 39
November 28, 2011 By 4 Comments
Welcome to the 38th edition of The Christian Home, a weekly Blog Magazine posted every Monday morning. Each article was submitted by various Christian Blog Authors. I am honored to be hosting the magazine again this week. There are some wonderful articles submitted for this issue. We are also welcoming a new featured columnist, Lisa [Read On]
7 Quick Takes Friday ~ November 18th edition
November 17, 2011 By 8 Comments
Friday is almost here and I wonder where my week has gone! -1- Last week I shared about all the snow we got. Well, it isn’t snowing now. Instead, we’ve got the bitter cold taking up residence with night time temps going below 0 without considering the wind chill. It really makes me want [Read On]
7 Quick Takes Friday ~ November 11th edition
November 10, 2011 By 6 Comments
Friday is about to begin here in Alaska and once again time has flown. It’s hard to rise early in the winter, so I’m posting and linking up before going to bed. -1- Winter continues to let us know it is here to stay. We had close to 8 inches of snow from Wednesday [Read On]
For My Blogging Friends, a Mother’s Day Giveaway Carnival to Join
November 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment
What mother doesn’t want something nice to recognize all that she does throughout the year for her kids? I just heard that Jennifer over at Makobi Scribe has started accepting sign ups for a BIG Mother’s Day carnival. For bloggers that host reviews and giveaways on a regular basis, this is a great opportunity [Read On]
7 Quick Takes November 5th edition
November 3, 2011 By 2 Comments
Friday is about to begin here in Alaska and once again time has flown. One upside for the different time zone is I can get this written and linked up early. Getting up in the morning can be hard! -1- Winter has started to take hold here. We had some snow on Sunday and [Read On]
The Christian Home Magazine, Issue 34
October 24, 2011 By 6 Comments
Welcome to the 34th edition of The Christian Home, a weekly Blog Magazine posted every Monday morning. Each article was submitted by various Christian Blog Authors. I am honored to be hosting the magazine again this week. There are some wonderful articles submitted for this issue. I hope you will enjoy them. Design [Read On]
7 Quick Takes Friday, October 21st
October 20, 2011 By 2 Comments
Friday is about to get here in Alaska and I have no idea where my week went. -1- This past weekend, our family was able to preview the new movie, The Mighty Macs, to do a review. It hits movie theaters today and I highly recommend it for anyone wanting a family friendly movie [Read On]
7 Quick Takes Friday, October 14th
October 13, 2011 By 4 Comments
Is it Friday already? Well, technically I have this going up a few hours shy of Friday in Alaska. But, it’s past midnight in other parts of the US! -1- This past week had Mr. O working up in Fairbanks and the days both dragged and sped along for us. One of the boys [Read On]
Christian Home Magazine, Issue 32
October 10, 2011 By 6 Comments
Welcome to the 32nd edition of The Christian Home, a weekly Blog Magazine posted every Monday morning. Each article was submitted by various Christian Blog Authors. I am honored to be hosting the magazine again this week as the founder, Mrs. White, is still suffering from computer issues. There are some wonderful articles submitted for [Read On]
You Again
October 9, 2011 By 4 Comments
Most of the time, the boys are not too inclined to watch any movie that might be put into the ‘chick flick’ genre. However, they’d spent enough time chuckling over the commercials for You Again that they begged to watch it. Seeing that it was rated PG, I figured it should be safe for [Read On]
The Christian Home, 29th edition
September 19, 2011 By 6 Comments
“Welcome to the 29th edition of The Christian Home, a weekly Blog Magazine posted every Monday morning. Each article was submitted by various Christian Blog Authors. I am grateful for their participation. I hope you enjoy visiting them, reading their work and spending some time getting to know them at their own blogs. If you [Read On]
Easy A, an updated take on the Scarlet Letter
September 18, 2011 By 4 Comments
If you look at a list of required reading from different high schools, you will most likely find The Scarlet Letter on that list for the year when American literature is studied. Even though it was written many years ago (well, okay…in my mind it was many years ago), the issue of labeling someone for [Read On]
Return of The Christian Home magazine..
September 12, 2011 By 1 Comment
Last week, Issue 27 was up on Angie’s blog, Petra School. This week, Issue 28 is up on Kristen’s blog, A Day in the Life. And, next week it will be hosted HERE. There are a few categories looking for new contributors: Modest Fashion Parenting Young Adults Gentle Humor So, if you are a [Read On]
Curriculum Week at HOTM
August 1, 2011 By Leave a Comment
It’s that time of the year again….time to join with other homeschool bloggers in celebrating a return to school during the month of August. This week’s theme is Curriculum. A few weeks back, I created a page to showcase our curriculum for the upcoming year. Rather than recreate it here, I’ll send you over to [Read On]
Wordless Wednesday, breastfeeding photos
July 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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Welcome to The Breastfeeding Cafe Carnival! This post was written as part of The Breastfeeding Cafe’s Carnival. For more info on the Breastfeeding Cafe, go to www.breastfeedingcafe.wordpress.com. For more info on the Carnival or if you want to participate, contact Claire at clindstrom2 {at} gmail {dot} com. Today’s post is Wordless Wednesday: Breastfeeding Photos! Please [Read On]
Eco-breastfeeding
July 19, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Welcome to The Breastfeeding Cafe Carnival! This post was written as part of The Breastfeeding Cafe’s Carnival. For more info on the Breastfeeding Cafe, go to www.breastfeedingcafe.wordpress.com. For more info on the Carnival or if you want to participate, contact Claire at clindstrom2 {at} gmail {dot} com. Today’s post is about how the mothers before [Read On]
Movie Marathon Option #2 ~ Star Wars!
July 10, 2011 By 5 Comments
Last week, I shared that if a dreary day was in the forecast and we had no where to be…the boys would probably launch a movie marathon with the Lord of the Rings Trilogy a top pick. Well, this week I thought I would share about their second pick…the Star Wars movies. Now, with six [Read On]
Sharing about a month long blog hop AND an upcoming breastfeeding carnival
July 6, 2011 By 1 Comment
Have you ever joined a blog hop and then forgotten to check back after others joined in on the fun? Well, I know that I have had that problem in the past. Sure, I do my best and will return visits and follows if someone comments here on the blog. Through a recent connection online, [Read On]
Movie Viewing for a Dreary Summer Day
July 3, 2011 By 10 Comments
When the weather is good, it is hard to consider viewing movies. But, here in Alaska we never known when we’ll have a dreary summer day that has us holed up inside. Today is such a day. If the boys weren’t having fun with rediscovered computer games that were recently installed on one computer, then [Read On]
