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A Very 2020 Kids Summer Reading List

June 23, 2020 By Haley 14 Comments

If there's one thing that has helped me keep my sanity while being cooped up over the past two months, it's our daily book time and seeing my kids deepen their love of reading. Because I've been getting lots of requests for book suggestions, I thought I'd share a few of our very favorites from our shelves (newly reorganized, thanks to quarantine angst)! I've found a lot of joy in sharing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bookishness, Homeschooling Tagged With: book list, children's books, coronaschooling, homeschooling, kids reading list, summer reading

Don’t Let Strangers on the Internet Tell You What’s Best for Your Family

August 25, 2019 By Haley 32 Comments

I regret to inform you that the “is it a sin for moms to work?” issue has re-emerged from the ugly cave of groan-worthy online arguments. I’ve gone enough rounds on the ol’ internet to know that the militant people who make these claims are not going to be swayed by any reasoned argument and I’m not responding to change their minds. I am writing this for people who are trying to live as … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Children, Family & Homesteading, Homeschooling, Motherhood, Work-at-Home Life Tagged With: domestic church, family life, school of love, working moms

The State of the Homeschooling Year Address (2017-2018)

May 2, 2018 By Haley 25 Comments

Our Homeschooling Year 2017-2018

I've had a lot of requests for a homeschooling update lately. Since the school year is wrapping up, it seems like the perfect time for one. 2017-2018 has been an exciting year watching the kids grow and learn. It's also been a challenge because from November through March I was mostly out of of commission due to hyperemesis gravidarum during this pregnancy (it's another little girl due this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Homeschooling Tagged With: homeschool curriculum, homeschooling

The Great Carrots Backyard Farm Tour!

April 30, 2018 By Haley 32 Comments

Carrots Backyard Farm Tour

As my husband Daniel and I have been sharing photos of the bounty from our urban garden, I've gotten lots of requests for a backyard farm tour. Your wish is my command! One of the biggest selling points of the house we bought two years ago was the giant backyard. After a great experience doing an agricultural internship for a year on a working farm (yes, that farm where we lived with no … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family & Homesteading, Farm Life, Food, Green Living, Homeschooling, Husband, Our Home Tagged With: backyard chickens, homeschooling, urban farm, urban homestead

An Unconventional Schedule for an Unconventional Homeschooling Family

January 24, 2018 By Haley 21 Comments

An Unconventional Schedule for an Unconventional Family

Recently my husband Daniel changed up his work schedule after a job change. He was working at a non-profit training farm where we lived in 2015-2016. Now he’s working with at-risk youth at another local non-profit (and loving it). His schedule is unusual, but as a homeschooling family, we thought it would really work for us and…drum roll…it is awesome. In case you don’t know much about how our … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family & Homesteading, Homeschooling, Work-at-Home Life Tagged With: family life, homeschooling, work life, work schedules, Work-at-home

Gifts for Your Child’s Imagination (That Don’t Take Up Space on the Shelf)

November 21, 2017 By Haley 2 Comments

 This post is sponsored by Around the World Stories. It's that time of year when everyone seems to be starting (or finishing, if you're really ahead of the game!) getting gifts for their kids. This year we won't be traveling to have Christmas with family so we're trying to decide how to set up our gift giving. We're planning to give some of our gifts to the kids on St. Nicholas Day … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Homeschooling Tagged With: around the world stories, gifts, homeschooling

Our Homeschooling Plans for 2017-2018 (With a 3rd grader, a 1st grader, and a preschooler)

August 1, 2017 By Haley 35 Comments

Our Homeschooling Curriculum with a 2nd Grader, a Preschooler, and a Toddler (2016-2017)

Anybody out there scrambling to put together your homeschool curriculum and plans for the new year? You're probably already done with your plans since the new school year is almost upon us but I just really started thinking about it last week so I thought I'd share what I came up with for us for next year. We actually do a lot of school during the summer, partly because it's so dang hot in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family & Homesteading, Homeschooling Tagged With: homeschool curriculum, homeschooling

What Homeschooling Looks Like Right Now: Mid-Year Update

January 23, 2017 By Haley 46 Comments

Mid-Year Homeschooling Update

photo c/o my friend Holly Fish This is what my favorite moments of homeschooling look like. This is VERY RARELY what homeschooling looks like. Also, you can't see all the mud on the floor behind that pink couch. Just keeping it real, y'all. This time of year is definitely when most of us homeschooling moms start feeling the blahs. Cold weather and burnout make a terrible combination and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bookishness, Family & Homesteading, Homeschooling Tagged With: curriculum, homeschool, homeschooling, read alouds

This Year’s Homeschool Plans with a 2nd Grader, a Preschooler, and a Toddler

August 3, 2016 By Haley 32 Comments

Our Homeschooling Curriculum with a 2nd Grader, a Preschooler, and a Toddler (2016-2017)

Summer is quickly coming to an end! Can you believe it? I get a lot of questions about our homeschooling methods and curriculum so I thought this might be a good time to share on the topic since lots of homeschooling parents are putting their plans for the year together. Since it's an inferno outside in Texas in August, I decided to just go ahead and start doing school most mornings since it's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family & Homesteading, Homeschooling Tagged With: book lists, curriculum, homeschooling, life of fred, read alouds, story of the world, unschooling

Our Homeschooling Plans (with a 1st Grader, a Preschooler, a Toddler, and a Cross Country Move)

May 15, 2015 By Haley 27 Comments

Our homeschooling plans (2015) with a first grader, a preschooler, a toddler, and a cross country move // Carrots for Michaelmas

My inbox has been filling up with questions about homeschooling lately, so it must be that time of year to start thinking about curriculum for the fall! Just Starting Out? If you are thinking about homeschooling or just getting your feet wet, I highly recommend two lovely books: Teaching in Your Tiara: A Homeschooling Book for the Rest of Us by Rebecca Frech Teaching from Rest: A … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family & Homesteading, Homeschooling Tagged With: curriculum, homeschooling

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