Dear Parent, This compilation of verses from The Book of Proverbs has been designed for children between the ages of 5-8 to use as copywork within the Charlotte Mason homeschool. The main goal of copywork for young children is to teach beautiful handwriting, but many other language skills are reinforced in the process. Proper […]
After I came out with the 1777 New England Primer Cursive Printable Alphabet Set, I received several requests to make a Manuscript version. What follows is a set of printables that teaches children to form all the uppercase and lower case print letters of the English alphabet. It comes complete with the same 26 Scripture passages, […]
While preparing for our daughter’s first official year of “school,” I found myself searching for cursive worksheets and came up empty handed. I decided to create my own and since then, I’ve had dozens of requests from other Moms to compile them into a printable set. What follows is a set of the English alphabet […]
I’ve been eyeing Deborah & Co.’s maternity skirts for my last two pregnancies and was thrilled with the opportunity to review one of them! Having a marvelous seamstress for a mother-in-love leaves me without much reason to purchase customized clothing elsewhere. Her highly-skilled perfectionism combined with my personal bias also makes me particularly critical of any […]
I was absolutely tickled when one of my favorite bloggers asked me to write the endorsement for her new book, More Than Rules. I’ve been encouraged by Bambi’s blog, In The Nursery of The Nation, for years and it was an honor to give her masterpiece a hearty applause. More Than Rules is, hands down, the best work […]
Last week, I was sent a copy of Real Food for the Real Homemaker and let me tell you, this is one gem of a cookbook! I love a good, hearty, healthy, home-cooked meal almost as much as I enjoy making them so when the opportunity to get creative with new recipes in the kitchen presents itself, I […]
I had an emergency ultrasound this week. I thought things were improving with this pregnancy, so I haven’t been taking it as easy as I should have been. I had a scary bleed again, but this time it was much bigger than they usually are. The ultrasound showed that the original blood clot has doubled […]
Three and a half years ago, we lost a child. One week earlier, we had excitedly told our families and friends that we were expecting another blessing from the Lord, but our joy turned to sadness when I started cramping a few days later. An ultrasound confirmed our fears; our tiny baby, just a day […]
Home school conventions and curriculum fairs are full of them: stressed-out homeschooling moms in search of the “perfect” curriculum. Anxious faces suggest meandering through the crowded hallways and sifting through myriads of material is no easy task. Moms stop other moms to ask, “What curriculum do you use?“, hoping to discover the link to a successful school year. What […]
I hesitated posting this today. I don’t want anyone to think that what we’re doing with our 4-year-old for school this year is what they should be doing with theirs. Neither do I want anyone to feel as though I’m trying to “cover my back” so the powers that be know we’re doing “enough.” Nevertheless, […]