Our family has come across some high school-level biology courses that have prepared our sons well for college. However, we wanted to share a video-based option that helps families in tackling this often challenging subject. We’re excited to share a high school biology course that not only provides quality, self-paced instruction (with labs and dissections!), […]
Why we do what we do. And an honest update.
We’ve experienced it. We had embraced family-style homeschooling for several years when our eldest son entered high school. Suddenly, our family felt pulled in different directions. A large reason we started homeschooling was for family togetherness, and yet we witnessed unity and connection disintegrating right in front of us. At that time, we re-evaluated our […]
High School Lesson Plans: Truth Trek Two
Intimidated by homeschooling high school? You don’t have to be! We’ve done the planning for you with High School Lesson Plans: Truth Trek series. A few years ago, we started to pursue a long-term vision of developing a complete course of study for Grades 1-12, one in which families can experience many of the benefits […]
New Years Printable: Goals & Reflections
This week is a time of reflection and renewal for us. As we head into each new year, our family enjoys reminiscing and sharing favorite memories while looking ahead to what may be in store for us in the coming year. To capture this moment in time, we’ve created a printable as a sort of […]
The Nutcracker – A Mini-Art Tutorial
We’ve enjoyed having our eldest son among us while he’s home from college. This week gave me a glimpse of a life once lived in our home – one where four boys worked together on assignments and projects…. Before this chapter of his life, I knew I would miss this. I just didn’t realize how […]
Christmas Wrap 2023
Another year down, ’23 in the book. What happened this year? Now let’s take a look! The start of the year is the best to begin. When the boys and their dad finished up at Bag End. (Bag End is the nickname for a tiny home we built for our sons who are going to […]
Light of the World Candleholder Craft
With a theme this summer of light vs. darkness, our community’s choir camp focused on building crafts related to light. Before tackling this craft, we discussed Matthew 5:16… Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. …and explored ways we can […]
Curriculum Picks, Schedules, & Lessons Learned
When our eldest son graduated two years ago, I had no idea how much it would shift my priorities and our family dynamic. While it’s been a joy to watch him pursue his post-homeschool educational endeavors (and work in his first research internship with Oak Ridge National Laboratory), the honest truth is that… when he […]
Homeschool High School Lesson Plans: Truth Trek One
Intimidated by homeschooling high school? You don’t have to be! We’ve done the planning for you with High School Lesson Plans: Truth Trek series. A few years ago, we started to pursue a long-term vision of developing a complete course of study for Grades K-12, one in which families can experience many of the benefits […]