As I looked back over our list of books for this year, I could hardly believe it. Our family shared over 35 books together as read-alouds this year! How on earth did we do that?!? Well, I attribute it mostly to the Libby app (which is also available to you if you have a library […]
Spring Semester Read Alouds, Plans, & Schedules
Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. Psalm 90:12, NIV I tend to approach this time of year with caution. While part of numbering our days aright is planning well, part of numbering our days aright is letting go of those plans when God has something else in […]
Mid-Year Curriculum Option: Mission Faith Forgers
If you’re looking for mid-year curriculum options, our open-and-go Mission Faith Forgers curriculum can be started mid-year! In January, families can begin mid-way through our Mission Faith Forgers Guide (in Unit 4), which starts with a study of world history and modern missions from the late 1800s through modern day. While reading a living history […]
Wrappin’ up the year 2021
Another year down, another year past — We’ll wrap it all up, and we’ll wrap it up fast. The first three months were a bit like a dream. On Valentine’s Day, David aged to fifteen With a pinball museum after a week full of snow. Then in March to convention our family did go. After […]
Gifts Ideas for Literature Lovers
This year as we prepare for the gift-giving season, we’ve been on the search for unique gift ideas for literature lovers. If someone you know enjoys Narnia, Lord of the Rings, Jane Austen, or literature in general, here’s a list of items that have made it onto our gift idea list. You can also […]
Fitting Words: Rhetoric for Christian Students
“A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.” Proverbs 25:11, NKJV Scripture has much to say about what we say. As Christians, we’re challenged to speak righteously, graciously, and appealingly. We are to encourage and edify one another (1 Thessalonians 5:11), to share the Good News with the world (Mark […]
Vocabulary with Latin & Greek Roots!
The sixth grader begins his weekly vocabulary lesson. Within moments, two high school students and a first grader drop everything to crowd around him. As I witness this 15-minute blip in our week, a favorite quote from Plato comes to mind: “Knowledge which is acquired under compulsion obtains no hold on the mind.” This leaves […]
Mission: Faith Forgers Curriculum Plan
And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have […]
Mission: Lasting Liberty Curriculum Plan
Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. 2 Corinthians 3:17 (NKJV) As we consider the high calling of educating our children, we realize that we’re not just exposing them to unrelated and disjointed facts that have no deeper meaning. We’re teaching our children a worldview […]