Last summer, I attended a few local homeschool mini-conferences and left each of them feeling underwhelmed, uninspired and like I’d wasted a big chunk of time. This summer, instead of scouring Facebook for local conferences and lamenting the travel cost to attend a large conference in California, I decided to read books instead. I felt … Continue reading DIY Summer Homeschool “Conference”
Book #8 for 2025 “When Stone Wings Fly: A Smokey Mountains Novel” by Karen Barnett This was my summer fiction novel. I almost exclusively read nonfiction, but every once in a while I’ll pick up a novel and pack it in my duffle bag to bring on vacation for a brain break. This particular book … Continue reading When Stone Wings Fly
Book #7 for 2025 “Teaching from Rest: A Homeschooler’s Guide to Unshakable Peace” by Sarah Mackenzie Here are my favorite takeaways… “Not an hour passes without the enormity of the task I have taken on bringing me to my knees. This work of homeschooling and raising hearts and souls and bodies is hard. It is … Continue reading Teaching From Rest
Book #6 for 2025 Holy Hygge (HYOO-guh): Creating a Place for People to Gather and the Gospel to Grow by Jaime Erickson I really enjoyed this book. It was difficult to select which excerpts to share with you. I highlighted A Lot of sentences and paragraphs. I’m choosing only 2 quotes to share. The first … Continue reading Holy Hygge (HYOO-guh)
Book #5 for 2025 I started this book several months ago and it finally came up in my TBR queue to finish reading. This book is all about why reading aloud is beneficial to children. My husband started our family read-aloud journey as a “reluctant reader”. We’ve been going strong - reading aloud about 5 … Continue reading Jim Trelease’s Read-Aloud Handbook, 8th Edition
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