Book #9 for 2025 The Brave Learner: Finding Everyday Magic in Homeschool, Learning, and Life by Julie Bogart Overall, this book was a little more unschool-y than I totally agree with. However there were some really great ideas and concepts throughout the text as well. Here are my favorite takeaways from this book: “Surprise your … Continue reading The Brave Learner
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)
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