I have continued to enjoy Julie Bogart’s thoughts in A Gracious Space, spring edition. The final entries were just as thought provoking and encouraging to my soul as the few I have blogged about in previous posts. The last entry left me with a few words that I will continue to ponder: Surprise Chance Mystery …
Summer is a great time for me to catch up on my love of reading. I will read just about anything and everything. I have a wide variety of interests and love to read whatever I can get my hands on from the library. Here are a few of the titles I tackled this summer, …
This week we have been enjoying, “Artist to Artist: 23 Major Illustrators Talk to Children about Their Art.” If you have a budding artist in the house, then I can not recommend this book enough. In the pages of this fantastic book, you will find a collection of short, focused biographical pieces from various childrens’ book …
It’s a fact. It is easier, most of the time, to do things WITHOUT help from little hands. I make less mess, get things done more quickly and enjoy my own thoughts in the quiet. “No thanks guys. I got it. That was very nice of you to ask.” Then I can have my quiet time and …
Our local homeschool group arranged a trip to the Martin Marietta Minerals Rock Quarry in North Raleigh. Our time began with a safety talk and then a Q&A session with the plant manager, Mr. Matt. He was very friendly and handled the kids and their questions well. He let them know that they were allowed to …
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This spring I have been reading, A Gracious Space: Spring Edition by Julie Bogart. This book is a collection of daily thoughts and encouragement for homeschooling moms. {This post contains affiliate links. Read my full disclosure.} The spring edition is specifically written to help moms “finish strong” at that time of the year when we are very …
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