Is it right for a doctor to look you up on social media? Where is the line for social media, blogs, tumblr comments? At what point should you be able to expect some sort of privacy or not? If you put it out there it’s public but… is it RIGHT? I used to be in the camp that if you… View Post
You can create an awesome plan with detailed pages and textbooks prepped but when learning comes along in other ways be ready to adjust and embrace the experience! Week 3 and 4 of our summer cycle plus another week thrown in for the fun of it got sucked up into the busy life of summer! You know what happens when you make… View Post
Summer is always the time of plenty. Plenty of zucchini. Plenty of tomatoes. Plenty of corn. And oh my goodness, plenty of watermelon. Be still my watermelon loving heart. The old adage with sweet corn is you set the water to boil on the stove. When it boils go out and pick you corn from the field. Run them directly… View Post
It’s time for a big dose of homeschooling organization to our room and paperwork. It’s was also a needed lock into a steady routine. The whole family likes to have a steady routine but our kids on the spectrum yearn for it. We were working on bits and pieces this week. Summer for us is a more relaxed homeschooling. I aim to have the day done by… View Post
Homeschooling through the summer is a joy not a burden. We love the routine of knowing what each day brings. I love that the kids won’t have that summer brain drain nor the couple weeks of review in the fall. We love homeschooling year-round. The first week of the new school year was the first week of July. I didn’t… View Post
I am prepping for our summer homeschooling cycle. We will be doing our normal 6 weeks from July through August. This week is my big prep week… from the hospital. I was healthy and out of the hospital for a good long run. Last week I had to go into the hospital for what is called an EMU (video monitored… View Post
Art is an enriching wonderful part of the learning experience. You can easily use art to help enrich a topic or keep your child’s hands busy while you read aloud to them. There is an amazing amount of lessons and examples online for you to choose from. What if your child is struggling with the concept of art? Simply holding the… View Post
**You may find affiliate links in this article. This will not add to your purchase but will give me a few cents per your purchase. Thank You! Please see my disclosure page for more.** Tears were all the words I could put together for hours. I have been sitting listening to the waves of rain hit my window and a storm… View Post
It’s Autism awareness month and part of creating awareness is sharing our journey how autism came into our life. Many times the real life stories of how we found out about autism and how we are doing today will raise awareness and occasionally shine a light on a lack of real help. My oldest child was a toe walker. She danced and pranced… View Post
Chronic illness and nagging medical issues are not for adults only but how can we raise our children to overcome their issues rather than give in to them? We show them. We work with them on coping and life skills that will help. We gently direct and guide our children in towards paths that are most suited to them. Here… View Post
I have been asked many times how can you still be smiling when you are so ill? We choose to celebrate life. How can you go out to conventions and speak to others? Isn’t this the time you should be cared for, when others should take over the hard stuff and let you have a layabout? We choose to celebrate… View Post
**You may find affiliate links in this article. This will not add to your purchase but will give me a few cents per your purchase. Thank You! Please see my disclosure page for more.** My teen years were filled with staying up till dawn than magically I would get tired. I dragged myself through morning classes with many long blinks…. View Post
There are children that are just born with a totally different view of the world. They don’t learn in the box or even close. This can be very frustrating for parents who are new to homeschooling and wondering if they are doing something wrong. If you have been homeschooling and suddenly the Lord blesses you with a horizon expanding child… View Post
It’s pretty safe to say that everyone knows that health care is expensive. The more chronic or serious your condition is the more expensive. These are vague thoughts though. No one near me other than parents of other children with mito truly know and understand fully just how expensive it is to deal with a child/adult that has mitochondrial disease…. View Post
Lapbooking is a fun way to learn with children of all ages and abilities! It’s one of my favorite tools for homeschooling. This is a Periscope I did on lapbooking. Showing how to fold a simple lapbook. Putting 2 simple lapbooks together that can handle some hard wear. Even how to store these gems when your child is done. I used… View Post