First Grade Curriculum Review

These are the resources we used during our first year of formal lessons. We loved almost all of them and will use most again next year.

Top Ten Posts on Marriage

Looking back on the most popular posts that I have written about being married to the love of my life…the ups, downs, and all the in between.

Book Review: A Place to Belong by Amber O’Neal Johnston

“Amber O’Neal Johnston shows parents how to create a home environment where children feel secure in their own personhood and culture, enabling them to better understand appreciate people who are racially and culturally different.”

Friday Freewrite: Our Favorite School Affair

We set aside a time each Friday for the kids to tell me their stories, and it is a cherished block every week…as are the times that they let our friends read their stories out loud.