Is it a challenge to carve out morning quiet time with the Lord? Here is an easy way to fit in quiet time for the homeschool mom – with sweet rewards! Why is it that the littlest children are always the first to wake up in the morning? They are so busy all day. Moving. […]
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Afternoon Quiet Time Part Three – Questions
Keeping up the habit of sharing a helpful habit! Today I share answers to the questions about the anchor of our day. A habit of a couple of decades. Originally posted November 2009 and updated recently on Hodgepodge for today’s needs. Afternoon Quiet Time is this… If you haven’t read the other posts in this […]
Afternoon Quiet Time for All Ages
I’ve been sharing the learning layers of our homeschool day. First, we place a generous helping of prayer, next we layer all those helpful homeschool habits, we stir around the 3 Rs on five levels. After lunch we sprinkle the wonderful spices of enrichment, showing how we fit in all the extra hodgepodge of learning. […]
Helpful Habit – Afternoon Quiet Time
Friends, I’m continuing a Friday habit of posting habits along with our weekly homeschool wrap. Today I share the anchor of our day. A habit of a dozen years. Originally posted November 3, 2009 and updated for today’s needs… When our eldest outgrew her nap I struggled with losing that quiet time for myself. I […]
Shhh. It’s Quiet Time.
When our eldest outgrew her nap I struggled with losing that quiet time for myself. I needed it! The three-month-old was napping. Why was now the time for the toddler to drop a nap?? I also noticed she and I were both able to handle late afternoons better when we had our afternoon quiet time. […]
Quiet Time with the Lord
He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. Now when evening came, He was alone there. Matthew 14:23b I have always read the bible, bible story books and devotions to my two boys. I play Hymns, Contemporary Christian and even some Christian Alternative and Hip Hop music for them. We pray together daily, […]
Take Advantage of Time Change: Spring Forward When You Fall Back
Here is how to spring forward when you fall back. This habit will help you take advantage of time change. We get a bonus extra hour in the fall when the time changes from daylight savings to standard time. You can use this extra time to benefit your morning routine and your homeschool day! How […]
How Morning Room Time Builds Homeschool Learning Skills for Later
My two youngest children have outgrown our long-time homeschool habit of morning room time. Today I am sharing the benefits of this habit I’ve seen in all my children. Just how morning room time builds learning skills for later. But first, a short recap to answer, What is Morning Room Time? What About the Little […]
How to Fit In All the Homeschool Extras with Time Management
Time is on your side, homeschool friends. Really it is. You really aren’t behind. You really can enjoy the extras. And today I share my best tips for how to fit in all the homeschool extras with time management. Most of these you likely know about. But you may be like me and need a […]
How to Plan Individual Time with Multiple Ages
Preschoolers, middle ones and teenagers. That’s where we are. With such a mix of ages it’s sometimes hard to have individual time with each child. Just how do you make a habit of planning individual time with each child? Today I share a few of the ways my husband and I accomplish that. The habits […]
Tips and Tricks for Online Time
This week began our December school time habits. Earlier in the week, I shared how we Take December Off. Really, it’s a mindset. We don’t really take off, lazing around all day. We act like homeschoolers, enjoying many Advent activities, taking advantage of unit study type learning, carrying on with math here and there and […]
The Spring Time Hunt for Queen Anne’s Lace
(Photo of Queen Anne’s lace full of seeds at summer’s end in September). Back last summer we had a time hunting for Queen Anne’s Lace. We went to north Georgia looking, found it on the roadsides but couldn’t find a safe spot to pull over. Then, on a regular walk up my childhood road, we […]
Finding time for God with an infant and toddler!
Kerri first introduced you to Trisha in her two-part series, Staying Focused on Christ in Seasons of Little Money. If you missed that, be sure to click over. Then come right back here! Because I have the pleasure of introducing Trisha today as she shares some wonderfully practical tips… Finding time for God with an […]