If you haven’t subscribed to the blog, do so before Friday and you’ll receive my first ever newsletter! You can subscribe here! You asked for an update on our homeschooling? Be careful what you ask for This post has been in my drafts for 5 months. Why the procrastination? Because even after 5 years, this [...]
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I’m writing this post as a preface to the bright and shiny one where I’ll tell you about all the wonderful stuff we’ll be studying this year. You’ll be tempted to think it’s all unicorns and butterflies here at the Wadsworth house. This post will shatter all your illusions. Proceed with caution. Classical education [...]
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I’ve been meaning to do this post since September. A lot of you have asked about our curriculum and though it hasn’t changed drastically since the beginning, I do tweak it every year in a effort to find what best suits my girls and their learning styles and our classical education goals. This is our [...]
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It is a delicate thing, this public writing. To write honestly about something you love without conveying a sense of superiority or smugness. I’m sure I fail at it miserably and I pray you’ll forgive my shortcomings in this area. I simply couldn’t have expected this turn in my life—-that I would be [...]
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It’s almost time to wake the little girls so we can head out on a field trip. We’re going to see the Kingsport Ballet Nutcracker! I’m traveling somewhere else today too. Paige from the blog Simple Thoughts asked me to guest post on the details of ‘what i do in a day’. I sent the [...]
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i’m sitting on the deck this chilly morning. enjoying the cool weather, the warm coffee, the gorgeous view. finding so many reasons to be thankful. for the gift of vocation, where the sacred intersects the mundane. for the gift of teaching these children to love beautiful things. for the gift of marriage, where we see [...]
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This has become one of the most frequently asked questions about our homeschool. How do we fit it all into a day? And still sleep and eat and relax. And I remember those early days when I was researching homeschooling. I wanted to know every detail. I poured over Susan Wise Bauer’s [...]
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I’m so thankful to be off to such a wonderful start so far this year in our school-at-home. I’m feeling a little more organized and relaxed, the girls are much more content and willing to work. And there’s just so much great stuff to learn. I know I’ve mentioned it before, but I thought [...]
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If you’re new here and visiting from Bring the Rain or from Heart of the Matter, welcome. You can visit more of my homeschool links here or find out why in the world we ever decided to homeschool in the first place here. We use the classical model with a blend of The Well [...]
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1. Encourage their creativity. Get out some paint or some clay or some crayons and create something. We’re taking a few weeks off from ‘school’ but as I’m hoping to blur the lines between ‘school’ and ’life’, we’re still busy learning. One of my very favorite bloggers Meg introduced this wonderful art blog last [...]
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and I like cowboy boots, C.S. Lewis, good food, strong coffee, banjo music and books. I am a deeply flawed momma of 4 and grateful receiver of more good gifts than one heart can hold. I fight for joy and find it in the most unexpected places. I make quirky look normal, relish in my small town Southern way of living, and am learning that it's all grace--every last bit of it. Read More Here...
