Ten families from our local homeschool group took a three-day field trip to New Orleans back in the spring; and in spite of the Crescent City’s not-so-nice reputation, we found lots of family-friendly fun. Here’s a list of some of the things we found to do in the city: 1. Ride the streetcars. This one is …
A couple months ago, our Bible study small group met for lunch. Two friends began asking questions about homeschooling. They each have preschoolers, are considering homeschooling, and had tons of questions. How do you do it? What curriculum do you use? What about socialization? Ha, I’m really not sure if they asked that one, but …
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In March 2011, the Mr. and JC17 (he was JC13 at the time) had the opportunity to participate in a mission trip to an orphanage in Ecuador with our church. When they returned, the Mr. was convinced we should pack up and move to live and serve there. I thought he was crazy! The Lord …
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Disclaimer: Post contains affiliate links. When our family moved to Ecuador in 2012, the Mr. and I spoke very little Spanish and the kids spoke NONE. We hired a tutor and were quickly immersed in the culture around us. Even so, language acquisition for us adults wasn’t so easy. (The kids soaked it up like …
“Could you, would you in a boat?” “Could you, would you with a goat?” That Sam-I-Am was sure that he didn’t like green eggs and ham (affiliate link)… until he tried them. AC8 has been reading her favorite book to AG5 almost daily for the past several weeks. This morning, I decided to surprise my crew with …
