Homeschooling for His Glory

Struggling with scheduling, looking for a scheduling tool? You will want to read this review. I had the privileged of researching and using a new scheduling tool on the homeschool market: Lord Heritage by HomeSchool Office . What is Lord Heritage? It is an online scheduling tool that promises to help you keep track of all your to do's in your home, especially your homeschool routine. It is exclusively online, therefore you will need a computer or tablet to use it. It does offer printing ability for your schedule once set on your Lord Heritage"s account. Philosophy and how does it work? Its working acronym is the word POWER : P - P lan O - O rder W - W ork E - E valuate R - R eport What this means is that HomeSchool Office offers you a way to manage your life in a very organized, methodological, and logical way. Once you buy the program you are given a login to access Lord Heritage. Once inside, you are taken to a home page, from where you can start your p...

I live in the GTA (Greater Toronto Area), which is in the province of  Ontario in Canada. Canada is known to be a very accepting, loving and beautiful country. Since we moved here about 9 years ago, we have enjoyed living here. We started homeschooling shortly after moving and field trips have always been part of our yearly activities, whether with a homeschooling group, or with the family. This month the Canadian Blogging Team is taking you around the GTA on a virtual field trip. Come on along and see all the places Canada has to offer. I will list here all the places I would take you if you were to pay me a visit, and all the places we have taken out boys, or hope to soon, on Field Trips. The CN Tower , right downtown Toronto, one of the hallmarks of Toronto. Not to be missed! The Ripley's Aquarium , the newest attraction in Toronto, right downtown as well, and definitely worth the visit. This is also a place great for a field trip, which is how we went. The Ont...

Logic and critical thinking are subjects, though very important in one's education, can be very hard to teach. Lots of kids struggle with logic and making analogies. The Critical Thinking Co. has been making critical thinking materials for a few years, and is a very well regarded company when it comes to critical thinking products. We were blessed to receive their Math Analogies Level 2 software for review in the last couple of months. What is Math Analogies? It is a downloadable software that provides you with exercises to practice logic through Math Analogies. As a software its use requires a computer unto which you can download the program. It only works on Windows though. Once downloaded you do not need any internet connection to use the program. It is stored on your computer and always accessible. The program comprises 152 questions that the child gets to do at his own pace. There is immediate feedback for each question: correct or incorrect. How did we use it? I...

It's been a while since I did a random 5 on Friday. Life here has been going smoothly following the routine. 1. This week I got to get together with a friend I had not seen in years. It is so good to rekindle old friendship! 2. Spring seems to want to make an appearance here in Toronto, and I am so glad for the milder temperatures. 3. On the school front everything is still on target. We started Narrative II from Writing and Rhetoric last week. We all really love R&W. Watch for a review coming soon. 4. I was privileged to interview Christine Hoover about the release of her new book From Good to Grace . If you miss it make sure to check it out. 5. The boys have been enjoying our latest review product Startoaster. Watch out for the review coming up in April.

I have to admit I am in love with our first review product from the 2015 crew year. We received a full year subscription to Visual Learning Systems 's Digital Online Science Program Elementary edition and S econdary edition . Science has always been one those subjects I am having all sort of trouble deciding what to use and never being fully satisfied with what we are doing. Well my search is over. I am really hoping to stick with this one. What is Visual Learning Systems? Visual Learning Systems is an online science publisher that provides quality science educational material through videos. They offer Unit Studies for K-12 in DVD or digital format, as well as a Digital Online Subscription for both Primary/Elementary  (K-5) and Middle/High School  (6-12). The program we received, the Digital Online Subscription, is totally online. Therefore you need a computer and an internet connection. It also works fine on tablets. When you sign up you get a log i...

I love theology, and I love reading books about theology and the Christian life. I am so glad I was able to get my hands on a copy of a brand new book that came out just this week: From Good to Grace by Christine Hoover. If you do not know Christine Hoover, she is a Church planter's wife who loves the Lord and loves the people of God. By the title you can tell she has a message of grace to offer. While reading the book I was overwhelmed with this sense of "Yes, I so need to depend on Christ and His work, and the Holy Spirit." This book is a breath of fresh air in our world where measuring up, mistakenly, seems to be such an important concept. I was so happy to be able to conduct an interview (via e-mail) with her, and am even happier to share it with you. I truly hope that her answers will bless you and encourage you to pick up the book and read it. I have no doubt it will bless you too. Q. What challenges  and attitudes were you trying to address in writing ...

I love my slow-cooker, otherwise known as crockpot. It makes cooking so easy and is handy for a lot of different situations. It really saves the day when I have to be out of the house the whole day, or need to bring something to church and need a large quantity.     I have a lot of recipes that I really love and that regularly make it on our menu, so I decided to share ten of those with you all:    Chili: Any Chili recipe can be made in the crockpot. So, go ahead and try that Chili recipe of your in there. If you do not have any at all, you can try this Chili Recipe . I just add cocoa powder and sugar to mine and use black bean instead of pinto optionally.   Chicken and Potatoes : a whole meal in the crockpot.   Chicken Tortilla Soup : great with guacamole, sour cream and cheese Taco Soup: also eaten with avocado, sour cream and cheese. Ground beef sauteed with garlic, onion and green pepper (optional)....