Homeschooling for His Glory

It has been a while since I have done any kind of school wrap up on here. With the new year I have decided to try to have a monthly wrap up of our homechooling. I will be doing these in the form of a random 5 post. 1. We have been back in a school routine for the past 4 weeks. The boys' schedule consists of: Math:  daily CTC for Johann and Unlock Math for Zach, as well as Life of Fred twice a week and Kumon workbooks twice a week. Science: they have just completed the Earth Science unit from Standard Deviants which we got to review last year. ( check the review ) Spelling: Spelling Zoo from IEW which we got from the TOS crew as well.  Logic: Johann, The Basics of Critical Thinking from The Critical Thinking Co., and for Zach, the Art of Argument from Classical Academic Press.. Grammar: Johann is using a new book from Classical Academic Press (Well Ordered Language), which is not even out yet, and Zach is using Analytical Grammar. Writing: we are in book 4 o...

It is January, and usually this mean organizing time for many. I love organizing. I am not necessarily the most organized or neat person, but nonetheless I like to organize stuff. Way back when  I came across this logo and it stayed with me: " A place for everything." Living by this rule is really life saving. Keeping items organized in your homeschool and home is an important aspect of your homeschool day. It does help you from being frazzled and wasting time looking for things. This month I am joining the Canadian BloggingTeam in talking about our organizing Tips. This month, I also participated in the Organization Your Homeschool in 20ish Days Challenge sponsored by T he Canadian Homeschooler and DownshipPRO.com In this post I will be sharing with you how things are organized in our homeschool. Books and curriculum: We live in an apartment so space is limited in my house. I use bookcases and crates to store our books and homeschool material. I do not buy and ...

With the prevalence of technology in our everyday lives, it is really hard to keep technology out of school. Why would we anyway? Technology offers us so many more options to help teach our kids. So, today I am joining the crew blog in sharing with you the top 6 apps my boys love to use, and they do almost on a daily basis. Reading with Overdrive : we live on a one income budget and we can't buy all the books we would want to have around the house. I am so thankful for the library system. One way we make use of it is by using their overdrive app where you can borrow books and audiobooks online, and enjoy them for 3 weeks. The boys listen to an audiobook on overdrive every single night. French with Duolingo : my boys need to learn French and it has been a struggle to find something that they enjoy. Here comes Duolingo, both the boys use this app daily for their French. Social Studies with Brain Pop : this app gives you access to the free video that the wonderful ...

A few months ago I went to this Worship seminar, and the group leading the worship time sang this song based on the first question of the Heidelberg Catechism. I was truly blessed by it and want to share it with you today. I am not my Own This my only comfort in my life and in my death  You have fully paid for all my sins and all my debts  With your precious blood you set me free  With your precious blood you set me free  Chorus: I am not my own  But belong, body and soul  In my life and in death  To You, Lord Christ my Lord  You preserve my life in such a way that without you  Not a hair can fall from me unless you will it to  All things work together for my salvation  All things work together for my salvation  Therefore by your Holy Spirit you assure me  Of eternal life, and make me willing and ready  From now on to always live for you  From now on to always live f...

It is 2016 and a new year has started. A year of new beginnings and new resolutions. Among these new resolutions is reading more books. So for this second post of the year I will share with you my list of must read for this year. I will aim at 2 books/month. Homeschooling and housewife related: January : Love the Journey (finish) - Marcia Sommerville February:  Age of Opportunity (finish) - Paul Tripp March:  Simply Homeschool  - Karen Debeus April: When a Woman Inspires her Husband -  Cindi McMenamin May: Marriage Matters - Winston Smith June:  Homeschooling at the speed of Life  July-August: How to Homeschool 9th and 10th - Lee Binz September: Choosing Gratitude - Nancy Leigh DeMoss Christian living and theology related: January - February: Awe - Paul Tripp March - April : Ordinary - Michael Horton May - June: Fool's Talk - Os Guiness July-August: Counter Culture - David Platt Sept...

Happy New Year to all! It has been my custom for the past few years to blog a word of the year post at the beginning of every year. Why? because as every new year dawns, like a lot of people, I want to refocus and start anew. Learning from the previous year, and moving forward I want to redirect my effort towards what is important. To help me do so I pick a word that will help me on track and focussed. So, here we go for 2016: One thing I have come to realize and appreciate a lot during 2015 is my need to abide in Christ. I tend to be too independent and ungodly. Ungodly in that I live everyday life seldom mindful of God and his ways in my life. This needs to change. A couple of weeks ago I came across this very familiar passage from John 15, and verse 8 struck me anew: " This is to my Father's glory that you bear much fruit, showing yourself to be my disciples." If I want to bear fruit, and this is what God wants for me, my fist task is to remain in Him...