Homeschooling for His Glory

Chicken Bites 1 cup finely diced cooked chicken breast 1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese or any cheese you have on hand 1/4 cup hot sauce, and/or barbecue sauce 2 tbs melted butter 1 prepared bread dough Preheat oven to 400°F with rack in the middle of the oven. Line  a baking sheet with parchment paper; set aside. Directions:   Making the chicken filling: Place chicken in a bowl and mix in cheeses, butter, and sauce of choice. Assembly: Turn out dough onto a lightly floured surface and cut  into 4 equal pieces.  Lightly dust your hands with flour, then gently  roll and stretch 1 piece of dough to form a 12-inch-long rope.  Flatten  dough and arrange so a long side is nearest you, then roll out to a  roughly 12- by 4-inch rectangle with a lightly floured rolling pin.   Gently press one fourth of your chicken mixture into lower third of rectangle,  leaving a 1/2-inch border along bottom edge.  Stretch bottom edge of  dough up over filling and press tightly to se

It's been a month since my last 5 on Friday. All that means is that life has been pretty quiet around here.  1 . I had the pleasure of having Zach play for me at a church we were visiting last Sunday. This is a milestone because this was the first time he played at church. Lord willing this is just a start.  2 . Planning, planning, planning, this is what has been occupying my mind these days. On top of finalizing our line up for the next school year, I am also planning for our next TOG year as Zach is going to be doing dialectic level. I also have been looking around for what we gonna do for science. 3 . Last week, with our homeschool group, we finished our spring electives season and we started the soccer season this week. The boys are really happy.  4. We are still in the process of finishing up our curriculum. If you want to see what the plans are for our school for the nest three month, check my post The End is Almost Here . 5. We took a week off this week bec

It is May and most homeschoolers are starting to wrap-up their school year. Here at our house, we sort of school year round. This is due mainly to our belonging to the The OldSchoolhouse Review Team. That said, we tend to start new curriculum around August-September which means ending around May/June. It is that time of the year and we have and are just about finishing up a few of our curriculum for this year: In an attempt to expose the boys to more poetry this year I had planned or us to read a poem daily. We did this using the Oxford Illustrated Books of American Children Poems . We finished the book a couple of weeks ago. We are 4 lessons (which means 4 weeks) away from finishing The Logic of English . Next week we will be finishing Writing and Rhetoric .  Zach has abut 2-3 lessons left in his Latin Christiana Book I. Although I already have book II, we won't touch it till September. We still have about 7 weeks of TOG to complete so this will take us till the end

Your Grace Finds Me        (Matt Redman) It’s there in the newborn cry There in the light of every sunrise There in the shadows of this life Your great grace It’s there on the mountain top There in the everyday and the mundane There in the sorrow and the dancing Your great grace Oh such grace [CHORUS:] From the creation to the cross There from the cross into eternity Your grace finds me, yes your grace finds me It’s there on a wedding day There in the weeping by the graveside There in the very breath we breathe Your great grace The same for the rich and poor The same for the saint and for the sinner Enough for this whole wide world Your great grace Oh such grace [CHORUS:] From the creation to the cross There from the cross into eternity Your grace finds me, yes your grace finds me There in the darkest night of the soul There in the sweetest songs of victory Your grace finds me Yes your grace finds me Your great grace Oh such grace Your great

Here is an easy weekday dish that uses leftover or items found in your fridge you want to finish up. Everyone loved it! Rice and Chicken Bake 1 Cup of cooked chicken 1-1 1/2 cups cooked rice 1/2 -1 cup sour cream 2 eggs 1 Tbs ketchup or barbecue sauce. salt Pepper Thyme Parsley Oregano 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese Mix all the ingredients together. Add the seasoning to your taste. Spread in a casserole dish and sprinkle more cheese on top. Bake @ 350 for about 20-30 minutes. Enjoy!

I am willing to bet that curriculum line up is on the mind of many homeschoolers at the moment. I am no exception. I have been meaning to sit down and draw up a tentative plan for the up coming school year. I finally get to do it, and decided to share it here. The boys will be officially in grade 4 and 6. Wow, the years are mounting up! For the 2014-2015 year I am hoping to still be on the crew, through which I am getting a lot of curriculum to try, so I am trying to not buy too much stuff. So here we go: (The ones with asterisks will be new acquisitions) Both of them will be working on these curriculum: CTC Math (online) :  Both of them are liking this program so we will stick with it for now. You can read  my review . Math on the Level :   our go to curriculum. Tapestry of Grace year 1 : We are looking forward to starting our cycle back again to Ancient Time. **** Writing and Rhetoric Book 2: Narrative 1: We are all liking this book. Spelling lists from The Log