I have done every type of birthday post under the sun, and as this is the last one before adulthood (or maybe the first one at the beginning of adulthood) I thought I'd get everyone involved who spends lots of time at our house, especially over lock-down (social distance rules adhered to of course). I…
Month: October 2020
When Parenting Throws (yet another) Loop
It was 4am early hours Sunday morning. Pitch black. I had been struggling to sleep and was feeling restless, and anxious. Lillie burst into our room, yelling that Charlotte was having seizures and I needed to come. Not knowing what to expect we tore upstairs. Sure enough, Charlotte, whilst being fully conscious and aware, was…
Trusting God {From my Heart to Yours}
This is the first of, I hope, many letters I will write to you my precious daughters. They will be written straight from my heart to yours. This letter is all about the importance of trusting God. To my gorgeous girls, Nine short years ago I was asked by my cancer doctor why I wanted…
Precious Moments
We have thoroughly enjoyed having Gary here the past two weeks! We've managed to get bits and pieces done around the house and I've also done school every day (more's the miracle!). It's half term next week, so I just wanted to finish up all the things we had started. The biggest chunk of our…
Mystery of History: Lesson 19 – Moses and the Exodus
Moses and the Exodus: Reading Along with the Mystery of History text, I read Exodus, and Wonders and Miracles to the girls. These are both excellent books, especially Wonders and Miracles - it is full of stories, poems, readings, songs and incredible drawings. I consider it one of the more special books I own. The…
Precious Moments and Seasons of Joy Combined
Gary's at home. That's probably all you need to know. I am never very productive when my husband is around the house! That said, we are finishing up work in time for half term (not this week coming, but next), and Gary has got some bits and bobs done around the house. So it's all…
Life of Fred: Farming Revision Booklet
I created this Farming Revision Booklet to use with our maths studies using the very excellent Life of Fred curriculum. Most of our hands on activities for the Farming book were linked to either sets or graphs. This 11 page Farming Revision Booklet focuses on set work, using farm animals as a theme. Firstly, the…
Seasons of Joy: A look Back Over Lockdown
Apologies this has taken so long to get to. We all had a cold last week and decided to take it easy... The lockdown for us was a mixture of high stress and wonderful peace in equal measures. The high stress came from situations that were completely out of our control and mainly to do…
Precious Moments
Another excellent week! I am loving being back to my normal homeschool! I'd forgotten how freeing it was to simply follow interests. Not once in the past five weeks have I needed to persuade the girls to do homeschool. They are loving it as much as I am, and are so thankful that workbooks form…
Wind in the Willows: A Book and a Film
I read the Wind in the Willows book over two weeks. Whilst easily understandable for my 12 year old, my nine year old struggled to keep up. She snuggled by my side and looked at the wonderful illustrations. By the end of it, she was completely enthralled having got used to the long, complex sentences.…
Planning BFIAR (Before Five in a Row)
Before Five in a Row (BFIAR) is a simple curriculum aimed at 2-4 year olds. It is designed to be a pick up and go curriculum. When we were using BFIAR as our sole curriculum, I expanded its scope by adding in lots of extra, fun hands on activities. So, for me, planning BFIAR takes…
Learning About Flight Efforts in the 1900s
It was during the early 1900's that flight took off (pardon the pun😁), with the very realistic possibility that man would take to the skies. I have to be honest and say that teaching flight wasn't necessarily something that filled me with excitement. Choosing it as our science study for our 1900-1910 learning was maybe…
Precious Moments
I went to bed last night and just felt very, very content. Life is good right now. Thomas is happily ensconced in his dream job as an assistant worship pastor. Living at home, working a little from home and a lot from the church, it is the perfect balance of home and work for his…