It Has Been A While

It has been a long while since I have posted anything.  I am afraid that I am not very savvy about social media and keeping up with everything.  I started this blog to encourage other mothers in living a more simple and quiet life.  I love helping other moms and I so appreciate when other women share their wisdom and encouragement with me.  I have been homeschooling my five year old and my eleven year old daughters.  I have an older son and daughter who are working on their college degrees and they still live at home with us.  It is such a blessing to have all of my children under one roof.

We had a rough winter. We were struck with a serious flu that killed many people in our state. I felt at times that that I might be one of them.  But now spring has arrived, and I have never been more happy to see it.  I feel like starting everything anew.  My eleven year old participated in the regional spelling bee this year and last year.  After that I have been retooling our homeschool program.  I have been doing some reflecting on the Charlotte Mason method of education.  We have used this method to a degree over the years and it is a philosophy of education that really feeds my soul as a mother and teacher. My children down through the years have delighted in and learned so much from learning in this way.  We have redone our homeschool/dining room to encorporate the necessary things we need.

Let's talk about curriculum for just a moment.  As a core I continue to use the Accelerated Christian Education Paces.  I have added in:

Hymn Study

Scripture Memory

History/Geography (I found a spelling curriculum that uses geography terms for the words and has a wonderful map study.)

We also attend a co-op 2 days a week. (Not Charlotte Mason themed)

Here are some resources that have helped me recently:

Ambleside Schools International - They have many free videos that are helpful.

Ambleside Online - A complete and free Charlotte Mason curriculum.

Simply Charlotte Mason - Lots of Good information and videos.

Karen Andreola - This lady is the gold standard for the Charlotte Mason approach and she provides inspiration like no other.  I highly recommend her blog for the weary souls out there.

I hope this was helpful.  Since April is Autism awareness month, I just want to send a big hug out to all the parents raising children affected by Autism.  I hope to provide more information that will be helpful in future posts.

Happy Spring🌷