This post is from contributor Kasey Norton I’m going to let you in on a secret. My house is pretty much always clean, tidy, and organized but that is where my homemaking giftedness stops. I am not a whiz in the kitchen, bringing forth gourmet-style meals that meet the highest health standards. Nor do I […]
Finishing Out the Homeschool Year When You are Way Behind
Welcome to FHD’s 3rd annual event, Homeschooling for Free and Frugal Series! Click here to begin reading all of the new Homeschooling for Free and Frugal articles. This article is by contributor, Kasey Norton. Maybe it’s just me. Maybe I’m the only homeschooling mother who starts the year, every year, with the best of […]
When Homeschooling Means Your Kids Are Left Out
This post is from contributor, Kasey Norton One of the beautiful things about homeschooling is the ability to control outside influence with some measure of moderation. One of the not-so-beautiful things about it is when that control ends up looking a whole lot like social sequestration. Before we go any further, however, let me […]
Beholding the Beautiful
This post is from contributor, Kasey Norton My kids spent a few years in a very small Christian school. The teachers were amazing and I was so thankful for how they invested themselves in their students. I was exhausted, however, by all the un-training that had to be done each evening and weekend. […]
Homeschooling: The Forgotten Subjects
This post is from contributor, Kasey Norton We gather curriculum that covers the basics. We want our children to be able to communicate intelligently, compute effectively, and have reasonable knowledge of world history. And these are all important. But there are a few “subjects” that seem often to be overlooked. Chivalry This begins in the […]
Allowing God to Use You to Speak His Words of Hope
This post is from contributor Kasey Norton I’m that awkward person who cringes in the face of large group settings. And smaller, more intimate ones. When thrust into a social situation, especially one I didn’t anticipate, I feel small and insecure. And suddenly I talk too much, laugh too loud, and smile too big. After […]