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The Pelsers

A Shelter for the Heart

By Amanda Pelser

Homeschool Mother’s Journal ~ August 12

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The Homeschool Mother's Journal

 

In my life this week…

  • working hard on my 3 in 30 goals.
  • I'm now getting up at 6:20am.  {Would some morning person come sprinkle their morning person dust on me?}
  • wondering how to keep my boys in bed a little longer in the mornings.  Now that I'm up earlier, they want to be too.
  • my first monthly post went live this week at The Homeschool Classroom!

In our homeschool this week…

  • Math.  Lots of math using Math Mammoth Addition 1.
  • On Wednesday,

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  • I added Pathway readers and workbooks back into our schedule to help ease us back into a school year schedule.  Jonathan is now working on More Days Go By, the third book in the 1st Grade set.
  • Jonathan can successfully identify vowels and tell me if the vowel is long or short in a word.

Places we're going and people we're seeing…

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  • Women of Faith Imagine in Charlotte is just over a month away!  I'm excited to be attending thanks to BookSneeze!

My favorite thing this week was…

  • watching Jacob try to take a step.  He fell right over when he let go, but it won't be long before he's walking.
  • watching Jacob carry things through the house using his mouth.

Things I'm working on…

  • facilitating a group to study 1 John in conjunction with GoodMorningGirls.org.  Want to join me?

I'm reading…

  • Educating the Wholehearted Child by Clay and Sally Clarkson.  I'm loving this book.  {Hint, hint: You might want to keep a close eye on my blog this coming week for a very special giveaway from Apologia.}  Join me is discussing the book if you've read it or are reading it.

I'm grateful for…

  • my friend Dee.  She's such a sweetheart.  She so real and so talented.  I loved having her stop by to chat over some tea yesterday morning.  Go check out her blog!

A photo, video, link, or quote to share…

  • I'm giving away a year of blog hosting.  {Ends 8/13!}
  • I reviewed Scholaric Homeschool Planner this week.  This planner has made my homeschool lesson planning so much easier!  Scholaric is giving away a free 6 month subscription to one of my readers.  {Ends 8/19}

 

Filed Under: Homeschooling Tagged With: homeschooling, Homschool Mother's Journal, Jacob, Jonathan

About Amanda Pelser

Amanda is a former church communications director turned work-at-home(schooling)-mom. She has a MA in Old Testament Studies and a BA in Bible. She's married to her high school sweetheart and they have four boys. She writes about faith, motherhood, and homeschooling at The Pelsers.

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