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Did you miss any of these posts? This is what people were reading at The Pelsers in September: Review of Scholaric Homeschool Planner Our Schoolroom The Old Schoolhouse 10th Anniversary Celebration A Day in the Life of The Pelsers Kids in the Word Wednesday – Featuring Dana Byers and YouVersion Reader’s Digest Grammar Books September…
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3 in 30 Check-in ~ October 7
Time for a 3 in 30 check-in. Week 1 of October. Details of my goals are back in this post. Be consistant with my morning routine – BIG. FAT. FAIL. Yeah, that’s what it feels like this week. {Insert frustrated sad frowny face here because that’s what my face looks like.} I got sick last…
Seasons of a Mother’s Heart ~ Chapter 6
I’m linking up with Home with the Boys and reading Seasons of a Mother’s Heart by Sally Clarkson. If you’d like to join in, here is the original post from Erin with the details and reading schedule. Some of my favorite quotes from this chapter: (referring to homeschooling) But I wasn’t really thinking about whether…
Is Depression Genetic?
This is day 7 of 31 Days of Finding Joy in Depression. Yesterday, I shared about what depression looks like for me. Today, let’s talk about genetics and family history. Photo Credit I’m not a doctor, but it doesn’t take much research or observation to find that depression can run in families. Whether this is…
What Does Depression Really Look Like?
This is day 6 of 31 Days of Finding Joy in Depression. Yesterday, I shared about the denial in depression. Today, I want to tell you what depression looks like. Photo Credit I shared some of the symptoms of depression on day 2, but he way that those symptoms manifest themselves is different for each person….
3 Things I’ve Learned About Homeschooling for Kindergarten
I’m over at The Homeschool Classroom today talking about homeschooling in Kindergarten: Jonathan, my oldest, is four and a half years old and we’re now a few weeks into Kindergarten. It’s a little hard to believe that my little baby is now in Kindergarten. It’s even harder to believe that I’m homeschooling him. But, here…
1 John 1:5-10
This past week, I read 1 John 1:5-10 with GoodMorningGirl.org. I decided to dust off my Logos Bible Software from seminary. Did you know that they have a Mac version now? I was very excited! It has come a long way in the last 10 years. I’m loving Logos on my iPad too. I created…
Kids in the Word Wednesday ~ October 5
I’m spending a lot of time focusing on my 31 Days to Finding Joy in Depression series right now. I’m continuing to work through Who is God? with Jonathan and read with him in his Bible during our school time, but for the next few weeks, I probably won’t be sharing too much about the…
Denial
This is day 5 of 31 Days of Finding Joy in Depression. Yesterday, I shared the second part of my story of discovering that I had depression. Today, let’s face the denial. Denial is… disbelief in the existence or reality of a thing; refusal to recognize or acknowledge; a disowning or disavowal from dictionary.com It seems easier to deny the existence of depression than to deal with it. The masks…
Meet the Columnists for the NEW The Old Schoolhouse Magazine
I’m very excited about the new format for The Old Schoolhouse Magazine! In January, they are moving to a monthly interactive digital format. More information and more encouragement for homeschoolers. Take a look at this mash-up of the new monthly contributors: Can’t see the video in your email or RSS reader? There’s more info over at…