Natasha Metzler 3 Minute Read “I just don’t know what we’ll do,” she sighed, “part of me thinks it would be best to homeschool, but I’m just not sure I can do it. At least we have three more years before we have to decide.” The two-year-old in question came up to me and I scooped her into my arms….
Jennifer Miles 2 Minute Read Commentary from my first month of homeschooling a preschooler, a kindergartener, and a first grader. Never a dull moment! We’ve been learning about the planets and their orbits, the earth’s rotation, etc. This morning I heard Bethany (3) “teaching” her dolly: “The earth spins around one time and it’s morning, and then it spins around again…
Guest Author 5 Minute Read The first day was fine: I enjoyed the new experience and all the possibilities. The second day I ran down the hall screaming and crying. That is how I began kindergarten…and college.
Emily C. Gardner 3 Minute Read Expectations can be dangerous. An active imagination or creative mind can manipulate reality into something that only leads to disappointment. I experienced that kind of letdown when I started college.
Jeannie Pederson 3 Minute Read Like most homeschooled students, my senior year of high school was not the experience of typical American teens. I knew that going into it, of course, and while I was fine with no prom, no yearbook, and no cap and gown at the end, I had no idea just how different my senior year would…
Kami Williams 3 Minute Read School has always been fun for me. I wouldn’t say that it was easy, but I loved seeing my hard work rewarded and I did well, especially with anything that involved reading. However, in my senior year, reading out loud became a painful experience and I couldn’t figure out why.
Elisabeth Allen 4 Minute Read It’s the beginning of a school year and those of us who are students are thinking about classes and courses and books and essays again. I study part-time and long-distance and, after a year of juggling my studies with two jobs and the rest of life, there are a few things I’ve learned about the…
Rachelle Rea Cobb 3 Minute Read I got lost my first day. I shouldn’t have. A friend had given me the grand tour of the campus. After I received my schedule, my daddy and I mapped out my day, from class to class, building to building. I should have known where I was going. But after I grinned at Mom for…
Kindred Grace Team 1 minute “The object of education is to prepare the young to educate themselves throughout their lives.” -Robert Maynard Hutchins Each October we take a peek into each others’ lives, focusing on one theme throughout the month at ylcf.org and then giving everyone an opportunity to share in the link-up at the end of the month. This…
Elisabeth Allen 3 Minute Read “Then fill up your journal with words. Funny words. Enjoyable words. Stories. Poems. Jokes. Bible verses. Quotes from other writers. Things we’ve learned in sermons. Things we’ve learned from friends and family. Life is short. Write good words.” –Nancy Wilson, “Journal Keeping, Part 2” on the Femina blog There’s a hint of autumn in the…
Caroline Rose Sanders 5 Minute Read Perhaps it’s too soon to talk about it, but last Sunday was not the best. I came home from church, ate lunch and watched a movie. The rest of the day involved eating dinner (but not doing the dishes) and lying on the couch. And what, might you ask, was I doing on the couch?…
Caroline Rose Sanders 5 Minute Read I’ve learned that there is a massive difference between disagreeing and attacking. I’ve also come to know that there is no reason a person has to choose between being opinionated and being kind.
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