by Marissa | May 2, 2016 | Celebration, Image-Update, JoiningCommunity, Life, PursuingBeauty, reading/literacy, Uncategorised
May 1st saw the sun shining brightly and cheerfully for our May day celebration! This has been a long awaited celebration by the girls, especially after reading of the May Day Celebration in the book, More All of A Kind Family. I admit, I love planning parties and I...
by Marissa | Nov 11, 2014 | Art, Daily Rhythm, Homeschool, Image-Update, PursuingBeauty, reading/literacy, Uncategorised
Part of my school plan for the girls is that we will do an artist study for a couple of months at a time. This includes studying their style, medium, personal life and most of all the beautiful images that they create. This might sound a little much for a four and six...
by Marissa | Oct 17, 2013 | 31 Dayers 2013, 31 days 2013, Art, Daily Rhythm, Homeschool, Image-Update, PursuingBeauty, reading/literacy, Uncategorised
My mom always included keeping a journal as part of our homeschooling and I still have a couple of mine. Sometimes they are very straight forward, “Today we went for a ride up Polar Springs. Mary Workman came to visit. We had stew for supper.” Or Other times I pour...
by Marissa | Sep 10, 2013 | Aneliese, GrowingFamily, Homeschool, Image-Update, Life, reading/literacy, Uncategorised
We’ve officially dove into homeschool kindergarten! Last week as the first day of school came and the big yellow buses began to pass our house, I had a mini parenting crisis. Could I really teach my girls? Was this really the best thing for them? Is Aneliese missing...
by Marissa | Mar 2, 2012 | Daily Rhythm, Home, Image-Update, Life, Parenting, Play, reading/literacy, Uncategorised
I have long admired my friend Jamie for her dedication to providing a peace-filled environment for her children using the simple resources that she has. I have asked her to share some of her thoughts on that today. When Marissa asked if I would consider writing a...
by Marissa | Feb 11, 2012 | Aneliese, Cecily, Image-Update, Parenting, Play, reading/literacy, Uncategorised
Oh, the many uses of an umbrella!
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