College Bound: Thomas Aquinas College Last December I shared our curriculum for the year, a little bit about how we have homeschooled for high school, and the current plans we had for our latest high school senior to graduate with enough credits to finish an AA in...
We are wrapping up our first semester of this school year! At the beginning of the year I promised that I would share our curriculum this year and I'm finally getting a chance to finish up this post... This year we have a 12th grader, 9th grader, 7th grader, 5th...
We have been using Fix It! Grammar for many years and really love the program! It's been an excellent way for our children to learn grammar through editing. A few months ago Institute for Excellence in Writing (IEW) offered to send me samples of the...
The other morning I got up early to make a sheet of Baked Blueberry Pancakes for breakfast. I serve baked pancakes frequently and asked our four year old whether she wanted me to make chocolate chip, strawberry, raspberry or blueberry this time... and blueberry it...
We have been utilizing the Ignatius Critical Editions in our home school curriculum for years now. They are always my top pick when searching for classic literature selections for our high-schoolers to read. Each edition contains a captivating introduction, the...
This year I'm once again (officially) home educating five of our children. We have a 12th grader, 10th grader, 8th grader, 5th grader and a 3rd grader ... plus two college students, a toddler and a baby. Life is full! After three challenging years, with...
This past Saturday we hosted a graduation party for our two high school graduates! They actually graduated Kolbe Academy at the beginning of May, but we just didn't have an opportunity to celebrate until now... One morning in June, when I was looking at the...
This year I've been home educating seven of our eight children. We have two 11th graders, a 9th grader, 7th grader, 5th grader, 2nd grader and a Kindergartner ... plus a new baby!Last year I started the school year thinking that it would most likely be our last year...
Well, I had this whole post ready to go the first week of school, just waiting for a few photos, then blogger ate it. I nearly cried. I had been using the draft post to keep track of all my plans for the year and I didn't have them written down anywhere else... sigh....
...We read in the “Decree on Christian Education” from the Second Vatican Council:“Since parents have given children their life, they are bound by the most serious obligation to educate their offspring and therefore must be recognized as the primary and principal...
Father in heaven, grant me the grace to appreciate the dignity which you have conferred on me. Let me realize that not even the Angels have been blessed with such a privilege—to share in your creative miracle and bring new Saints to heaven. Make me a good mother to all my children after the example of Mary, the Mother of your Son. Through the intercession of Jesus and Mary I ask your continued blessings on my family. Let us all be dedicated to your service on earth and attain the eternal happiness of your kingdom in heaven. Amen.
