I’m a little behind on processing photos. Last night I worked through some from an early February field trip to a local theater called Center Stage. While I had attended shows at Center Stage before, I had no idea they owned an entire block of buildings downtown and did a lot of their own pre-production...
We truly believe that not every family is called to adopt but that every one who claims to love Jesus should be doing something to care for orphans and vulnerable children. Before you let your blood pressure start to rise or start typing an argument, let me assure you that the possible ways to impact...
I’ve been invited to try Time4Learning for one month in exchange for a candid review. My opinion will be entirely my own, so be sure to come back and read about my experience. Time4Learning can be used as a homeschool curriculum, for afterschool enrichment and for summer skill sharpening. Find out how to write your...
We are excited to announce that we have been matched with 2 unrelated children, one boy and one girl, both approximately 14 years of age. That is about all we can disclose until we pass court in Ethiopia and they are legally Corkums. So now what? We wait to be assigned a court date which...
When we started homeschooling in the fall, I researched lot of ways to manage all my kiddos and their tasks (from workboxes to software). Because we only have to keep a portfolio (not grades or attendance), many of the available free planning websites and softwares were too detail oriented for us. I had been sitting...
What are your favorite spring cleaning tips? Do you have any to add to Alicia’s 10-minutes-or-less list? I have to laugh that I was assigned this particular part of the Getting Organized campaign. My first thought was, “Spring Cleaning?!?! What’s that? Do people still do that?” Here’s my two-cents: Do a daily 10-minute declutter (read:...
I was recently invited to review two audio workshops given by Susan Evans. Making Literature Fun From Susan’s website… “This one-hour audio workshop, delivered by a former English literature teacher, will give you seven practical ideas for making literature come to life in your homeschool. 39 classic works of literature are mentioned specifically, along with...
With all the sunshine today, we took the opportunity to build 2 more raised beds, prune the grapes, thin the garlic (it came back from last year), transplant the everbearing strawberries, and plant a bed of onions.