As the famous Greek philosopher, Aristotle, proclaimed thousands of years ago…“Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.” But, what exactly is heart education? And how can we strive for it in our homes?

Whether you live in Utah or are planning to visit — there is a lot to do in this state for an educational experience. Check out this post for over 40 ideas of places to go.

A few of our favorite Valentine books and a little look into how we’ve celebrated Valentine’s the last couple of years.

We’ve been reading lots and changing up our unit study routine. Today I’m highlighting some of the things we’ve been up to the last few weeks.

In 2023, we’re beginning a year long study of The New Testament. On this post I am going over the materials I am using for my personal study, my children’s study, and what our weekly routine looks like.

Some of our favorites for the Christmas season.

We read more in November. The cooler weather and the first snow storms begin to tuck us in for the winter. Today I’m sharing some of our favorite books to read this time of year. But, first I wanted to chat a little bit about home libraries and why collecting seasonal books have become important to us.

We’re shifting gears into ancient world history and here are a few of the materials we’re currently using.

Looking outside our back living room windows, we can see the dusting of red treetops beginning to work their way down the mountainsides. Fall is here and it’s time to pull out some of our favorite books!

The topics covered in this course are must-have and must-review conversations. Here are my honest thoughts about the course.

Since meals come around all day everyday, here are a few things that have helped our kids be a little more independent when it comes to the kitchen.

I’m guilty of loving all things school items and a cute calendar is no exception. Over the years, I have used a few different calendars to help our children develop a sense of time and just depending on your space I have loved them all!

The toddler years can be rough — throw in trying to homeschool older children — and it’s a whole new level of challenging. Here are 10 things I’ve learned over the last few years.

Are you looking for some new nature study books to add to your home library? These are some of our favorites and why. I also included my wish list…because can one ever have enough nature books???

This is our first unit study of the year. If you’re new around here, I like to dive deeper into one unit at a time and right now we’re doing all things birds!

Our first day back to homeschool 2022 with all the links and details.

Short and simple post on our handwriting basket and what’s in it.

The number one homeschool item I recommend.

From paints, pastels, play doh, and pom poms to glitter, googly eyes, and glue - supply management in any home, especially a one that homeschools, can definitely be hard. Here are a few tips I’ve found helpful over the years.

Three years ago if you would’ve told me I’d be here talking homeschool rooms - I would’ve had no clue what you were even talking about. Turns out there is a whole community of homeschool rooms and moms and I absolutely love it!