Brenda 
It’s Thanksgiving tomorrow! I thought I’d post a few living book ideas for you as you celebrate this great holiday with your family. Since you probably won’t have time to order these books in time for this year’s Thanksgiving, I’ve also included Youtube videos of these books being read aloud. Enjoy! An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving by … Read more
I did it! I created a homeschool planner! This is the first of two. This one is a beautiful vintage-style weekly planner. You can scroll below to purchase a downloadable PDF or a hard copy. (The second planner I am designing will be released in 2025). The print version is 8.5 x 11″ and has … Read more
We have a dream of opening a homeschool resource center in the Knoxville area. Why the Knoxville area? There has been a huge migration to Tennessee over the last several years. You can see a small glimpse of this trend in this article and this article. If you read online forums on Facebook, Reddit, etc., … Read more
This Bible reading plan will take you through the whole Bible in four years; reading just one chapter per day. This is a doable plan for a family! Start reading in any Cycle, and go through all four cycles. During Cycle 4, you will read the following Bible books and passages: School Days Weekends Breaks … Read more
I named my business The Gentle Learning Company with this picture in mind: Mothers snuggling with their children and reading beautiful literature and poetry, studying carefully crafted art pieces, reading God’s Word, and listening to classical music together. Can you see it? It’s a wonderful thing! I create reading lists for moms, to point them … Read more
Enrichment consists of the following subjects: The Cycle 4 Composers are: The Cycle 4 Artists are: The Cycle 4 Poets are: The Cycle 4 Handicrafts are: You can download the pdf here: You can download the Form 1 Poetry schedule here:
Sunday evening, we had guests over for a taco night. I made iced tea, taco meat, and rice, and our guests brought toppings and taco shells. The rice I make is a Chipotle-style Cilantro Lime Rice, and it’s so good. Since I was cooking for a crowd and I didn’t want to make two pots of … Read more
I mentioned this week that I have been homeschooling since our oldest son was two–which means I’ve been homeschooling for TWENTY years. That’s a long time, and a good chunk of my life so far. Homeschooling has changed drastically over the years, and I want to share what I’ve witnessed here. When I entered the … Read more
I mentioned yesterday that I only planned to homeschool through preschool and kindergarten at first, because I thought those years would be easy enough. And yet, here I am, the mom of three sons who have graduated and two high school aged daughters, whom I am still homeschooling. What happened, and why am I still … Read more
Homeschooling wasn’t on the radar when I was in college, planning to teach middle school English. I grew up in the public school system, and so did my husband. We planned to enroll our children in that exact same system. Fast forward to 2001, when our first son, Isaac, was born at twenty-six weeks gestation. … Read more