The Challenges of Navigating Influence
I miss writing in my blog so much. I know that people aren’t reading long articles like they used to, which is one of the…
Category: Writing
The Inspiration Behind the Book
There are pivotal moments in all our lives, circumstances that compel us to reevaluate our beliefs and convictions. We cannot move past these monumental interruptions…
Bloggys Award For Family and Relationships
What an unexpected but wonderfully pleasant surprise to receive the Bloggys 2015 Award for the blogging category of Family and Relationships. Unfortunately I couldn’t physically…
Plagiarized
After a crazy week at the hospital, I checked my email and received a disturbing message. A concerned reader of Teachwithjoy told me that there…
Bible, Character Building, Father, Homeschool, motherhood, Parenting, Raising Boys, Raising Girls, Relationships, Writing
Better than 20/20
As a mom, there’s no hurt like the hurt you feel when your child experiences pain, disappointment, tragedy, loss…I can’t explain how it tore me…
Education, handwriting, Homeschool, Homeschooling - Early Elementary, Homeschooling - Preschool, penmanship, Writing
Handwriting Practice Worksheet Maker
You will like this! Forget about buying penmanship workbooks. Just make your own worksheets. The nice thing about D’Nealian’s writing style is that it makes…
Christianity, family, Homeschool, How to Homeschool, Learning Environment, Parenting, Relationships, Writing
Rest While Homeschooling
Yesterday, I shared with my dad a story about homeschooling one of my sons, and he asked me to share it during his message today…
Pre-Writing Skills Resource
I chanced upon a wonderful book at Toy Kingdom while shopping the other day — My Very First Writing Book of Patterns. It was a…
Blog entry by Elijah
For a writing assignment, my son, Elijah, wrote this for his blog (with some grammatical assistance from moi)… When I was almost 8 years old,…
Education, handwriting, Homeschool, Homeschooling - Baby to Toddler, Homeschooling - Early Elementary, Homeschooling - Preschool, penmanship, Writing
Stages of Writing
Gently introduce pre-school aged boys to writing, especially if they are not very confident or skilled at handling a pencil. I have found that exposing…
The Young Architects
My eldest son, Elijah, just launched his own blog called The Young Architects. It is his online portfolio of created things and meaningful reflections. Of…
Making Mini Books
Children need a compelling reason to write. I remember having a conversation with author of Ultimate Guide to Homeschooling, Debra Bell, and she said that…
