Raising Arrows Large Family Homeschool Life – Week 12 of 2024 This week, we are preparing for an extended stay from friends. Read all of the Large Family Homeschool Life posts! MONDAY It was 23° out this morning, so I didn’t walk the full mile with Winston. I wasn’t dressed for it at all! When I got home, I had some vanilla green tea to warm me. The kids ate leftover Irish Soda Bread for breakfast, but I opted out of breakfast after such a big meal yesterday evening. It was definitely a Monday here! I had fussy children, loud young adults, and a difficult time getting back into the ..read more

Raising Arrows How to Turn Your Vacation Into an Education This summer, make your vacation educational no matter where you go with these simple and easy to implement tips and ideas! My dad was 52 and my mom was 36 when I was born. They had both learned to slow down and enjoy life by that point. But, they were also fully aware of what truly mattered, and because of that fact my childhood vacations were not only slow-paced, but interesting and exciting and always educational. I carried these experiences into my adulthood and melded them into my own parenting style alongside my husband who has a ..read more

Raising Arrows Podcast #162 – 14 Ways to Make Your Marriage a Priority Don’t let your marriage slip through the cracks of your homeschooling day! Subscribe via iTunes HERE LISTEN ON SPOTIFY! LISTEN ON AMAZON MUSIC! AND NOW ON YOUTUBE! Resources mentioned: The 5 Love Languages (book) Just Between Us (app) Driveway Dates (post) 12 Rules for Life by Jordan Peterson (book) Transcript: 27 years and 10 children, you’d think we’d have this marriage thing down pat. But I have to tell you that marriage is definitely something you have to work at, something you need to make a priorit ..read more

Raising Arrows Podcast #161 – Mothering Sons Into Adulthood The relationship between a mother and her son is special, but it also changes as he moves from being a little boy, to being a teenager, to being a man.  As moms we need to learn to accept these changes and grow and change with them.  Subscribe via iTunes HERE LISTEN ON SPOTIFY! LISTEN ON AMAZON MUSIC! AND NOW ON YOUTUBE! Resources mentioned: Boys and Their Attitudes (Podcast #54) How to Parent and Discipline Boys and their Attitudes (post) Kristin Lavransdatter trilogy Podcast #161 – Mothering Sons Into A ..read more

Raising Arrows Large Family Homeschool Life – Week 11 of 2024 A change in curriculum (again), Creation activities, studying the Bible, and canning projects. Read all of the Large Family Homeschool Life posts! MONDAY The time change had me getting up later than usual. It is nice outside and we didn’t run the heater overnight. Any little bit helps to keep the bills down. I actually sleep with the window cracked as long as we are above freezing. I find I sleep better with fresh air in the room. Last night, I got out all the girls’ Spring and Summer clothes, so Aspen and I worked at put ..read more

Raising Arrows Podcast #160 – How to Keep the House Clean with A Lot of Kids Tactics for keeping the house clean with a bunch of kids underfoot! Get my book – Home Management for the Homeschool Mom Home Management for the Homeschool Mom AudioBook $12.00 Add to cart Home Management for the Homeschool Mom eBook $12.00 Add to cart Subscribe via iTunes HERE LISTEN ON SPOTIFY! LISTEN ON AMAZON MUSIC! AND NOW ON YOUTUBE! Resources mentioned: 4 Steps to a Better Homeschool Day (free class) Mom’s Daily Checklist Cleaning with Kids Podcast Series – #46-49 How to Put Your Home ..read more

Raising Arrows Large Family Homeschool Life – Week 8 of 2024 It was an odd sort of week with Morning Time often being Afternoon Time because of appointments and visits from friends. Read all of the Large Family Homeschool Life posts! MONDAY It was a lovely morning at 32° and sunny! I’d had a rough night, but thankfully, I wasn’t groggy, so I could enjoy walking the dog, rather than grumbling about it. I made bacon and eggs for the kids. I like to add spinach and green onions to mine, plus some hot sauce: A friend stayed over last night because she had some business in town and we d ..read more

Raising Arrows Large Family Homeschool Life – Week 7 of 2024 New curriculum! Plus, Valentine’s Day and Ash Wednesday activities. Read all of the Large Family Homeschool Life posts! MONDAY It’s new curriculum day! We read in Hurlbut’s Story of the Bible, and then got started! For Hundred Acre Wood, we started by reading Chapter 1 of Winnie the Pooh. The kids laughed and laughed! We are using The Complete Works of Winnie the Pooh to read from. Then, we talked about how A.A. Milne and Ernest H. Shepard were and how they came to be working on this project. We studied bee anatomy using ..read more

Raising Arrows Large Family Homeschool Life – Week 6 of 2024 The final week of Playful Pioneers and a big batch of sourdough! Read all of the Large Family Homeschool Life posts! MONDAY This past weekend was an emotional roller coaster and I feel drained today. I spent quite a bit of time just sitting in my chair in my bedroom until I finally felt like I could get my day started. I had a banana and coffee for breakfast because I didn’t want to cook anything. Then, I gathered school supplies and called everyone to Morning Time in the living room. This is our final week of The Playful ..read more

Raising Arrows The Challenges of Homeschooling Multiple Ages Homeschooling a lot of different ages of children comes with challenges. Learn how to overcome these challenges with simple ideas from a mom of 10! Throughout my 20+ year long homeschooling career, I have homeschooled anywhere from 1-7 kids at one time. Currently, there are 5 children in my homeschool, so I am no stranger to homeschooling multiple ages, and I’m definitely familiar with the challenges and struggles that come with trying teach so many different ages and stages. So, let’s dive in to some of these challenges, and some s ..read more