http://freedomfiles.homeschooljournal.net Life While Pursuing Freedom Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:38:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Up front I will put this disclaimer for any and all public schoolers:  this is not a slight against you and your choice to public school.  This is just me attempting to understand. I was making up a more in-depth schedule for a few of Cole's subjects yesterday.  Doing an average ... http://freedomfiles.homeschooljournal.net/2008/09/05/what-do-they-do/ Well, now that it seems I'm blogging again, I thought I'd try to get back to my Food for Thought posts.  Basically, I'm just sharing a Scripture that is speaking to me right now.  Isn't this Scripture BEAUTIFUL??!!  Matthew 11:28 "Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. ... http://freedomfiles.homeschooljournal.net/2008/09/05/food-for-thought-5/ This week we are supposed to share our planned routine.  Well, as alluded to in my post on Agendas, September is only part-time for us.  This is a survival mechanism for me.  We have very long winters here, and I have mentioned numerous times about my struggle to cope.  So I take advantage ... http://freedomfiles.homeschooljournal.net/2008/09/04/homeschool-memoirs-3-routines/    My emotions as I begin to write this first assignment, and then in a few minutes will begin another year of teaching my children, are positive. They haven't always been. I attended a private, church-run Christian school for eleven years of my schooling, and finished my final year at home. ... http://freedomfiles.homeschooljournal.net/2008/09/02/bfs-assignment-100-oh-what-a-feeling/ I am participating in this year's Blogger Friend School and Back to School Giveaway.  I wanted to enroll last year, but I was unable to join in.  Thankfully, this year I am feeling better, and will do my best to complete the assignments.  For encouragement, an opportunity to meet other homeschoolers, and ... http://freedomfiles.homeschooljournal.net/2008/09/02/blogger-friend-school/ This week our assignment is to share our plans for the upcoming school year, as well as a Scripture that has encouraged in homeschooling.  I'm going to do this by child, age, level and curriculum.  Just to keep it simple!  Cole - 8&1/2, 3rd "grade":  Math-U-See Beta, ACE (School of ... http://freedomfiles.homeschooljournal.net/2008/08/29/homeschool-memoirs-agendas/ Homeschool Blog Awards is hosting Homeschool Memoirs 2008-09.  Come on and join in!  You can find the "rules" by clicking the button on my sidebar. I am a homeschooling "veteran" of three years.  I have five children, Cole - 8, Luke - 7 (on Saturday!), Brett - 4&1/2, Eliana - 3, and ... http://freedomfiles.homeschooljournal.net/2008/08/27/hsba-homeschool-memoirs/ Greg and I were doing a little more reading on the whole Lakeland skirmish.  We found a WONDERFUL letter/admonishion by Dutch Sheets, for whom we both have much respect, and a horrible one from Rick Joyner, for whom we used to have a degree of respect.  In Rick Joyner's response ... http://freedomfiles.homeschooljournal.net/2008/08/26/i-cannot-believe-he-actually-said-that/ A while ago I briefly mentioned that I wanted to weigh in on Lakeland.  Some of you didn't even know what Lakeland is.  Well I will tell you.  And I will tell you what I think about it. In April of this year, a young Canadian by the name of Todd ... http://freedomfiles.homeschooljournal.net/2008/08/13/lakeland/ Back in June, I popped over to Bloggy Giveaways, which is no longer being hosted by Rocks In My Dryer .  Don't Try This at Home is now hosting it, at, where else, but Bloggy Giveaways.  I hadn't checked in for a while and have missed at least one Bloggyland-wide ... http://freedomfiles.homeschooljournal.net/2008/08/13/i-forgot-to-tell-you/