Stand in the ways and see, and ask for the old paths, where the good way is, and walk in it; then you will find rest for your souls. ~ Jeremiah 6:16
Traditionally, when someone would use the word orchard they would be describing a piece of land set apart for the use of fruit trees. Today people often think of apples when they hear the word orchard. Here at the Old Path I guess we have taken a more traditional approach and mixed in various fruit [...]
The Rules Currently there aren’t many and I reserve the right to change that up too. Add your link below, it has to be about Homeschooling, it can be something you just did or an archive post that is a real good one. Art projects, Science experiments, Nature hikes you name it! If you don’t blog [...]
Several months ago now, I wrote a post about what I made Hannah for Christmas. I also mentioned how I was toying with the idea of selling some of my creations. One of my readers was slightly disappointed as she was hoping I would do a tutorial. Well, I am of the opinion that there are [...]
A very generous lady that Dave works with passed along some hand-me-downs to Joshua and Joel. They were thrilled and proceeded to give us a slightly humorous fashion show. I’m so glad I grabbed my camera! For all of you who have lifted Joel up in prayer, as he battled brain cancer, here he [...]
A very generous lady that Dave works with passed along some hand-me-downs to Joshua and Joel. They were thrilled and proceeded to give us a slightly humorous fashion show. I’m so glad I grabbed my camera!
For all of you who have lifted Joel up in prayer, as he battled brain cancer, here he is about 10 months ago…
and Joel today… I think he rocked it!!
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It has rained and rained and rained around here so we have been stuck in the house. Not much in the way of field trips has happened. Well, unless you count going to speech therapy and physio. There was one special outing that Elijah took with Dave though. Early in the morning they headed out to have Elijah’s braces removed.
One of the things I love about having my children at home is that we get to celebrate these moments together. We were all here when he walked through the door braces-less. Elijah proudly announced, “Now I can eat ribs and popcorn!” One of the little ones asked, “Can we have popcorn now?” ”Sure!” I said, and at 10 in the morning we stopped what we were doing popped some popcorn and watched a movie in celebration of the braces coming off.
I know if we weren’t homeschooling we could have just as easily done this in the evening but I love that we can be spontaneous. Sure we have a schedule that we try to stick to hangs on our wall, but with homeschooling the books will always be there. If there is a little bit of blue sky after days of rain, we can put down the books and chase after the blue sky. We have done lessons at 7 o’clock at night or even on a Saturday morning. March break? What is that?
With homeschooling it becomes a lifestyle. We discuss what we are learning as we are driving in the car. The movies that we pick will often have historical value or show us how to do something. Learning is a lifestyle that for us does not have set hours of the day, or days of the week, or even seasons of the year. Oh, and rib-fest is scheduled for next Friday at Gramma and Biba’s house!!
What have you been up to this week in your homeschool?
Several months ago now, I wrote a post about what I made Hannah for Christmas. I also mentioned how I was toying with the idea of selling some of my creations. One of my readers was slightly disappointed as she was hoping I would do a tutorial. Well, I am of the opinion that there are [...]
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It is very easy for me to sit here and tell you what God has done in my life. I think just about any parent whose child has walked away from brain cancer could write a book about what God has done in their life, and maybe one day I will write a book. But [...]
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Traditionally, when someone would use the word orchard they would be describing a piece of land set apart for the use of fruit trees. Today people often think of apples when they hear the word orchard. Here at the Old Path I guess we have taken a more traditional approach and mixed in various fruit [...]
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It has been quite awhile since I have posted a Field Trip Friday. it was my intent to do it weekly and then we hit the Christmas rush, next we were sick and on and on it went. My point in wanting to have Homeschoolers link up their outings was to encourage one another [...]
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Wow, it is hard to believe 15 years have gone by already. I guess the old saying is true time flies when you’re having fun. It hasn’t all been fun we have been through some tough stuff together but I am blessed that it has only pulled us closer together. This time last year Joel [...]
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I have claimed the title before as being the least travelled person in the world, and while there may be some truth to that, I do have experience when it comes to LONG car rides with children. I may not have seen much of this old world but I am very familiar with the route [...]
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I have like many been enjoying Pinterest, the other day I found this quote and while I would love to give credit where credit is due, I was unable to trace it back to where it originated. If any one knows please enlighten me. I was really struck by this. Do you need to have [...]
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Has spring sprung on our little Homestead? This year we were teased with unseasonably warm weather in March, and here we sit almost hours from May desperate for spring in all its glory. I think we can safely say spring is here. I may not be a fan of the mud that spring tracks in, [...]
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I understand the purpose of the captcha, yet I am not a fan of it. My biggest complaint is that often times I can’t make it out. Sometimes I have had to hit refresh several times before I find one I can make out. Have you ever noticed that little icon that represents sound? Well [...]
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The other day I shared how much our family enjoys apples, and I rattled off a crazy long list of things you can make with apples. One of my readers asked if we had the recipes for all those things on the list specifically the fritters. We have made many of the things on the list [...]
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Our family loves apples, if you were to ask our children their favourite fruits most would probably reply some type of berry. However, the go to fruit around here are apples. Currently we have 7 apple trees and we are hoping to add more trees soon. I think what I love about them is [...]
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We made it to and from the hospital in one piece! I left early so I could take my time and get there in plenty of time I was just about to get on the highway when I caught a glimpse of Joel in the rearview mirror. “Joel where are your glasses?” “I thought you [...]
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