I am hoping to make a new devotional for each month this year… that’s a big challenge, but it is something that has been on my heart. For JUNE, our monthly theme will be FAITHFULNESS. We will be trying to find ways to show a little more FAITHFULNESS through routines and habits.
Here is the FREE printable, if you’d like to join us:
Continue reading “FAITHFUL in All Things Devotional”
It’s that time of year again for us… time to get the next school year planned out. We technically finished up our 2025-2026 school year before Easter but I’ve been busy with the garden and such so I am just now getting around to making our new schedule.
It is always SO TEMPTING to take a few months off to just focus on this house but I know from past experience that this doesn’t go well and that it takes FOREVER to get a couple of the kids back into the school routine. You can read more about last year’s curriculum and routines HERE.
Having a little extra wiggle room in our schedule means that we can take off more time around the holidays and I can take a week off for new grandbabies too! We also love taking the time between Thanksgiving and Christmas to just reflect on the reason for the season and it gives us time to do fun things with the family too.
A couple of years ago we switched to more of a Charlotte Mason-style approach and it was GREAT for the most part. We still have a couple of kids who just hate anything to do with math so that’s been a little challenging but we’re making progress. We’ve also really enjoyed using some of the FREE courses with Under the Home Homeschool, even though some of the YouTube links no longer work. They have a lot of great lessons though!
I will also be pulling some lessons from the Old Fashioned Education site. They have a TON of great resources and FREE printable lesson plans for every grade! You can also check out the Plain and Not So Plain Website for FREE resources and complete lesson plans!
I had a rainy day to gather my thoughts for the new year and I put that to good use. Last year, I also purchased a Montessori Curriculum for Shyanne so we will continue to use that with her, while including her in some of our other lessons too. Shyanne has LOVES being a part of our school routine and she has already completed the Easy Peasy All-in-One Preschool program. She’s also been loving the printable packets from Living With Eve.
I am hoping to make a new devotional for each month this year… that’s a big challenge, but it is something that has been on my heart. For MAY, our monthly theme will be PATIENCE. We will be trying to find ways to show a little more PATIENCE through routines and habits.
Note: The reference verse on Day 21 should be Colossians 3:12 instead of Colossians 3:20. (It has been updated.)
Here is the FREE printable, if you’d like to join us:
Continue reading “Growing in PATIENCE Devotional”
We are working our through history with some historical biographies this year. We are starting with the story of Sojourner Truth… here are some helpful resources that we have found to go along with this biography:
Historical Biography Notes Outline (to use as we read through the biography):
Continue reading “Heroes of History: Sojourner Truth Resources”
This time of year seems to be a little busier for us, so I thought it might be helpful if I just got all my special meals and recipes gathered for the month. I checked the menu plan and have made a list of the holidays that we want to celebrate.
If you haven’t seen our Perpetual Meal Plans yet, then you really need to check them out, as they have all kinds of special and unique holidays listed. Now is the time to start making your bucket list for Spring things, if you haven’t already.
You can also check out our Holidays tab and the May Holidays post for even more ideas!
Don’t forget to add upcoming birthdays onto your Meal Plan!
Here are a couple of links that you might find helpful:
1: May Day – this is also Mother Goose Day
4: May the ‘4th’ Be With You Day
6: National Lemonade Day
8: National Have A Coke Day – or use one for BBQ Chicken and Pasta Bake
13: Apple Pie Day
15: National Chocolate Chip Day
26: Sally Ride Day
28: National Burger/Brisket Day
Mother’s Day– second Sunday in May
Armed Forces Day -third Saturday
Memorial Day – last Monday of month
Friday the 13th: Good Luck Meal
4: National Cheese Day & National Applesauce Cake Day
5: National Gingerbread Day
We have also been studying ‘Holy Days‘, and we try to add them in as we can.
Biblical Feasts: Spring Feast Resources
I’m sure there are some days that I haven’t added, but let us know in the comments if there are any that you think should make the list!
God Bless!
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