Astronomy is not a subject many parents I know are eager to teach to their kids, so when I offered to teach a Classical Astronomy class in our local homeschool co-op, several parents sounded interested. This year, teaching Astronomy to a dozen or so 7th-12th graders has been very rewarding, and it has convinced me even more about the benefits of a child learning to appreciate and understand the heavens. What is "Classical" Astronomy? Classical Astronomy is the study of the motions of the heavenly bodies—the sun, moon, stars, and planets—as seen from earth. Unlike modern astronomy, classical astronomy does not rely on ...Read More
Archives for 2012
Foods Ridiculously Addictive Cocoa Crack (aka Healthy Chocolate Candy)
I could extol the many virtues of coconut oil, but alas I shall leave that for another blog post. One of our new favorite uses of coconut oil is making this ridiculously addictive cocoa crack. Trust me, this healthy chocolate candy will not last long in your freezer if you have a family! What makes this cocoa crack recipe different? There are many recipes for cocoa crack floating around online, but I haven't seen any quite like this one. The thing I don't like about the many, many cocoa crack recipes I found online was they just seemed too oily. I felt like I was eating a blob of flavored coconut oil. While that ...Read More
Homeschooling Planning the School Year: Choosing Curriculum for My 7-Year-Old
With the arrival of my twins in May of 2011, I knew the 2011-2012 school year was going to be a challenge to say the least. Not only would two babies keep me hopping, but I also have a somewhat challenging 3-year-old. I knew choosing curriculum would be important to help us keep up with school throughout the year. I also determined that I'd lighten my 7-year-old son's load if either he or I needed it. He's been working beyond his grade level, so slowing things down certainly wouldn't hurt him. Up until this school year we had been following Veritas Press curriculum recommendations. I've been very impressed with quality ...Read More
We started a blog. Are you proud of us?
Well, after all of the debate regarding if we should have a blog and what to call our blog, we've finally done it. We had some rather benign, boring names for our blog at the beginning. But we feel this name is more fun and more accurately reflects our approach to life. We desire to live a healthy life, serving God, having fun while doing it. We're excited to be starting a blog enabling us to dialog about issues that are important and interesting to us. Some of the topics that we're excited to begin writing about include: Homeschooling Our Reformed Christian faith Family life with four boys including twins ...Read More
