Making Memory Work Connect with Meaning

[This post contains affiliate links.] Rote memory has a bad rep.  Reputation that is.  Maybe we have bad memories from school of being “forced” to memorize things. Yet so much of learning is memorizing.  And memorizing doesn’t have to be a chore.  It can be fun and meaningful. So, as you are starting off the school

Morning Time

Morning Time has been a popular topic among moms as of late.  How do we get our day off to a good start?

My homeschool is not super structured and for awhile our mornings have been more like “survival time.”  I found myself starting the day by turning on the TV just so everyone would leave me alone while I got breakfast going.

But over Christmas break, I became convicted about establishing better habits and better routines.  I’m also aware that starting new habits and giving up old ones is HARD.  It’s a spiritual battle as well.