Homeschool is about educating the whole child. I recently came across this graphic and it’s spot on. It’s taken me a long time to break out of the public school mold. I want more for Jackson than just mastering math facts and memorizing important dates in history. Homeschool allows us to meet Jackson’s unique needs. We work on math and reading each day, but it leaves time for the therapy appointments that are so important - speech, OT, horseback riding. We get to learn about science and Continue Reading
October Writing Challenge #5 – Patient
This vision is for a future time. It describes the end, and it will be fulfilled. If it seems slow in coming, wait patiently, for it will surely take place. It will not be delayed. (Habakkuk 2:3 NLT) This verse refers to the end times, but it spoke so deeply to me during the days we were waiting for Jackson to speak. I remember these words coming to mind as I watched my toddler struggle to utter a single sound during a speech therapy session. These words brought me Continue Reading
October Writing Challenge #4 – Comfort
Homeschooling a child with unique learning needs has pushed me out of my comfort zone more than anything I've ever done. I was the mom who said I would never homeschool; I resisted for a really long time. It turns out I didn't have much of a choice. God needed me to step outside my comfort zone to meet the unique needs of my son. When you have a child with Dyspraxia, Dyslexia, Dysgraphia and Dyscalculia, (The Four D's), you cannot force them to fit inside the box that is public Continue Reading
Friday Favorites {May 7, 2021}
It's been a while since I've written a Friday Favorites post! This week was filled with some fun things and special moments, so I thought I'd share! My Meme's Iris My mom, sister and I all have iris plants that were once in my great-grandmothers yard. They bloomed this week and they make me so happy! Purple is my favorite color, so that makes them even more special. I just love that I get to look forward to these each Spring. The ice storm and recent hail didn't keep them from blooming in Continue Reading
Dysgraphia, Writing Accommodations and Learning Cursive
Jackson was officially diagnosed with Dysgraphia last month. Dysgraphia is a learning difference that affects handwriting. Handwriting has always been hard for Jackson. There's a whole lot of motor planning involved; add weak fine motor skills to the mix and the struggle is real. He spent years writing only capital letters and still prefers that to writing lowercase. In kindergarten, his principal made him erase his sight words and start over because he had written them in all caps. Continue Reading