Category: homeschool

Now Thank We All Our God

We’ve been adding leaves each day during our school time. I love especially that every family member ended up on the tree, although that took four days. And I love that “ice cream,” “sandwiches,” and “food” are separate entries. Also note: this tree is on our ‘school wall,’ which is

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First Field Trip!

We joined the United Christian Home Schoolers of Owensboro last month, and we got to take our first group field trip this week!A few firefighters showed us around the downtown fire station. We got to see all the gear they wear, the vehicles they use (there was a pump truck,

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What a Colorful World!

For preschool-at-home, we did a week about colors. Susannah absolutely adores “doing school” and woe to the mama who doesn’t have something prepped for every single day, because this kid doesn’t understand the concept of weekends or days off. We made a rainbow flip book (she ripped the Indigo/Violet page

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A nice reminder

I got this in my email inbox this morning – it’s a good follow up to my post about being so tired! “The human body’s need for sleep has always amazed me. God has designed us to literally “turn off” like a machine for eight hours or more each night.

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Day 2

Well, it wasn’t quite as idyllic as our first day. 🙂 Susannah only took a 45 minute nap, and I didn’t get to have my quiet time uninterrupted this morning…. but we finished all our schoolwork, and once again after lunch Jonas was asking for more. I really don’t want

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“The Plan” for our school days:

I’ll try to start around 8:00 am and we’ll finish up at lunch time (11:30 or so)… In my head and on paper, this looks like it will work. I hope it runs as smoothly in real life. CalendarBibleMusic and MovementWritingSnack TimeReadingRoom Play (while Mommy puts Susannah down for a

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Michelle, a white woman with brown hair, faces the camera with a smile. She wears glasses with clear frames and a shirt that says, "Those Goals Look Good On You."

MICHELLE NEBEL

I write about faith and theology, family and organizational tips. Always a planner at heart, I’m also a Bible study teacher and community volunteer. This is where I share a glimpse of my life, and I hope you’ll find the thoughts here encouraging!

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