Welcome to A Mother’s Thinking Love: Living Ideas, Lovingly Shared! In my last post in this series, I discussed why I think many math curriculums are set-up “exactly and precisely backwards.” I want to take that a step further, then I want to present a different way. Join me…
Welcome to A Mother’s Thinking Love: Living Ideas, Lovingly Shared! In my last post, I introduced my background with math: from struggling student to a new teacher with no curriculum to a homeschool mother-teacher. I outlined how I learned to teach math without a curriculum and how, in my…
Welcome to A Mother’s Thinking Love: Living Ideas, Lovingly Shared! As we began homeschooling nearly nine years ago, it was easy for me to understand teaching from a Charlotte Mason philosophy. It was easy in almost every way, except with math. But, by using my background and continuing to…
Welcome to A Mother’s Thinking Love: Living Ideas, Lovingly Shared! Recently, I asked in The Toolshed if any mother-teachers there would find it helpful to hear a few reflections about teaching math from a fellow mother-teacher. My daughter is in Year 8 now, so I have a bit of…
Welcome to A Mother’s Thinking Love: Living Ideas, Lovingly Shared! A recent trip to a thrift store has made me think: Do the items that line the racks and shelves of our thrift stores reveal anything about us as a society? Do they reflect our mindsets, values, and habits?…
Welcome to A Mother’s Thinking Love: Living Ideas, Lovingly Shared! In my last post, I shared a bit about our view of Morning Time and what it looks like for us in late summer months. As we look towards an “official” start of a new year, I’m starting my…
Welcome to A Mother’s Thinking Love: Living Ideas, Lovingly Shared! In nearly nine years of homeschooling, we have found that, even in summer, we do best to keep a daily routine or rhythm. The heart of this year-round rhythm has been: Morning Time. In today’s post, I will share…
Welcome to A Mother’s Thinking Love: Living Ideas, Lovingly Shared! This month’s Family Worship Guide is titled “Words of Life”. In this post, I will share a bit about the guide & its inspiration, what’s included, and some optional resources. Join us and follow along with “August 2025 Family…
Welcome to A Mother’s Thinking Love: Living Ideas, Lovingly Shared! As part of my yearly summer encouragement reading, I picked up a biography of Charlotte Mason called: “The Story of Charlotte Mason” by Essex Cholmondeley. Somehow, I was not aware this book existed until earlier this year. When I…
Welcome to A Mother’s Thinking Love: Living Ideas, Lovingly Shared! This month’s Family Worship Guide is titled “Here is Love”. In this post, I will share a bit about the guide & its inspiration, what’s included, and some optional resources. Join us and follow along with “July 2025 Family…
