The Orthodox Christian Morning Time Curriculum by St. Irene Press Just this week, one of my friend's sent me a few links to some new homeschool curriculum on the market. There were a lot of curriculum choices available nine years ago when I started homeschooling, and there are even more now! There is Charlotte Mason, Classical, traditional and various hybrids of both methods combined into one curriculum. When I was a new homeschooler, I remember being pulled this way and th

I can't believe we are more than halfway through the 2025 - 2026 school year! With the snow storm here this weekend, I decided it was a good time to start assessing my curriculum choices for this current year, and thinking about what I might want to change for next year. This year my son has been in 2nd/3rd grade, but next year, he will be in 3rd/4th grade. (My oldest son will be taking most of his 9th grade classes through online providers (whether live or self-paced) exc

I just wanted to write a post to thank anyone that has purchased the Orthodox Christian Morning Time Curriculum! I hope that the curriculum is a blessing to you and your family! We are enjoying using it at my home. I am sorry for the few typos that you may notice, but I am correcting them as they are discovered. Notably, in one part of the curriculum it states that the Feast Day of the Holy 40 Martyrs of Sebastea is March 6, when it is actually March 9. That should be co

Organization cart full of school supplies. My son can access the supplies for a handicraft by pulling out a tray. One of the hardest things for me as a parent has been adjusting to the constant phase changes involved in child development. It seems as soon I get used to one phase, there is another to learn about! Since probably last summer, once of my biggest challenges has been adjusting to a world without my boys playing! On top of that, both of my boys have always strug

It's nearly the middle of the school year and I've been happy with most of our curriculum picks so far this year. I'll post a more in-depth review of certain curriculum items later this year. For now, I wanted to share my favorite new curriculum finds of this 2025-2026 school year. The first is Zealous for God by Demetrios L. Potopoulous, published by New Rome Press. This book is perfect for families that want to continue studying Old Testament Bible Stories, but have older

Painted by 8 year old while using the "I Can Do All Things" Art Curriculum. (This was done during free time, but utilized skills he had learned.) It wasn't too long ago (January 2025) that I posted on my blog that I tried out sending my middle school aged son to a charter school. Well, I am somewhat relieved to report that the phase/trial has come to end. We are returning to "homeschooling" him on Monday. I put homeschooling in quotes because there are sooo many resources

Well summer is half - over for us in the state of Arkansas. School starts up again the 2nd week of August. Though I am finally getting...

Happy July! I wanted to quickly share a video by Ashley M. Buffa that she recently released. She does a great job talking about some of the major problems in homeschooling right now. I have to admit that I haven't taken advantage of the material she offers on her website, but I have watched several of her videos. If you are struggling with the current homeschooling climate or need motivation, I highly recommend her channel. While she is not Orthodox, if you are also stru