Leaving your Children @ Home (Family Rule Book part 3)
Adoption . Family Rule Book . Home DiscipleshipToday, I am sharing two more pages of our family rule book. The first page is for older children that will be asked to baby sit. The second page is instructions for our children when they are being cared for by someone other than parents. We have a large family and children ranging in age
Little Things Matter, Simple Steps make a Difference
Home Schooling . Katie, the Cleaning Lady . Katie's RamblingsWhen you have fifteen children and homeschool people ask you a lot of questions. I don’t mind the curious questions, because let’s be honest I am nosey myself. I like to know things, especially, things about people and how they think, and what they do, and why they do it. One question I get asked
Celebrating Milestones, Graduations, and Accomplishments with the Focus on Yehovah
Family . Home SchoolingRecently on Facebook, someone asked about celebrating milestone birthdays and achievements. Over the years our family has changed our views on these types of celebrations, so I thought I would blog a bit about that change and where we are now. In this post, I am going to focus on graduation from high school. When
How to Clean Your Clothes Closet (And deciding what to keep)
Family . Home Schooling . Organization (Hirn Helpers)Here at the Hirn Homestead, I, Tyler, am the resident organizer. I love organizing, cleaning out a space, packing, and creating a neat place. Often, people hire me to come clean and organize for them, or to pack and move their belonging when relocating. It makes me feel good helping others get organized. Rachel suggested
Homeschooling Torah (my official review of the best curriculum on the market)
Home Schooling . Torah/BibleI have been homeschooling for 20 years, and I have used lots of different curricula. I prefer fun, easy, simple, and BIBLE solid materials. Several years ago, I decided to look into using the Bible as our only textbook. In my search, I came across a company called Foundations Press. Foundations Press is the mother
A Look inside your Dyslexic Child’s Mind (a dyslexic perspective series)
Dyslexic perspective . Home Schooling . Popular Posts . Tyler's TidbitsIt’s been a while since I’ve written on the family blog. Many readers have probably forgotten this IS a family blog, not just Mom’s blog. That’s ok, it has been a long time since anyone other than mom has posted. I have wanted to write several posts for the last few months now, and with