Wow, this means so much to me right now. Our family is going through an extremely difficult time, really a difficult year. This is so true and a great thought to ponder! Thanks, Marie!! Life IS hard. God is SO good.

I began All Aboard with my 3 year old. The special one-on-one time with him has been precious. God's timing truly is perfect... I wanted to begin All Aboard with him in January, but my plate was just too full at the time and honestly, he hated the idea! Now he is SO excited about it. I put up the fo...

Hi! I missed this post the first time. I studied ASL in both high school and college, graduating with a BA in ASL. I worked for 6 years as a sign language interpreter before staying home with our oldest child. Looks like you have gotten lots of great responses and are headed in the right direction! ...

I find early mornings, before the children wake, is my best chance for silence. It has been a struggle for me over the years. I've always liked the idea of waking before everyone and spending time in silence with the Lord, but making that idea become a reality has been tough. I am doing better now t...

Hi! I agree with the above ladies that MFW is very open and go. We did that this year with ECC, starting in October after we moved into a new home. That said, I think a little more preparation on my part, during the summer, when I'm super excited and motivated will benefit our family and help get ev...

Hi Lisa, We are excited to start All Aboard in the fall with my youngest little guy, and Lord willing, the Pre-K program the year after. MFW has been such a blessing to our family! All Aboard looks wonderful and I anticipate a lot of special one on one time with my little fella as we go through it. ...

I wish Voyage had been available this year for my wiggly 5yo (May bday as well!). We did K through unit 10 and stopped. He wasn't ready for the phonics. He loves "doing school", though, and especially the individual time with me. ;) I've been struggling to plan something for him each day s...

We absolutely love LLFT.

Still crossing my fingers for a surprise release of LLFT grade 5!

Kelly

The benefits for us for testing were many. The most important is that my child realized that he wasn't stupid. He really thought this prior to testing. Testing showed him that he had a normal IQ and just had a brain that wasn't going to process language in a certain way. What a relief! Once he had ...

Not upsetting at all! Your words were a balm to my soul today. :) I needed to hear this and was hoping for a response like this. Like Julie always says, I tend to lean towards "better late than early" myself. I am completely fine with taking a break from K for a while. I guess what was/is ...

Hi ladies, I need some more help here. I just broke down to my husband about all of this...really emotional. I'm having a really hard time dealing with it. We are no strangers to learning issues. I have a child with a big delay in math and we are now learning about stealth dyslexia as a possibility ...

Thank you Julie! I was hoping you'd give me some good suggestions and links! ;) Both of those links were encouraging and helpful. I think we'll just slow down for now and maybe go back and review the letter sounds he has learned so far so that those are solidified in his mind. I am fine with slowing...

Grace, blessings to you as you raise your little family. My family is similar (size and age span) and it is hard when everyone is so small to get anything done, really. It does get easier, though. Hang in there!

I have seven kids all very close in age. I'm excited about eventually reaching the family cycle. I was wondering if I can combine my 1st and 2nd graders in Adventures (sticking to their own grade-level 3 Rs) without my 1st grader missing out on anything crucial from the Learning God's Story level? ...

I am about to order ECC, and trying to decide on the additions....specifically the Exploring World Geography. How many pages are in this? I don't know if I want everyone to have one, or if I just want to make copies. I'm all about making life easier....but I'll have four kiddos using. If its pages ...

That sounds like a good plan! I am still debating on whether to start with my 2yo now or wait until fall..... This makes me want to start now. I love the idea of getting the older ones involved. My kiddos would love that, too.

Yay! So exciting! We just purchased All Aboard for my youngest for the same reason. I need some structure with him and he is feeling quite left out this year (and getting into lots of trouble :~ ), being finally the only one not doing "school". He'll be 3 in February and I plan to start ri...

Yay! I'm excited for you and your family. You're in for a real treat! We just got our box yesterday. I am planning to start All Aboard with my 2 yo in Jan or Feb. You will enjoy your school year so much. We are in week 5 of ECC and are finishing up learning about Mexico. We made a pinata this aftern...

Thanks for everyone's thoughts and suggestions. I ended up talking it over with my husband and he encouraged me to go ahead and get the All Aboard program! Go figure! I thought he wouldn't want me to spend the money, but he encouraged me to use it to carve out the time in the day to spend with our l...

Let’s share our hopes and plans for this school year. Blessings, Marie We have a loose routine that really seems to flow well: Bible first, followed by K for my 5yo while the two older ones work on math and handwriting, with all other subjects following behind. Works really well for us, yay! Overal...

Hi Laura, I could've written your post. My oldest has struggled with math from the beginning. I totally agree with the other ladies, take it SLOW. I don't recommend switching curriculums. We've tried 5 or so and...the curriculum isn't the problem. ;) MFW's 1st grade math, IMO, is the best way for ch...

Hi! Glad to hear you're going to go with 1st. It's a wonderful year...my favorite. :) As far as a seamless transition, I would just go ahead and jump right into 1st as soon as you get it! I have always loved the idea of "starting" and "ending" at a certain time every year and pla...

In the kindergarten program there were some very helpful tips on how to organize the student sheets as well as advice to laminate frequently used items and those were listed. Upon receiving the first grade package I felt a bit at a loss as to organizing this curriculum. I haven't had a thorough loo...

It's almost summer! Let’s encourage each other and have some fun! Marie Lord willing, we will finish our "school year" this coming Friday! It has been a wonderful year for our family. My 6 yo is finishing up Learning God's Story and has truly enjoyed every bit of it. His favorite subject ...

I am having a hard time deciding what program to use for my daughter. She is 9 years old. She is reading at a much lower grade level than her age would indicate. I finally had her eyes tested and had her tested for learning disabilities. She will start vision therapy this summer. They were thinking...