by Spencer Mason | Jun 14, 2017 | GREENHOUSE, Spring 2017
14 Jun 2017 When my husband and I discussed having children, we always knew that we would homeschool them. As a child, I had always enjoyed playing school with my dolls and little sister. The opportunity to teach my children at home seemed like a dream, almost too...
by Spencer Mason | May 3, 2017 | GREENHOUSE, Spring 2017
3 May 2017 The last time my mom tried to spank me, I was just about as big as she was. Of course, my mother is a pretty small lady! As she approached me in the hallway with the discipline utensil, I reasoned with her, “Mom, can’t we talk about this?” “No!” was her...
by Spencer Mason | Mar 29, 2017 | Uncategorized, GREENHOUSE, Spring 2017
29 Mar 2017 You’ve been pressing on in your school year. The kids have been doing well with studies, sports, scouting and church activities. You feel like you are having a successful year; you are on top of your planning, and there are several enrichment activities...
by Spencer Mason | Feb 8, 2017 | Fall 2016, GREENHOUSE
8 Feb 2017 Sometimes our lives feel like we have been thrown into a rushing river. We are just trying to survive, barely keeping our heads above the water and avoiding the jagged rocks. We have little control over our direction and speed. This is how we feel when we...
by Spencer Mason | Dec 7, 2016 | Fall 2016, GREENHOUSE
7 Dec 2016 Sometimes it’s hard to admit that we may need help with our homeschool. Understandably, we may be overwhelmed with a curriculum choice, lesson plans, need for organization, homeschool itself or the motivation to want to teach. It is during hard times such...