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In Exploring Creation with Zoology 3: Land Animals of the Sixth Day, Jeannie Fulbright outlines an experiment to help demonstrate the effectiveness of God’s design for animal camouflage. Our family completed this fun animal camouflage activity, and the procedure and results are pictured below. We followed the core experiment, then added a little twist after...

God Loves Baby Steps “Do not despise these small beginnings, for the LORD rejoices to see the work begin.” (Zechariah 4:10, NLT) You’ve probably heard of Steve Jobs, the Apple co-founder and marketing genius behind such high-tech innovations as the MacBook, the iPod, and the iPhone. You might also recognize the name, Steve Wozniak. “The...

Plan your homeschool … if that thought just sent you into a panic, take a deep breath and relax. You don’t need to immediately start hammering out weekly lesson plans quite yet. The best way to start preparing a plan for your homeschool is by taking time to reflect on the past school year. Here’s what you...

Josiah may have been young when he became king of Judah, but he was known for doing what was right in the eyes of God (2 Kings 22:2). Eighteen years into Josiah’s reign, a priest stumbled upon a copy of the Law of Moses, which had been largely forgotten by God’s people. King Josiah was so...

I had the honor of delivering the following graduation speech on June 4, 2016, at the North Carolinians for Home Education commencement service held at the Benton Convention Center in Winston-Salem. One of my daughters, Molly Caroline Carman, participated in the ceremony, becoming the fourth of our seven children to graduate. In this article, I...

I cannot sing well. Some would say I can’t carry a note in a bucket. As a matter of fact, I have three notes in my repertoire, and it probably does sound like I carry those in a pail. . . . addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making...

We can glimpse God’s signature by using science to understand his Creation. It’s spring, and flowers are blooming in a rainbow of colors. What appeared to be cold, dead earth is coming to life, and landscapers are planting seeds and seedlings. Likewise, this is a good time to grab your kids and plant the seeds...

“Yet even now,” declares the LORD, “return to me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning; and rend your hearts and not your garments.” Return to the LORD your God, for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love. (Joel 2:12-13) Joel may be a minor prophet...

Davis Carman provides an action item for years one through four of your homeschooling to help you make it through the graduation of your last homeschool student. A man plans his way, but the LORD determines his steps. — Proverbs 16:9 The great castles of old are . . . well, old. Most have been...

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. (Galatians 5:22-23) According to Galatians 5:22-23, the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Many songs and silly sentences have been created through the...

The secret ingredient of C. S. Lewis’ writing is his wordsmithing. He possessed a rare gift of communicating profound realities in simple terms and, to help us all reflect and celebrate Easter, we’ve collected some of his top quotes on the Resurrection. As we remember the sacrifice of our Savior and His triumph over the...

“The trees once went out to anoint a king over them…” (Judges 9:8) The following is my paraphrase of an Old Testament parable that appears in Judges 9:7-15. Scripture is meant to be enlightening and thought-provoking, and this passage is something of a hidden treasure. Perhaps this story will make for some good bedtime reading...

In the fateful year of 1963, prayer was no longer welcome in public schools. With its decision in the case of Abington Township School District v. Schempp, the U.S. Supreme Court effectively banned school officials from organizing or leading prayers and devotional Bible reading in public schools. Many people point to this as a major...

Deb Bell was the first homeschooler I heard use the phrase, independent learner. For me, an exhausted mother of four at the time, that sounded like heaven. The very idea that my kids might possibly at some point in the distant future be able to learn without my direct supervision sounded wonderful. But I could...

Have you ever eagerly purchased some flowers at a local nursery on a Friday afternoon, brought them home, taken a short break to tend to other matters, and then neglected to plant the flowers the same day? No big deal, right? You’ve got all day Saturday to transplant those beautiful blossoms. Saturday rolls around, and...

Look among the nations, and see; wonder and be astounded. For I am doing a work in your days that you would not believe if told. (Habakkuk 1:5) Have you ever prayed for months or even years for a personal breakthrough or solution to a problem? After days of feeling like your prayers are bouncing...

Writing about the book of Proverbs, Eugene Peterson says that wisdom is “the art of living skillfully.” In 1 Corinthians 14:33, Paul tells us that our God is not a God of disorder but of peace. Therefore, life should be as simple as figuring out steps one, two, and three and doing them, right? Shouldn’t the...

Twentieth-century illustrator Norman Rockwell was famous for his iconic depictions of everyday life in America. His distinctive style and subject matter captured the optimism and can-do spirit of his time, most notably in the 322 original covers he created for The Saturday Evening Post magazine. For the March 6, 1954 issue, Rockwell painted “Girl at Mirror,” one...

Why You Need To Homeschool From a Homeschool Veteran When our first child was born more than twenty-five years ago, I didn’t have any reasons to homeschool. Homeschooling was the furthest thing from my mind. Now, as a publisher of homeschool curricula, there is no doubt I am in it for the long haul. Along...

Have you ever considered how homeschooling might affect your homeschool marriage? We tend to talk about how homeschooling can improve your relationship with your kids. However, if you know where the sticking points are, you can avoid the trap of letting home education become a sore spot between you and your spouse and negatively affecting...