Is Expensive Curriculum Necessary for Homeschooling I Being Mean to My Husband

[@erinashley1910]

Sherry, you are a breath of fresh air. After watching your videos, I have NEVER felt pressured to "go out and buy something" to solve a problem. Instead, I feel inspired to take my insecurity to the Lord and let him lead me to a solution to whatever problem I'm having.

[@MomDelights]

He really is our supply!

[@elizabethharbison6823]

Yes agreed!!! Nothing annoys me more than “it’s expensive but you just have to try it to see if it works” [looks at budget] ummmmmmm yeah no

[@robin6290]

Same here! ❤

[@mycrazyfamilyid]

I would say "Amen", but she did make me want to get the original McGuffey Readers (and I did but used so only about $20). ;)

[@sharpfamily4938]

Thank you. I'm starting out on the homeschooling journey. It's overwhelming, all your videos and resources are exactly what i needed.

[@MomDelights]

I'm so glad to be of help!

[@jacobjohannes7123]

This is so encouraging!!! My eyes see those unboxing videos and it is VERY seductive. Add the fear that I won’t be enough. Your page has been the very best encouragement to me.

[@MomDelights]

Oh, I am so very glad💓

[@ludmilakushnir9763]

Thank you!! For great info.

[@melissamcdonald7180]

I have just found your channel. Thank you so much. You are such a blessing.

[@MomDelights]

My pleasure

[@jazz77T]

You're awesome! Thank you so much!

[@thisjoyfulmess]

This was such an encouragement to me. I found you by searching for McGuffeys (I’ve had the set for 20yrs and only with my youngest 3 have I realized how amazing it is!!!) and had no idea I’d be blessed to tears. I’m going to mostly-guilt-free 😉 give up on a pricey grammar/LA workbook that has been stealing our joy all year to shift focus. Thank you for your clarity, wisdom, and compassion. ❤

[@MomDelights]

You are so welcome!

[@daniellestewart7970]

I'm so happy I found your channel. I have been watching it for two years. You have saved my homeschool! You have explained things simply and cheaply. I appreciate it so much.

[@MomDelights]

You are so precious! Thank you for your encouragement and support :)

[@Dreblueskies]

I am so grateful to find her at the beginning of my journey, no doubt I will be spending a lot less money.

[@stephanieh133]

Wow, what a timely message my mama heart needed to hear. Thank you for sharing your irritation with your husband, I have been in the same place the past week and you were MY answered prayer. Pouring into the Word this morning. Thank you, sister!

[@MomDelights]

Hallelujah!

[@mppar3104]

I cannot begin to tell you how much you’ve encouraged me !!!! Your videos are my favorite !!! God bless you abundantly !! 🙏❤️🌸🌺

[@MomDelights]

Wow! I am so honored--I receive that blessing💓

[@saritamendoza3153]

I love dollar homeschool

[@MomDelights]

Me, too, I even wrote the introductions to the CD's :)

[@LampWaters]

Thanks so much for your updates and resources. Your so appreciated.

[@samanthagraveswalters8443]

You are such a blessing 💕

[@MomDelights]

Aww, thank you :)

[@JulieDobbins.76]

As I'm sitting here fretting over how I will be able to afford to continue with the curriculum we used this year in the fall, along comes this video to remind me that my McGuffey's, Ray's Arithmetic, etc is all that we need. Thank you for inspiring me to get back to the trusted, time-tested basics and put all that money towards some other necessity. I don't need to buy something!!!

[@MomDelights]

Amen!😁

[@rlewis9562]

Sherry you are a God send! I can't thank you enough, truly. You have revolutionised our homeschool. Please, please keep these videos going, reminding us of the greatness of simplicity and of the wonderful vintage classics that our out there. Love and best wishes to you and your family x

[@MomDelights]

This makes me very happy :)

[@kathrynbates5459]

Amen Sherry about loving our husbands! The Devil comes to kill, steal and destroy! When my father retired 5 years ago my mother went through a huge shift in their relationship. It was very hard for her to adjust to having him home. We had no idea that he would suddenly pass away last year and has so many regrets about not loving him more and complaining about the small stuff. She would give anything on Earth to be “annoyed” by him again. When I am temped to be annoyed and angry with my husband or feel like he’s not doing what I want I have to step back and ask the Lord to remind me that he (my husband) is a soul in this earthy vessel with so many expectations on him. He is doing the best he can just as I am.

[@MomDelights]

Thank you for this important insight!

[@katrinalamphere5700]

I just love learning from all of your wisdom. Thank you for helping us!!! As a new homeschool to kids ages 2, 5, and 7 I really appreciate your ideas and out of the box thinking. 💜

[@MomDelights]

You are so sweet to take time to leave such encouragement, thank you :)

[@samanthagraveswalters8443]

Sherry , you and Karen are blessings. I went to a convention and I wanted to save all them moms from the stress of the amount of curriculum they were looking at. I was recommending you and Robinson curriculum like crazy

[@MomDelights]

Wow! Thank you--we need to get the word out so more people can be set free :)

[@IndianaKristina]

This is so wonderful. Thank you for the encouragement! Wow, so refreshing! And boy did I need to hear ALL of it. Thank you for sharing! I downloaded the guide already. It’s so very helpful. So I’m so grateful for all the work you do to bless us Mama’s.❤️

[@MomDelights]

It is so much fun for me--thanks for "listening." :)

[@kim-n-ashchesmore5416]

Thank you Sherry Thank you!!!!

[@TaylorMadeBeauty55]

Beautiful Words as always! Thank you so much for taking the time to encourage us!!

[@MomDelights]

Thank you. It is my pleasure.

[@tistheseasonforpoetrybyvan239]

"The most basic, excellent materials take us the farthest."

[@cm6037]

We just started using the McGuffey primers and it’s our favorite! 😍 The doodles are the best part and it’ll be a fun keepsake! I really appreciate your channel/blog, the info is super helpful!

[@MomDelights]

Aww. I love looking back through our lesson books as well :)

[@countrymamablues]

You're videos always bless me. However, this one really touched my heart in a very big way! Thank you for being so open and honest with your own walk with God.

[@MomDelights]

When we are honest, God gets the glory :)

[@delinarandoma1053]

Wow just wow! God bless you, Sherry!

[@samanthagraveswalters8443]

I have question. I re watched this video as a reminder. Do you think Masterbooks curriculum Is good ? Have you ever looked at their curriculum ?

[@MomDelights]

I actually use a few Master books products. I think they are among the best.

[@ambererazo6218]

Oh, my word... this was me this last week! This is so timely in my life and once again thank you so much for your faithfulness in sharing this! LOL Same with the grandkids here!!! So good!

[@MomDelights]

We're all on the road, but we haven't arrived yet...lol!

[@BRL1611]

15 THOUSAND PER STUDENT PER YEAR!! Oh my gosh!! I got the short end of that, because I did not get a true education!! Im brushing on subjects I SHOULD have learned in public school!! I am learning alot about how I learn, and from solid textbooks. Thank you for sharing.

[@MomDelights]

I know, so sad for what is passing as "education" these days...

[@samanthagraveswalters8443]

I know I am commenting a lot. I can’t seem to download any of the freebies

[@MomDelights]

I'm so sorry for your problem, I just checked out the page and the files loaded for me. Wish I had an answer for you :). Perhaps there is someone here who could help?

[@samanthagraveswalters8443]

I have been so mean to my kids and husband lately I needed these reminders. Thank you for the scriptures ❤️❤️

[@MomDelights]

You are so welcome--God loves a humble heart!

[@samanthagraveswalters8443]

@@MomDelights ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@stephaniekirkland6046]

So encouraging. The Father has also teaching me the same lesson on forbearance and love. Thank you for sharing.

[@MomDelights]

My pleasure :)

[@Creative2xmom]

Love this. I think you go to a BIG church... our is about 60 people. :-) Yes, we wives need to support our husbands in this hostile environment. So glad you shared.

[@MomDelights]

If we would all just abandon the push by the culture and live by the Golden Rule, most of our problems would be solved :)

[@LampWaters]

I use your resources with Robinson Curriculum. We add in other great books and resource books. Collection of books on grammar, writing, poetry, bible, nature, health. And a collection of readers. And math. Everyone has your pages to use no matter what book they are in. No Curriculum, no workbooks, no grade levels just great literature and a collection of resource books.

[@Rofamily6]

Thank you Sherry for your openness in sharing your heart. This was so encouraging for me. Your entire video! I have been stressing over our oldest children and the highschool years. How will we do it!? Thank you for reminding me that we can do it in the most stress free easy way. And for your encouragement in the end of your video. I really needed to hear this too. -Mama of 8 💗💞

[@MomDelights]

You are so welcome--the teen/early adult years are when we really need the Lord Jesus at every step :)

[@jsmjsm7177]

I love you and your information. Our curriculum is continually turning towards technology, and while it has its place in our lives everyday, I don't like it in our school. I am going to check out your stuff!!

[@MomDelights]

Yay! Hope you find something that helps!

[@crazychicken4063]

This is so timely. For several years I have felt the desire to simplify our schooling. But I don't know how to implement it, how to give it the structure that apparently our kids needed. They also resist writing, and without having written instruction coming from a workbook or such like, I have no teeth. Please be nice to me. I know. I'm the Mom. But I have had to face things in my life that have taken a toll on my physical and mental energies. I have homeschooled four children. Next school year we are down to our last one. She will be 10th grade, but not up to that level especially in math, and also reading. I've been stuck on how to get English credits. I tried her in a placement test for CLE language arts and she didn't remember what an adverb was or contractions. I need something that isn't mom taught, I can help if needed etc. But it can't be me having to be with her everyday in order to get it done. Our school money we have set aside has been slowly dwindling because I've had to take from it at times for other more pressing needs, like.... Food, and a pair of shoes (Walmart) In the past we've tried, ACE school of tomorrow PACES, CLE, Rod and staff, easy grammar, Winston grammar, and analytical grammar. I'm currently looking at Fix-it Grammar but I don't know how involved I'd need to be. She saw a sample of bju English and liked the like of it... But, the price makes it hard for me to want to buy... What if it doesn't work.. And to be clear, I have not used all those English curriculum on one single child. Those are what we've used over the years between all four kids.

[@MomDelights]

Try McGuffey. I think you'll like it🙂

[@crazychicken4063]

@@MomDelights I do already have the ones from Mott media. What book should I use? Like I mentioned, she'll be in high school although not working at her grade level. And I didn't think they taught grammar..

[@lillahigdon771]

❤

[@unpoedichannah]

A question about your notebooking process: Do your children notebook every chapter read in certain subjects, e.g., every chapter in the Coffin book? I'm also curious about your approach to high school Science. Thank you for blessing us with your wisdom. ♡

[@MomDelights]

Sometimes, yes, as in the Coffin book. But not always; as one daughter is writing a 1000-word essay each week on anything she likes, even though she is in the middle of reading a number of books right now. Also, younger ones with shorter attention spans tend to do well with little bits at a time. I have a video on how I do science, just look on my Mom Delights channel.

[@gbcflower]

The Lord has given me an idea for our upcoming school year for social studies. I want to focus on a different prayer for our nation every few weeks. So we can start by praying for our government and learning about how the government operates at the local, state and federal levels. We can thank God for our Christian Heritage, praise him for the natural Beauty, for the Lost Souls etc. I'm really looking forward to this because it's the Lord that keeps giving me the ideas of how to do it.

[@MomDelights]

Sounds perfect!💖

[@meagankeele2835]

I love the confidence. I do like having Christian light for the core, but I hope to really explore for other subjects in the upcoming years. Do you have tips on how to get a 2nd grader to write. He loooives to read and be read to. But language and writing, not so much.

[@Qetesh777]

It’s the perfect age to have him tell you a story, ( you write it for him ) and you publish it ( meaning write it in a blank book) maybe have him draw pictures then pull it out from time to time saying I want to read your story. My 2nd grader loves writing stories now that he has one he is so proud of it.

[@MomDelights]

@@Qetesh777 This is so good! I was going to say that this is totally normal for boys, especially at that age, and that Charlotte Mason had children "tell back" to develop their writing before they sat down with pencil and paper. Also, according to Dr. Raymond Moore, it has been proven that children (boys) that young should not be doing close book work. Best to wait until 9 or ten, believe it or not!

[@Dreblueskies]

So grateful that God led me to your channel. This really speaks to me, I have a terrible habit of wanting to buy all the great looking stuff but that’s not the solution. Thank you ☺️ The public school system is a great example of wasting the tax payers money and providing awful teaching along the way.

[@MomDelights]

That's for sure!

[@Bronnydance]

THANK YOU, Sherry, for your wisdom and for sharing such practical information - I am so thankful for you! Regarding the 'Story of Liberty' - what age do you recommend this book for? Middle school? Highschool? Also, I wondered if the associated notebooking pages are available on your website? They look fantastic and thank you for showing us an example of these in this video! We have absolutely loved this simple (yet incredibly effective) way of learning (reading/prepared written narration pages) - thank you for leading the way and changing our homeschool for the better!

[@MomDelights]

You're so welcome--yes, I actually have an entire page on my blog filled with all sorts of free things. The age range for the Story of Liberty for independent readers would be upper elementary through early high school, but it could be read aloud to children who are younger/older and would still be of benefit--it is that good :)

[@Bronnydance]

@@MomDelights thank you! Found it 😊

[@nbobrick17]

What a great video! I'll be downloading that homeschool guide. I've been using your lesson books and they've been easy for me, and effective for my daughter. I can relate to spending lots of money on curriculum in the beginning... 😭What are your thoughts on extracurricular activities and homeschooling? I have 5 kids and counting and I can't see us being able to afford putting our kids in all kinds of classes and activities every year, but I've been feeling a little guilty about that.

[@MomDelights]

This was my philosophy on that: I could either try and give my children everything and lose out on giving them myself, or I could strive to give them the best of myself by limiting all of the business and then if we could add the other things in it would be gravy on top. Would my kids appreciate a mom who was rested and could respond with kindness and enthusiasm, or a worn-out, dragged-out mom who could barely keep two thoughts together? This really helps me when the guilts attack.

[@nbobrick17]

@@MomDelights Thank you! I will keep this in mind whenever it pops up occasionally.

[@mandychoiniere146]

I have to ask, since I didn't see anything, but maybe I miss it, but what are you using for math? Im thinking of switching to CLE from rod & staff arithmetic and notice that there is a similar mcguffy reader type style called Ray's arithmetic is that what you would use considering you are Mcguffy lover?

[@MomDelights]

I have some information on different math programs around my channels, if you want to check them out (sorry for the late reply, YT did not inform me of your comment :P).

[@sol8848]

Thank you Sherry for all your work and the great help you have been since I found you three years ago. God sent you. He blesses you and your Family. I ask you a great favor to translate into Spanish in your videos, thank you very much.

[@MomDelights]

I would love to do this, but I'm not sure how to go about it. I will look into it :)