Our HomeSchool Learning Journey.

Two years ago my husband and I decided to homeschool our children, my daughter is 9 going into 4th grade and my son is 7 going into 2nd grade. I am amazed with the amount of curriculum and resources, either Christian or not Christian curriculum there is tons out there. There is a lot of things you learn after you experience with your children and see what works best for them and for you. There are websites where you can quiz your children to see what kind of learners are they, most children have all the kinds of learning, but some kids are more visual learners than they are audio learners and those little things help when you are searching for the right curriculum. Learning Style quiz. I have used in my first year the Horizons curriculum for all subjects or what is called a complete curriculum, Horizons is made by Alpha & Omega Publications, I actually liked this curriculum a lot for my second grade child, math was a little hard just because of the amount of problems for every lesson, but I loved that the book tells you how much they need to complete in a day, that makes it so much easier on me. My child learned a lot, I loved the spelling and vocabulary and penmanship, also the phonics and spelling. When we did the kindergarden for my younger one a few years ago, the phonics and reading was a little to challenging for a kindergartener, he loved the math and did great. In the following year I wanted to give it a try to the LifePacs also from Alpha & Omega, the books a good and have tons of good info, History was great and Math was okay, there was one thing I did not like, don't have daily lesson on how much you need to complete every day. It was my bad because Lifepacs are self paced, and I am used to have more structure. I am not very good at organization so having a curriculum that tells you how much needs to be done in a day is great. So this year I am going to do a combination of curriculums, finally I feel like I have enough confidence to pick and choose, I have heard great things about Apologia for Science, and History of the World or the Mystery of History. I got my son the Horizons curriculum for 2nd grade because I did like that when my daughter was in that grade. I got my daughter Math Horizons for 4th grade I think their math program is really good because uses spiral learning and helps the kids stay on track. I got her the penmanship from horizons too. I have heard wonders of Teaching Textbooks for math and I think maybe next year we will give it a try. I am considering getting Time for Learning is an online curriculum, many moms love it, I want to give it a try, as a supplement first, and then see if that could be an option, at least for some of the subjects. Pray for Me, Wish me Luck! A new learning adventure is about to begin. If you are new to homeschooling, it is a good idea to find home school groups in your area, you need to get out and do field trips and fun stuff once in a while  I am in San Antonio, TX and there is tons of home school groups, we love the fellowship and fun activities! We even go to a Physical education class every week, classes are parent volunteer based and the kids sweat and have lots of fun.

Safe Superfood for Diabetes II patients.

Alpiste is a known superfood because one cup of birdseed enzymatic milk two times a day has the power to regenerate pancreatic cells to improve patients with diabetes II also regenerates liver cells which helps in cirrhosis. Alpiste is highly beneficial as a food and as a medicine and all you need to do is to drink a cup of the enzymatic milk made from alpiste Alpiste Milk is helping many type 2 diabetics to lower their glucose levels in blood. Diabetics have very extract diets and are always looking for the foods that are okay to eat, but alpiste is not only “ok” to eat for this patients but also helps them improve their health in general, to feel stronger and with more control over their daily glucose levels. The alpiste diet is amazing for its levels of fiber, protein, and iron, but Silica fibers in bird food quality Canary seed are linked to cancer: Many people ask what silica fibers are and if they are linked to cancer. They are microscopic needle-like ‘hairs’ on the outside of traditional bird food quality canaryseed. These fibers have a shape and size similar to asbestos fibers and have been directly linked to esophageal cancer in various studies. For your safety stay away from bird food quality and "Leche de Alpiste" that is not made with "Silica Fiber Free" alpiste!

Oregano tea for Painful menstrual cramps.

Oregano is amazing to alleviate the painful menstrual cramps; the active component is the oregano essence, phenol, and geranial acetate. Tea or Infusion, add half tbsp of oregano to one cup of boiling water, let it sit for about 5 minutes then strain and drink the tea. Take at the first signs of pain, the oregano tea works like magic to stop painful cramps. Do not take if you are taking anti-clotting medication, and do not mix with turmeric or ginger which are blood thinners also. Oregano tea helps to thin the blood and dissolves blood clots. One less thing to worry and deal with when we have PMS.