This will be our first year with BJU Press. I’m very excited to use this curriculum. On Monday we started using BJU Bible Truths 4. Both of my kids will be doing the same level.

Like I had mentioned before, my kids were in an online charter school. It wasn’t a pleasant experience. Bible 4 (I’ll just refer to it as that) caught their attention and kept it!!

March 2016 I finally made the plunge to homeschool and enrolled them in an online public school. Yes, yes. There might be a debate as to whether or not you can say you homeschool while they are receiving “public education”. I say “yes”. They are home, doing school, and 99% of the time, I’m the one teaching. So, one of the first things I told them was, “It’s new for everyone. Give it time.”

Since I was a little girl I always wanted to be a teacher. I would get my barbies and “teach them”. I thought it would be the best job in the world. Right out of high school I began to go to a community college to become an elementary teacher. My husband, boyfriend at that time, proposed while I was in my second semester. I obviously said yes and dropped out. Not for the reason some people might think.

Hello! My name is Erica Alkire. I’m a christian, wife, and a home-school mom to three beautiful children. A 10, 8, and 3 year old.  I aim to be what God wants me to be and thru that become the godly wife and mother that I should be. I have very long hair! All the way down to the middle of my calf. When I have it down, I always think there is a spider crawling on me or something. You’d think I’d remember it’s my hair.  I live in Las Cruces, New Mexico. I love the rain and every time it even sprinkles, the kids and I get very excited and go outside. We live in a desert so rain is a treat for us.I love Fall! There’s something about the changing of the colors that just gets me. I play the violin, love to sew, and scrapbook with friends. My favorite color is orange and I love buying school supplies and organizing . Never enough pens, journals, and paper. I hope you enjoy this blog of my journey thru life and homeschooling. 🙂