Meet Owen. I talk about him a lot here at Maggie's Milk. Owen is our oldest son, and second child. He's 8 now (it's so hard to believe!)Owen has Angelman Syndrome. You can read more about his health in a five-part series starting here. But this post … [Read more...]
Memory Hymns for 2014-2015 School Year
Bryan and I had time over the 4th of July weekend to sit down together and select our memory hymns for the upcoming school year. As we memorize "I Want to Be Faithful" for the month of July, we'll be wrapping up last year's selections. It's the first time we ever … [Read more...]
Protecting Books: Help Needed!
A while back I shared about Owen eating books. I was struggling with trying to balance having books out for the kids to read with knowing that a book left out would be destroyed. After writing my post, I felt better--just writing about it helped my mental struggle. And … [Read more...]
The Talking Donkey
Monday begins T week in the Tanner house. I'm really looking forward to this Bible story! We'll be learning about the talking donkey from Numbers 22. I love this story. It really shows God's complete control over everything in our lives. He made the … [Read more...]
Free the Frozen Animal Tube Toys
Integration and exposure are the main goals of homeschooling for Owen, our little guy with special needs. This simple activity was a perfect way to tackle both, AND hit some fine motor goals simultaneously. The Setup I borrowed some of Jayme’s small plastic toy animal tube … [Read more...]