Welcome to Kindling Wild, a homeschool blog where I help you spark interest, ignite a love of nature and grow wonderful humans to set the world ablaze. You are invited to join us on the journey.
My name is Deirdre, nickname Dee, and I’m a wife to Mike, homeschooling mama to five boys, and lifelong reader.
We live in Northern Ontario, Canada, surrounded by woods with our wild garden, big dog, and too many chickens!
Homeschool
I make up my own core homeschool curriculum using Charlotte Mason inspired methods and resources. My main mission in my homeschool is to enkindle in them a love of God through a love of truth, goodness, and beauty.
A few tidbits about me
- I’ve always wanted to write children’s books.
- I grew up in Nova Scotia so I love the ocean!
- My husband and I met on mission. We fell in love in Ireland and I’d love to go back someday!
- I have always hated our long Canadian winters, but since having kids I try my best to get out in nature every day, and that helps!
- My favourite fiction book of all time is Pride and Prejudice (of course!).
- I’m working to become a better gardener.
Our family
My husband and I got married in summer 2011 and we had our first son the following year. He is now almost 12 years old and our other boys are 8, 5, 3 and baby. All of our children were born at home with the help of lovely midwives. I recently was interviewed by Fiat Podcast (now called Wombs Made Worthy) to talk about my birth stories, so if you like that kind of thing, check it out here.
