Last night I was sitting at the picnic table in our backyard, waiting for our dog to do his business. It had been a long day and I was exhausted. As I sat there, I felt my shoulders sagging and my head drooping down. After sitting that way for several minutes, a bird flew overhead […]
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People begin homeschooling for different reasons. Some of us do it to give our kids a customized education. Some of us do it so that we can give them a religious education. And some of us do it to protect our kids from some of the negative influences that they would encounter in a public
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Has your life turned out the way you expected it would? Even if you are in the place that you expected to be in – did everything happen in how you planned for it to happen? I can pretty confidently say that most of us have had things happen to us in life that we
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During the summer, I do a lot of planning for our coming homeschool year. Now that I have a son who is high school age, I’ve been writing course descriptions, creating reading lists, and updating transcripts. I try very hard to come up with classes which will satisfy college admissions boards should my boys choose to attend someday
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Have you recently had a new baby? Do you feel tired and bit lost? Are you reading this with your hair in a ponytail, wearing sweats, wishing you’d been able to take a shower in the past day or two? If so, you may have New Mom Syndrome. Even though it is rarely discussed while
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I need to start this post out by saying that ‘letting things go’ is something I’ve always struggled with. If one of my sons is sick and is going to miss a family event, I stress about disappointing people. If we end up using $1600.00 more in propane for the winter than we were expecting
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Overview: Are you tired? Check out these 8 tips for a tired homeschool mom. Believe it or not, you CAN feel refreshed! Find out how! Parenthood is hard work! Add homeschooling to the mix and us moms definitely have our hands full. So it makes sense that you will be tired from time to time. However,
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Overview: Do you thank God for everything in your life – even the hard stuff you wish wasn’t happening? I’m trying to do just that. Here’s why… My boys and I recently finished reading a book which has had a huge impact on my daily thoughts. This book is “The Hiding Place” by Corrie Ten Boom.
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I was sitting at a cousin’s funeral about a year ago, watching the video which was meant to sum up his life. The thing that struck me from the video was that there were a ton of pictures of him and his wife together. I kept thinking, “How many pictures could my family find of me
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If you have been homeschooling for any length of time, you have probably realized that you can’t keep up with everything the way you would like. You can’t volunteer for every position at church, you can’t teach every co-op class, you can’t keep your home spotless and your yard neatly mowed and trimmed, etc etc
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