Overview: Got stress? Parenting is stressful. And homeschooling can increase our stress load exponentially. It’s important to learn to de-stress to maintain our sanity. Here are some tips! Homeschooling is hard work. Yes, it’s a blessing. Yes, we enjoy it. But it is also a difficult job and one that can be extremely stressful if we […]
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Overview: Homeschool moms, you are not alone! Discover 5 effective ways to find support and build a strong community. Learn how to connect with others and thrive in your homeschooling journey. Some of us homeschool moms have husbands who are amazingly supportive of our homeschooling journey. And some of us have extended family members or
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Most homeschoolers live on one income, which can make our budgets extremely tight. Some of us supplement our family incomes by working part-time or creating our own businesses. Others work a full-time job and homeschool when we aren’t working. Still others can find ways to stretch the budget and make one income work. Before we
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Homeschool moms have a lot of different balls to juggle at the same time. We hold the titles of wife, mom, and teacher. We are in charge of coordinating house cleaning, dishes, laundry and the rest of the household chores. We make sure everyone in our family has clothing, shoes, and food in their
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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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