Meditating on Scripture forces us to think outside the box, pondering new ideas and thoughts that relate specifically to where we are in life in our homeschooling, parenting, marriage, and other relationships....
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The decision to homeschool is completely your own, but we all live within a community of some sort. And most of us need to explain our decision to at least someone in our support community. What is the best way to approach that explanation?...
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Books and papers and art projects galore! Unless you have a huge amount of storage space, it is time for an end-of-the-year purge. What should you keep? What can you throw away?...
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The girls and I talk often about relationship dynamics and what health looks like between couples, friends, and siblings. These girls were living at home when I divorced, and they have since begun to discover the beauty of a home life where the dark cloud of oppression is no longer...
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An annual portfolio provides a great tangible way for you to observe growth, learning, and progress for yourself. You can compare work from the beginning and ending of a school year or compare from year to year....
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Reading literature can benefit all ages, but some of the best practices in teaching literature vary by the age of the student....
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The ability to make solid decisions about the coming year lies in an honest evaluation of where you are right now. What is working? What isn’t? ...
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We don’t want to admit it. We feel like failures if we even think about it. We are terrified to confess that this is not just burnout, because the alternative is a deeper, darker word we hate to use: depression....
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Learning naturally processes through a series of stages as children’s brains mature. Although the boundaries of these stages are by no means rigid, distinctions do exist based on how children develop. So, what should you expect in each of these stages? How should the developmental process affect how we teach?...
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I think the idea behind these insignificant little holidays might offer a good lesson for us, though, in that we are reminded to appreciate and celebrate even the things that may seem insignificant....
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While traveling with our five kiddos, especially as they grew into the more adult-sized bodies, we had our share of car turmoil. Oftentimes I used those moments to assess character flaws, training needs, and my own lack of patience....
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The excitement of a summer at home got the best of me, and I began to pack our days with more activities than our traditional school schedule. Although our outings were fun and created memories, I also discovered I was wearing myself out and draining the kids. Something had to...
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Very few of my days fit into the neatly ordered flow I would love to have. Instead, interruptions come, tasks take longer than planned, or regular seasons like summer and Christmas bring a disruption to routine....
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It happens to most homeschool parents at some time, whether they are just starting out or have been homeschooling for a while. Eventually, they come up against a subject that they struggle with themselves - and it is not always the expected and oft-dreaded high school science and math! ...
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I try hard to balance training children into young adults and allowing them to enjoy their childhood. Kids today grow up too fast, and if there's one thing I’m learning to appreciate in this season of life, it’s the cuddling up in a hammock and talking of nothing much....
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