The Grass Is Greenest in My Own Back Yard
Monday, 18 February 2019
I planned to homeschool my kids before I even got married. I told my fiancé, he agreed. Why did I know it was what I wanted to do? I am not entirely sure, but I love freedom and in a way I think freedom was a calling to me. I also wanted an excellent academic
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When You Don’t Love Homeschooling
Friday, 15 February 2019
There was a time when I loved homeschooling. I loved researching ideas for lessons. I loved finding interesting books and creating unit studies. I loved spending time with my kids as they enjoyed learning new things. It was a lot of work, but it was fun and I loved it. These days homeschooling has become
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How the 5 Love Languages Can Improve Your Homeschooling Efforts
Thursday, 14 February 2019
When my oldest son and I walked into the American Science & Surplus store, he immediately found the kits section. He held up the trebuchet kit and frowned. “You said two years ago that you would buy this for me and you never did.” I stood there, flabbergasted. He had only mentioned it one
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Looking for Those Teachable Moments
Wednesday, 13 February 2019
“MOM!” How many times do you hear that word in a day? Over the past 25 years, I have heard that word at least 50 times a day. I remember the first time our oldest son said it. I cried. I thought it was the sweetest word I could ever hear. Now, I will admit
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