Hey Mama Monday: Mama, Does Great Literature Make Great Readers

make great readers
My husband has a story. He was a struggling reader through his preteens. He was excruciatingly slow. But in his teens, he started building radio-controlled airplanes and flying them. He had such a great desire to learn about this hobby that he purchased a magazine and read everything he could on the subject. This is
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Hey Mama Monday: What Can a Four Year Old Do, Mama?

chores
  Your house may be a wreck once in a while because of the homeschooling and mothering and training you are busy doing. If you are all about cleaning house and cooking perfection, you just might be missing the most important things. Training gets pushed aside, schooling goes on the back burner, and relationships go
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Hey Mama Monday: Travel Tips for Homeschoolers, Mama

travel tips for homeschoolers
  Because of home education, we have the freedom to travel any time of the year or any day of the week. Some families have well-planned travel ideas, and some families are very spontaneous. It can be refreshing to get out, even if you bring the school books with you! Over the years, we learned
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Hey Mama Monday: Mama, Arts and Crafts for the Non-Artsy Homeschool Mom

arts and crafts
  Arts & Crafts: My heart sinks when I think about leading or even participating in such activities. I’m so uncreative when it comes to art, and the idea of crafts is on par with going to the dentist. And I don’t like the dentist’s chair. I wish I loved going to the dentist or
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Hey Mama Monday: Mama, We’re All Mentors

homeschool mentor
  It is inevitable that during the course of your homeschool “career” you will need some guidance and wisdom. And further along the road, you will be imparting that wisdom and help to others. The homeschool community is a wonderful resource and a wealth of information so be sure to tap into the community at
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Hey Mama Monday: Abide in Love, Mama

abide in love
  Do you feel loved? Do you sense His love today? ALL things work together for GOOD for those who love Him. And Mama, you love Him! He has never left you, never forsaken you. It’s because He loves you, daughter of the King, so much deeper and wider than we could even love our
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Hey Mama Monday: I Love You to the Moon and Back, but I Can’t Take You There (yet), Mama

fun at home in quarantine
  We often feel guilty that we can’t do all the fun things with our children that we see other families doing. Maybe it is due to finances, illnesses, an overload of work, or maybe we just have a lot of very young children who keep us exhausted. We dream of taking our children to
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Hey Mama Monday: Mama, Let’s Eliminate Burnout

eliminate burnout
  Whether you call it a mental health day, a break for scheduling, or a teacher professional development day … we all need a break every now and then. Don’t feel guilty about this. Every professional educator has breaks like these scheduled; in-home educators need the same. There are many benefits of taking a break
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