Hey Mama Monday: Mama, Can I Teach Everything?

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  Can I teach everything? Just me? Definitely not. Not all at once, not every day, and definitely not all by myself. A great blessing and relief in home education is that it can be a multi-faceted effort. Homeschool families have help from online classes, DVDs, math tutors, music teachers, sports coaches, Bible studies, co-ops,
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Hey Mama Monday – When My Homeschool Blew Up: Getting Through the Tough Spots, Mama

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  Hey Mama, I heard you are drowning. You thought you were going to wake up and start a fresh new day, lots would get done, and you’d go to bed tonight content that so much was accomplished. It’s not looking that way, though, and the day is already underway and moving too fast. Your
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Hey Mama Monday: Mama, Do You Remember Why You Are Homeschooling?

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  For those days when you can’t remember why you are homeschooling and you think about saying these two words, “I QUIT!”–I have a list of 25 reasons to help you remember why you are homeschooling and why not to give up:   25 Reasons Not to Give Up God’s grace is sufficient; His power
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Hey Mama Monday: Embrace the Wiggly Learner, Mama

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  Our youngest is now an active ten-year-old. He can’t sit still while doing book work. His body has to move. The chairs have to move (rock, shuffle, and fall over). The pencil has to fly. His body and hands and feet have to move. His mouth has to make noises. It can be exasperating
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Hey Mama Monday: Mama, Today is About History

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  Hey Mama, Today is about history . . . yours, your kids’, and our Forefathers’ who have taught us so much (if we’ll be quiet and listen). History doesn’t have to be all serious and Constitution-y . . . yes, it can be . . . but it can be so much more than
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Hey Mama Monday: Mama, It’s Ok to Have a Late Reader

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  Half of my children were early readers, and half were late readers. There were struggles that we pushed through. Some tears were dried. But in the end, with consistent day-by-day help and encouragement, they are all good readers now. One needed vision help; one needed help for dyslexia—some needed more time. We read aloud,
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Hey Mama Monday: Community Service Begins at Home, Mama

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  Community service can be as simple as helping your kids to rake your elderly neighbor’s leaves to helping a candidate run for office . . . from baking goods for a fundraiser to bringing a meal to a new mom in your neighborhood. Jesus was a community servant. It is Who He was and
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Hey Mama Monday: “H” in Homeschooling is for Humor, Mama

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  Before I was a mother, I never imagined I’d hear myself say these things, but surprisingly, they did come from my mouth: “Sweetie, please get your toe out of the baby’s mouth.” “Why are you putting noodles in my sock?” “Son, don’t pick your nose with the lizard’s tail!” ME: “What are you doing?”
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