Parenting Truths

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As a young homeschooling Mama, I tried my best to go to every parent event our local homeschool group hosted. I wanted to hear from the veteran homeschoolers about what had worked, and what hadn’t worked for them with their children. It was not an effort to be just like them, but to learn from
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Hey Mama Monday: The Holy Spirit as a Companion to Guide You

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Hey, Mama, It is so important to allow the Holy Spirit to lead you as you teach your children and raise your family. “The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock.” Matthew 7:25. If
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When Older Children Doubt the Gospels

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  Krissa rubbed her thumb along the thin page of her Bible, fear gnawing at her soul. She had always believed its words, never doubting its record of God’s Son becoming flesh to dwell among us. But shortly after her sixteenth birthday, questions slipped more and more frequently into her thoughts. How could her heart
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Digging in Coffee Grounds

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  I love being able to reuse things, in unique ways; from crafting and creating, the challenge of taking nothing and making it something is fun. At my home, I consume a little bit of coffee-caffeine and a whole lot of Jesus to fuel my mornings, so I can be homeschool-mom-ready. Once my espresso brews or
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Summer Reading for Homeschool Moms

summer reading
  Have you been homeschooling for a while? Or are you relatively new to the homeschooling world? However you answer those questions, this blog post is for you. And let it be known that even if you have only been homeschooling for a week, that still counts as “a while” in the homeschool community! You
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Why We Need A Vision Bigger Than Homeschooling

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  As the young boy was handed the warm soup and bread, he knew his life had changed. A street urchin once wandering the filthy alleys of Bristol, the lad had found his way to the Boy’s Orphan House—just one of the ten thousand orphans who would find a new life because of the vision
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Teach Geography the Fun Way

geography
  It would be wonderful fun to travel to every nation on earth to meet the people, explore the sights, and taste the delicious food. We could climb mountains, sail lakes, travel across deserts on camels, and wander through the tall prairie grasses of the world. Rats! There’s not enough money in my bank account!
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Time-Out for Mommies

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  I don’t know about you, but sometimes (okay, many times) I have to send my kids to a room or a chair to just chill out! It usually is met with protests, but as a general rule, works wonders to cool down tempers or make friends out of hostile siblings again. Lately, I’ve been
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