When we first began homeschooling, it seems like an exciting, scary, wonderful, overwhelming endeavor – one that I knew little about. In the ensuing 9 years, we’ve had good moments and bad moments. We’ve laughed and we’ve cried. We’ve tried and erred. And, I’ve learned a few truths that I wish I’d known from the [...]
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Homeschoolers are busy. A homeschooling family is not unlike families that have both parents working outside the home. Even though we are with our children each and every day, normally our daytime hours are filled with doing lessons, preparing lessons, developing new lessons, plus all the other tasks needed to maintain a clean and reasonably [...]
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I only have two children who are currently being “schooled.” Both are boys, only 16 months apart, but these two are so different you’d think they were being raised in two separate homes. Left Brain My first grader is my dream student. I graduated with a degree in engineering. I’m your typical left-brainer. I gravitate [...]
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If you think Homeschooling is just about trying to give your children an awesome education and having time to explore their God-given talents, think again! It really is about so much more. In fact, the education piece might just be the easiest part. Here are 5 things that I learned thus far from our homeschooling [...]
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A recent conversation with my husband led me to the realization that I was simply doing too much. Within the week following that conversation, the phrase “good, better, best” came up so many times that I decided to sit down and flesh it out for our children’s educations. Education Good (Enough): Send the kids to [...]
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During the first couple of years of our homeschooling, I didn’t go to any homeschooling conferences or conventions. I relied on books, the internet and our homeschooling group for more information, as well as online shopping for supplies. I definitely felt like something was missing in that experience, but I didn’t know what it was [...]
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Just a Tiny Owl: Whimsical and Inspirational Art
