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Photo Credit If your family is anything like our family we can always use a good lesson teaching us more about how to walk in love with one another. It is no secret that when we spend a lot of time with another human being; conflict is inevitable. Homeschooling families face a unique challenge in [...]

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When my son Jonathan was about three and a half, he started showing an interest in reading.  He knew all his letters and most of their sounds.  He would flip through books and “read” the ones he’d memorized or make up the story for those he didn’t know.  And then, he started asking to learn [...]

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As a new homeschooler, the only challenges I’ve faced thus far have been personality battles and scheduling snags. I was feeling like I could handle it all ….. Until I got pregnant with Baby #5. I’m not sure if it’s because I’m busy chasing many small children, or because I’m a little older, but this [...]

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Photo Credit By now, you’ve passed the half way mark in your school year if you follow a traditional school year calendar. This isn’t usually the time that you’d think about making a plan for the next school year, but maybe you should be thinking about it.  Winter tends to be a blah time. We [...]

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It’s vacation time again! Hooray!   With three small children at home, traveling by airplane is cost prohibitive for us. We’ll be loading up our beloved minivan and hitting the road to sunny Florida this summer. After surviving this trip three times, I feel somewhat qualified to offer my tips for traveling by car with [...]

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Handprint Snowman Ornament

by Jenny on December 1, 2011 · 3 comments

This ornament would make a great gift for the grandparents! Items Needed: ornament- make sure it is a shatterproof one! white paint glitter paint, optional paint pens, Sharpies or other paints for decorations paper plate foam brush Steps: 1. Pour white paint onto paper plate 2. Paint your child’s hand white with a foam brush [...]

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