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Family & Parenting

It is hard to find that line between parenting and homeschooling. There are days that there is no separation, but sometimes you have to put away the teacher-mom hat, and just be a mom with your kids so you can focus on being family.
Let me help you refresh and inspire your mom-self with some ideas that worked for me.

A Busy Week is a Good Week

A Busy Week Is A Good Week

I love weeks that are busy, at least those that are busy teaching my kids. The subjects whir by and with each lesson, I feel myself brushing those cobwebs out

Sailing Thru Failure

Sailing Through Failure versus Getting Caught in the Eddies of Disappointment This morning I ran across a wonderful short video that a homeschooled girl (Hannah) made demonstrating her rubber-band powered

Who Are These Kids

Who Are These Kids?

Who Are These Kids? Maybe this happens to all homeschooling parents. This week abounded with opportunities for me to face humility as a homeschooling mom. We can’t always be right

5 Days of Homeschooling Twins

5 Days of Homeschooling Twins

A Blog Hop About Homeschooling, and Mine Is All About Twins! Homeschooling twins can take you right back to those first few months when you got no sleep, spent all

A Typical Day

A Typical Day

A Peek Into Our Typical Day A typical day in our homeschool is never the same. Or typical. The kids wake each morning with new ideas and plans. The only

How Daddy Joined Our Homeschool

Daddy’s Role In Our Homeschool My husband has always taken the role he likes to call ‘Principal’ in our homeschool. In our state we legally homeschool by filing as a