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Continue readingRecently, I visited an online Facebook group where this question was asked, “I’m wondering what great books/resources you all have found to help with learning World Geography.“I love geography and have loved it since I was a young child. This love probably comes from traveling across a vast continent in our aqua blue Ford convertible, […]
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Continue readingMarch sure has roared in like a lion in 2020! To all of you who are unexpectedly new to homeschooling and those who are in the trenches, I want you to know that I understand. I have been there where you are now.Many years ago, I too, unexpectedly and abruptly came to homeschooling. I had great […]
Continue readingThis is picture was taken of my oldest daughter, in about 1984. She could not really play the piano yet, but I was letting her develop a love for the piano and music. She eventually took piano lessons and then violin lessons. As she grew we also home schooled. We would learn, memorize, make, etc. […]
Continue readingAre you new to home school? Are you wondering where to begin? Have you been homeschooling for a while and need to bring new energy to your home schooling? Perhaps you have had the winter bug go around your home and you got off track? Maybe you have some elementary aged children struggling to learn […]
Continue readingLet’s face it, as homeschool moms, at times we can be pretty stretched for time and money. Taking care of a home can be a dirty job, but does not need to be time consuming and expensive. I demand a lot of my home management tools. One of my favorite tools is micro-fiber detailing towels. […]
Continue readingDo you get in the cycle of feeling guilty when you are homeschooling, because your house needs cleaning? When you stop to clean, do you feel guilty because you are not homeschooling? Are there things you just never seem to get to? These things can leave you with a sense of failure, no matter how […]
Continue readingChristmas is almost here. For some parents gifts under the tree may be few. While for others they are trying to stem an avalanche of toys from extended family. Both are very real at this time of year and both can be equally overwhelming. We had a large family of seven children and were of […]
Continue readingI am grateful for all of you, for the homeschooling journey we have had so far this year, and to be able to share my thoughts with you through this newsletter. It is my hope that some ideas here will be a blessing to someone reading this. Daylight savings time has ended for the year. […]
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