Our family started the homeschooling journey when my son was just 4 years old. Our first goal was to teach him how to read. From there we decided that we would travel the path one step at a time and each year at a time. Back then, my husband and I weighed all the advantages [...]
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I am certainly feeling blessed today. I turned 25 again….okay I’ll tell the truth…. plus Abigail. (You can say that when your daughter is born on your 25th birthday.) By far, she was the most wonderful birthday gift I have ever received. And she has been a true blessing all these years. I am so [...]
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Last night my family did something we don’t usually do. We sat down after dinner and watched a TV program together. America’s Funniest Home Videos was on and we do love to laugh. You know the show – someone falls off a roof, gets hit by a ball, or has a skiing accident. Of [...]
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Faith, obedience, forgiveness…these are all qualities that we want to instill in our children. The earlier we teach these things the better chance we will have that they take hold. Cartoons can be a wonderful tool for teaching, which is why I am excited to share with you a new animated series called Theo: God’s [...]
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Happy 15th Birthday Son! This is a significant age. A lot of decisions will be made in the next few years that will affect your whole life. I know we tease you about how we do not believe in “teenagers”. We’ve always said that you will be considered a boy until you prove to be [...]
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It takes too much time! Homeschooling is a lifestyle. It doesn’t end at 3 p.m. And you don’t stop learning over the weekends. No one pays you for doing it. That’s pretty self explanatory. Homeschooling mothers do not collect a check each Friday. People think you are weird. Who wants their family, friends, and [...]
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Yesterday my husband and I celebrated our 18th Anniversary and I celebrated my 14th Mother’s Day! My husband came home Friday with flowers and informed me that he was taking me out. We had a wonderful evening together. We spent Saturday together as a family and then spent yesterday with our church family. We had [...]
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Twelve years ago today I received the best birthday gift ever! My Heavenly Father gave me my daughter, Abigail. She was born a little after 1 a.m. on my 25th birthday. Her name means “father’s joy” and while she is certainly that, she also brings joy to her mother and all those around her. [...]
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When it comes to teaching our children, what is the goal? Is it just to learn facts, pass a test, and move on to the next subject? If that is all there is to it, I believe we’ve missed the mark. Williams Yeats said, “Education is not filling a bucket, but lighting a fire.” I [...]
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