Raising Children to Live a Normal Life
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While reading Little Homeschool on the Prairie’s review of the documentary Grown Without School, a quote captured my attention: There is a myth that through homeschooling you can achieve…more than a normal life. I want to raise the next George Washington, Albert Einstein, or, for a current example, Ravi Zacharias. In my...
Creative Homeschooling: Lapbooking/Notebooking
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Our family has become quite accustomed to building our own books. We do a loose combination of all of the popular forms of booking: lapbooking, scrapbooking, notebooking, altered booking, etc. We have actually simply started calling it “heartbooking©” since our style fits none of these exclusively and because we...
Write at Home: Featuring Christa Parrish
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Welcome to Write At Home, a monthly feature here at HOTM. Marybeth Whalen will be introducing you to homeschool moms who write: curriculum authors, novelists, nonfiction writers, and popular bloggers and more. Many of us are deeply inspired by these moms who seem to “do it all.” This feature will provide you with a glimpse...
I Spy…Lapbooks, Planners, Recipes and more
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I spy with my little eye…. …a future Picasso …a foolproof and yummy recipe …a fun feathered frenzy …fabulous festivities for the July 4th …a way for a wife to love her husband …leafy lapbook learning …a perfect way to plan and prepare for the new school year ...
Three Steps to Overcoming Homeschool Fears
Are you constantly worried about your homeschooling? Do you fretfully ask questions such as “Am I doing enough?” “What about…?” “What if…?” God is sufficient for every situation we will ever encounter. Because of His abundant goodness, kindness, and love for us, we do not have to...
Homeschooling In A Military Family
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As more and more families across the nation decide it’s time for change and bring their children home for school, so goes the way of military families as well. There is no set number carved in stone but the numbers have risen substantially in the past few years. Many families are lost in a sea of Department of Defense...
Repartee: Paying it Forward
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Please welcome this week’s Guest Repartee Speaker: Nikowa!! Join her as she shares a concept that is often neglected in our busy lives but is more important than any core subject we set out to teach our children. “Share with God’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality.” -Romans 12:13 Look...
Delight Directed Learning
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Today (the day that I am typing this) is the 15th of June. Due to time needed for editing, etcetera, our HOTM articles are due by the first of every month. Needless to say, I’m a bit late. I have been dwelling on what profound insight or encouragement I could share with you for weeks but, I’m sorry to say, I got...
The Dress
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When I was a child I was sneaky. Being an only-child and not having anyone to tell on me, I thought I could get away with more. This wasn’t always true. My mom seemed to know the truth most of the time! Did she really have eyes in the back of her head? Were there hidden cameras? How did she know? My mom used to tell me...
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Here at Heart of the Matter, we love our readers and we love your comments! One of the greatest things about WordPress is the amazing plugins we can install on the website here. Like the comment thread, which enables all of us to have conversations with each other right in the comments. You can leave your own, or reply directly...