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Become an Action Lister

I was talking to a new homeschooling mom a couple of weeks ago who was in the frantic…”It’s time to get busy”…stage. You know when you have to pull it all together, but have never done it before, and ALL of the thoughts of what you simply MUST accomplish to succeed are spinning around your head. Oh this is a...

Guess Who is Turning TWO!

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Heart of the Matter is turning TWO! What a fun adventure we’ve been through! From baby to toddler, we started to crawl. We took our first steps in front of you all. Blessed by our writers and readers, it’s true. Let’s celebrate with some gifts from us to YOU! To enter the giveaways, please leave a comment...

Reading Classics

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I stumbled upon this passage not too long ago while enjoying Charlotte’s Web with the youngest daughter: (Wilbur asks:) “Why did you do all this for me? I don’t deserve it. I’ve never done anything for you.” “You have been my friend,” replied Charlotte. “That in itself is a tremendous thing. I...

January Unit Study – Dinosaurs

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Do you have a budding paleontologist in your home? Someone who likes to read about dinosaurs or go out in the backyard and dig up ‘fossils’.. This month’s hands on unit extender is on Dinosaurs. Activities you can do with any age range. All three of my children participated in all the activities and their ages...

Fall Into This Idea for Art (Part 2)

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Last time I wrote, I encouraged you, as a family, to try some different watercolour methods (like the salt, plastic wrap or sponge techniques) and make predictions about what the results might be. I hope you took some time to toy with textures! Now I will talk about painting fruits and vegetables. I suggested that you set up...

Heigh-HO! Mining Treasures in 2010

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The trees and ornaments are all securely packed away. Wrapping paper, ribbons and bows, returned to their bins and closets, are slumbering until next winter when they’ll reemerge for the next all-night wrapping party. The festive china is stacked neatly in the cabinet and will go unused until the weekend after...

How to Give All Year

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Each year, I notice the amount of time spent on frenzied shopping, baked goodies, Christmas card lists, parties, the perfect gift for an acquaintance or co-worker, special meals with friends and family and oh so much more. With each year that passes, the kids get older, we have more friends spread throughout the world, we draw...

Letterboxing

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What is Letterboxing? Letterboxing is an outdoor hobby that combines elements of orienteering, art and puzzle solving. Letterboxers hide small, weatherproof boxes in publicly-accessible places (like parks) and distribute clues to finding the box in printed catalogs, on one of several web sites, or by word of mouth. Individual...

Looking Ahead with Hope

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Hello my friends and welcome to a new year! Do you look forward to this year with delight and a vision in your heart? Are you excited? This year many of us are not so excited about the new year. Whether you are facing unemployment, sickness, rough finances, or any number of life aggravating issues, I understand the feelings of...