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Take December Off

We started our school year the last week of July. (I heard those gasps). Before you judge me, we started then, because it was the height of the summer heat and mosquito biting. And we started slowly, adding in subjects. We also started in July thinking of December. See, we take the entire month of December off. To enjoy. To...

How to Bless Homeschool Moms Who Have Chronic Illnesses

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They look normal. They look healthy. They even look happy. Most of the time anyway. But they aren’t any of those things all of the time. I’m talking about homeschool moms with chronic illnesses. On the surface, they look normal, so we expect them to act normally. But they can’t. Chronic illnesses can’t be cured even...

Huge Amanda Bennett Christmas Sale!

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Christmas: A Time to Rest

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In our house, Thanksgiving dinner is a big deal. Like thousands of others, my table will groan under pounds of turkey, mashed potatoes, corn, gravy, and way too many pies. We will pass platters and refill plates and someone will probably spill something. We’ve gotten to the point where we don’t bother saying, “So, what...

The Gift of Service

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“Giving our children the gift of service is not really a matter of teaching them what to do. It’s more a matter of helping them look at other people through Jesus’ eyes and respond as he did.” Sally Clarkson (from Ministry of Motherhood) I love this quote from Sally Clarkson. One of the things that I try to instill in...

Permission to Grieve

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Happy Thanksgiving! It’s the beginning of the holiday season. Christmas is coming near. The new year with its promise of a fresh start is just around the corner. But, some of you may not be celebrating. Some of you are dreading the holidays. A loved one lost. Painful firsts without someone special. Divorce. Death of a...

Elfish Antics

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photo courtesy Milk and Cookies Though our family truly focuses Christmas around the True Meaning (Christ’s birth) and seeks to promote giving rather than receiving among our family, that doesn’t mean that we can’t indulge in a little bit of playful (and imaginative) fun during the holiday season! There are...

Around the Web With Kris

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via www.jimmiescollage.com Thirteen Ways to Reuse a Page A Day Art Calendar by Jimmie’s Collage – I keep intending to order one of those Metropolitan page-a-day art calendars that Jimmie has recommended so highly. Now, I have 13 more reasons to quite procrastinating. Cinnamon Roll Bread by Money Saving Mom – I have a...

Fun, Friends and the Holidays

Posted by Cindy West | 0 comments

Our homeschooling group loves to get together during the holiday season for special celebrations. Over the years, we’ve enjoyed many uniquely fun times together. I hope you are inspired by one or two of these ideas for holiday group gatherings and enjoy sweet fellowship with your homeschooling group this season. Ornament...

Simply Homeschool: Having Less Clutter and More Joy in YOUR Homeschool

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With a no-nonsense approach and a gentle voice, Homeschooling mom Karen DeBeus has written a wonderful gem of an e-book called Simply Homeschool: Having Less Clutter and More Joy in YOUR Homeschool. Simply Homeschool offers great practical tips on how to reduce the physical homeschool clutter, but also focuses on the very...