Planning for Independence
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When I began homeschooling, I followed my nature and planned. I didn’t write separate notebooks for each child, but I planned for me. As an aside, I have my own self-developed planner now which I incorporate into the large notebooks I receive from a curriculum vendor, but a bought planner that I particularly enjoyed was the...
What’s Love Got To Do With It?
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The conventional wisdom of the secular world would say that this is the month of spending love. Messages overwhelm the airwaves beginning on November 1st in preparation for the upcoming Christmas holiday, until February 15th , that if we spend enough money, we can somehow simulate love. These same stores, incidentally, refuse...
They Learn From You First
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One of my very favorite movies is Parenthood (PG-13). The movie centers around one character, Gil (Steve Martin), as one of four siblings navigating his way through adulthood and the many twists and turns of his immediate and extended family. He has a sister who struggles to restore her family after the damage of a divorce....
Getting Out of the Way
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When reading the Bible, I sometimes laughingly think (with all due respect to the authors of how-to books on the market) about how God presented us with the original home education model. Jesus’ ministry catered to every learning style. He spoke with His followers in an audible voice, using parables (the makings of the first...
What Season Are You In?
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What season is this? The calendar would say that we are in the heart of the summer. All of God’s creation longs to be admired, nurtured, and even respected as we witness earthquakes, floods, and tornadoes at an unprecedented level. The media says that we are in a season of prayer (although they don’t consciously express it...



















