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Homeschooling? Encourage!

When I recently bumped into someone I knew, it brought me back to my homeschool beginnings. It was this particular person who I had sat with at a flower sale outside a grocery store one spring day twenty-one years ago. A person who first mentioned the word “homeschooling” to me. Homeschooling? I had never heard of...

How many ways can you ribbit?

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Yes, the joke is on me! HA! The last time you saw me here, I was joyfully writing about spring fever. Of course, at the time I wrote the article we were enjoying a taste of spring. Briefly. By the time the article was published, we were experiencing a snow storm with a bunch of snow piled on the ground! This past week as I was...

Spring Fever

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I have heard a mother bird Singing in the rain– Telling all her little ones Spring has come again! I have seen a wave of green Down a lovely lane– Making all the hedges glad Spring has come again! I have found a patch of ground Golden in the sun; Crocuses are calling out Spring has just begun! ~Irene...

One potato, two potatoes…..nine potatoes

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We have a seasonal neighbor who recently stopped over after checking his place a few houses down from us. He had made the long trip on a sunny sky day to see how his house had wintered so far. As he was leaving, he remembered that he had something in the back of his truck for our family as a thank you for keeping an eye on his...

A Mother’s Love

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When we think of the month of February, our minds automatically go to Valentine’s Day and love. Mine used to go right to those thoughts, too. Instead I hold my breath as I turn the calendar page as the fifth of the month marks the date when my mom passed away. Three years ago. Tears still come. Memories are still in the...

The Days Ahead

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A brand new calendar year is as white as the snow before us. Nary a mark has been made. It is like being at the top of a snowy hill anticipating the adventure before us. Taking a deep breath. And pushing off! Oh yes, there will be bumps and spills as we go and perhaps a broken bone, but there will also be delightful moments of...