Because Sometimes We Feel Like the Leaning Tower of Pisa
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I have officially started my home school journey and have been shopping for a name and catch phrase for our homeschool and homeschool blog. The blog I have yet to start. …Because Sometimes We Feel Like the Leaning Tower of Pisa Then I thought as I was writing this, “OOOH, that is so it!” “Scusa” (excuse me in...
Trusting the Process…
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When I first decided to homeschool, my oldest was about 3. As with all things that I make a decision on, I embarked with great zeal…..and had 5 billion questions and concerns. I bugged experienced homeschoolers asking them when could I start teaching reading…am I letting too much time pass by…am I failing????...
12 Essential Back-To-School Ideas For Mom
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1. Take inventory of your supplies This is a two part process. First, you must go through all of your materials. Throw out broken crayons, dried out ink pads, crusty paint bottles, things you’ve been saving for over a year that you “might be use one day” but have yet to use, outdated textbooks, etc. Be selective in the...
Let the Games Begin
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It’s that time again….as this issue of Heart of the Matter goes to publish, the 2008 Summer Olympic Games will begin in Beijing, China. This month we’ll watch the world unite for a time, in the name of competition. What do these Olympics mean for us as Americans, Christians, and homeschoolers? There’s a lot more to...
Public school administrator calls for homeschool exposé
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According to Rory Ryan, publisher and editor of the Times Gazette, an Ohio newspaper, a public school administrator challenged the paper to do an exposé on homeschooling. This seems like a rather odd thing for a public school administrator to do in a public forum and it is difficult to not suspect hopes of another series on...
Little Women
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Right now I am in the middle of directing the play Little Women with a group of great kids from our church. This is our third play and this group of amatuer actors call themselves The Ambassador’s Theater Company. They really are pretty good – if I do say so myself! Our purpose is to shine the light of Christ...
Summer is Nearly Over – Come to the Lord and Be Refreshed
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Phew…the summer went by fast didn’t it? I don’t know about you, but this summer was fraught with activity and busyness. My high schoolers took an elective class over the summer with a small group of friends and then they both had an online class as well. Between the two, I felt like I was encouraging and teaching all...
Idols and Effigies
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Everybody wants to be accepted. We try to find our niche, the place where we fit. Yet even when we’ve found our comfortable spot, the struggle with insecurity still rages. It growls at me when I think, “I don’t have any nice clothes to wear,” or “My house needs a makeover.” Then I hear a roar, “You are inadequate...
Homeschool Planning
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I have had a few readers ask about how I approach lesson planning within our homeschool. I know that quite a few of you are just starting out with Kindergarten or 1st Grade (as are we), and wondered if it would be helpful for me to share the steps I’ve taken to plan our lessons the past two years. I don’t create...
Fostering Friendships
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Well, summer is finally here. Here in the Pacific Northwest summer arrives bluntly, and unannounced. All of a sudden one day, it just arrives. With summers’ arrival, one can also expect an occasional dose of what I call: Imboreditis. For those of you who aren’t familiar with Imboreditis, it is almost always brought...
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