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Becoming a read-aloud family (& tips for reading aloud to wild boys!)
There’s never been a point when I haven’t read to our boys, but homeschooling provides much more opportunity and time to read to them. At the beginning of 2020, I got the CD…
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A Fresh Pursuit of God in 2020: The Bible, Faith, and Spiritual Growth
I still don't have my "daily devotions" or "quiet time," as is traditionally thought of in regard to the spiritual disciplines like reading the Bible and prayer. But pursuit of God has been…
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When Grown-Up, Big Boys Cook Thanksgiving Dinner
When I found out our Thanksgiving dinner table was going to have few guests, I was excited about having Ezra's help and making Thanksgiving dinner with him! He did not disappoint! All in…
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ADHD Homeschooling: Balancing Consistency, Novelty, and Sanity
So, what is to be done when our kids so desperately need two antithetical things (consistency and novelty), especially in regard to homeschooling?
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A HUGE list of educational TV shows & book series for elementary kids!
On top of having some great homeschool curriculum, we heavily supplement our learning with books, book series, and TV shows that cover the same content in our lessons. (I will be discussing how…
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ADHD Homeschooling: Hacks, Tricks, and Tips for Making It Work
When people ask how homeschooling with ADHD is going, I usually reply, "It's going so great. I mean...it's messy and chaotic and loud and frustrating and most of the time I want to…
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Transitional Kindergarten: Homeschooling Our Little Enigma
While homeschooling Little Brother is sometimes confusing and frustrating, it's also very exciting. I'm looking forward to enjoying this transitional kindergarten year!
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3rd Grade Homeschooling End-of-Year Recap & Review
We have just finished up our FIRST year of homeschooling and the completion of Ezra’s 3rd grade year! June 1st marks our first day of year two! As we moved through the summer…
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Recovery & Coronavirus Quarantine: Life in the Post-Injury Twilight Zone
It's been 17 days since I broke my leg in three places. It's also been 1,118,681,654 years since this virus quarantine stuff started. At least that's how it feels.
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Little Free Library: a social-distancing-friendly way to get kids out of the house
I think all of us moms are reeling from the current world happenings due to the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Many moms used to sending their kids to school have been thrust…