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Mom to three home-educated graduates and passionate encourager of homeschooling parents.

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Low-Stress Christmas Eve // Dec 17, 2022
Christmas Cookie Collection: Almond Shortbread // Dec 09, 2022
Christmas Cookie Collection: Gingerbread Cutouts // Dec 03, 2022
Christmas school Let's Talk About Christmas School // Nov 11, 2021
Comfort for Christmas from a Classic Hymn Comfort for Christmas from a Classic Hymn // Nov 04, 2021
Let it snow! – Paper snowflake instructions Let It Snow! – Paper Snowflake Instructions // Nov 02, 2021
Back-to-Homeschool Checklist: 10 Must-haves for Schooling at Home Back-to-Homeschool Checklist: 10 Must-haves for Schooling at Home // Aug 13, 2020
Homeschool Grading and Transcripts for High School in 3 Steps Homeschool Grading and Transcripts for High School in 3 Steps // Jun 09, 2017
Balanced Goal Setting for Homeschool based on Luke 2:52: Wisdom, Stature, and Favor with God Goal Setting for Homeschool: Wisdom, Stature, and Favor with God // Jun 05, 2017
Learning Doesn't End at Graduation // Jul 21, 2016
My name is Judy ... and I'm a box-checker // Jul 07, 2016
Community ... // Mar 03, 2016
You should write a book ... // Nov 13, 2015
You want ME to teach art?! // Oct 15, 2015
Oh the places you'll go (2nd installment) // Oct 01, 2015
Looking Back to Look Ahead (aka Thankful Thursday) // Aug 20, 2015
Top 25 Reasons Sonlight is 25 Years Old - Part 2 // Aug 06, 2015
Top 25 Reasons Sonlight is 25 Years Old! // Jul 23, 2015
Does it matter? // Jul 09, 2015
A time for celebration ... // Jun 11, 2015
Pursuing passion ... // May 28, 2015
Oh the places you'll go ... // May 14, 2015
Priceless ... // Apr 30, 2015
What's Outside Your Window? // Apr 02, 2015
God, you must have the wrong address ... // Mar 19, 2015
Oh no, I forgot to socialize the kids! // Mar 05, 2015
Literature-Based Learning - of Dates and Dynasties // Feb 19, 2015
My student doesn't want to do anything // Dec 18, 2014
Let them play!! // Nov 06, 2014
Mom ... Do I *have* to read? // Oct 23, 2014
Hard things . . . // Oct 09, 2014
It's fall ... and apples are in the air! // Sep 25, 2014
It's time to . . . clean house! // Sep 11, 2014
A BEAM of Sonlight // Aug 28, 2014
Milestones . . . // Aug 14, 2014
Kind words are like honey ... // Jul 31, 2014
Don't let your child flunk summer // Jul 03, 2014
What if my children can't learn from me? // Jun 19, 2014
Nothing new under the sun . . . // May 22, 2014
Words From a Wise Woman // Apr 10, 2014
Trust your gut ... // Mar 27, 2014
The Next Generation . . . // Feb 27, 2014
Teach to the Child // Jan 30, 2014
Why do you homeschool? // Jan 16, 2014
Living in the Mundane ... // Jan 02, 2014
A Season for Helping ... // Dec 19, 2013
Thankful Thursday // Nov 21, 2013
Thankful Thursday // Oct 24, 2013
Sonlight to me // Oct 17, 2013
The best time of year ... // Sep 26, 2013
What if I don't know what they need to know? // Sep 12, 2013
Is Homeschooling the Best Choice? // Aug 29, 2013
Additive or Preservative? // Aug 01, 2013
Summer Tunes // Jul 19, 2013
Challenge or Content? // Jun 20, 2013
Anatomy of a convention ... // Jun 06, 2013
Pre-school ... just reading? // May 23, 2013
Spring has sprung! // May 09, 2013
When the world goes crazy ... // Apr 25, 2013
You read *that* book?! // Apr 10, 2013
Why do people want their babies to be adults? // Mar 28, 2013
Spring and new catalogs are in the air! // Mar 14, 2013
What is it you do, exactly?? // Jan 17, 2013
Christmas School . . . // Dec 06, 2012
A Lifetime of Learning // Oct 25, 2012
Transitions ... // Oct 11, 2012
Is homeschooling "mainstream"? // Sep 13, 2012
And so it begins! // Aug 30, 2012
Run to win! // Aug 16, 2012
Of Beans and Butterflies . . . // Aug 02, 2012
Learning by Copying . . . // Jul 19, 2012
The end is in sight! ... // May 10, 2012
Mentoring ... old school? // Apr 26, 2012
Remember . . . // Apr 12, 2012
Computers - friend or foe? // Mar 29, 2012
Spring Science! // Mar 15, 2012
Gray hair is a crown of glory . . . // Mar 01, 2012
No regrets . . . // Feb 02, 2012
Let 'em eat ... pie! // Nov 17, 2011
Holiday School // Oct 21, 2011
Identity Crisis ... // Oct 20, 2011
Practical Pointers: Combining with a single Core // Oct 06, 2011
Seasonal Science // Sep 22, 2011
Freedom // Sep 08, 2011
Moving Day // Aug 26, 2011
What am I teaching? // Aug 25, 2011
Another milestone . . . // Aug 11, 2011
Are homeschooled students really all that different? // Jul 14, 2011
Homeschool Support? // Jun 16, 2011
The High School Milestone // May 19, 2011
Teaching Boys How to Read // Oct 04, 2010
And another year begins ... // Aug 25, 2010
But Mom ... I'm booooored! // May 05, 2010
The faster I go ... // Feb 12, 2010
The Early Years - Phonics // Dec 10, 2009
The Early Years - Math // Dec 04, 2009
The Early Years - Priorities // Dec 03, 2009
Note Taking - Learned Skill? // Nov 19, 2009
The Holidays are Coming ... // Nov 03, 2009
Applesauce! // Oct 14, 2009
Going Home // Oct 13, 2009
What Happens if it Doesn't Work? // Sep 10, 2009
Mom is my teacher? // Sep 09, 2009
How do others view homeschoolers? // Aug 24, 2009
I love new pencils // Aug 10, 2009
Graduated ... now what? // Jul 21, 2009
Time Management - Meal Planning // Jul 02, 2009
The Rise of Homeschooling // Jun 21, 2009
Trust // Jun 15, 2009
How do I plan for high school?! // May 26, 2009
Homeschool Mom Guilt // May 15, 2009
Homeschooling and the Economy ... // May 14, 2009
Teaching Science ... Remember HENSA? // May 13, 2009
'Tis the Season for Testing // May 05, 2009
Convention Shoes // Apr 22, 2009
My children ARE a blessing! // Mar 27, 2009
Learning Assembly Line // Mar 21, 2009
You want me to teach Algebra?!! // Mar 20, 2009
I found my desk! // Mar 20, 2009
The stuff that curriculum doesn't cover . . . // Mar 20, 2009
Who's in charge here anyway?! // Mar 20, 2009
Who am I anyway? // Mar 20, 2009
The cost of homeschooling // Mar 20, 2009
Calm My Anxious Heart // Mar 20, 2009
Homeschooling Resolutions // Mar 20, 2009
Does January = time for educational change? // Mar 20, 2009
Cookie Makin' Day // Mar 20, 2009
Holiday Enticements // Mar 20, 2009
Why is teaching writing so hard? // Mar 20, 2009
Meditation second // Mar 20, 2009
Reading and Good Writing - Any Connection? // Mar 20, 2009
Homeschool Holiday Traditions // Mar 20, 2009
The Process // Mar 20, 2009
Choosing Curriculum // Mar 20, 2009
Science co-ops // Mar 20, 2009
Milestones // Mar 20, 2009
How do I get it all done? // Mar 20, 2009
Of squirrels and hoarding // Mar 20, 2009
Mom's aren't supposed to get sick // Mar 20, 2009
It's that time again! // Mar 18, 2009