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Apr. 21, 2015
Guaranteed
Sometimes a business will offer a very nice guarantee. We at Sonlight have tried to take all the fear out of homeschooling with us by giving you a fantastic guarantee. But something we can't guarantee is the end result: where … Continue reading
Tagged children, choice, freedom
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Apr. 10, 2015
Things Don't Go Well. Homeschool.
So many blog posts have recently circled the idea of things not going well. Failure. Dyslexia. A meltdown of everything. Declining health. Terrible days. And one idea reverberates in each, like the hum of the kettle when it's just about … Continue reading
Tagged benefits, homeschool
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Apr. 2, 2015
What's Outside Your Window?
The snow is finally beginning to melt here in upstate NY. It has been a long, hard winter. Outside my window this week, just off the back porch, I watched deer looking for fresh food through the melted snow. I … Continue reading
Tagged Easter, Encouragement, resurrection
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Mar. 24, 2015
The True Homeschool Expert
Often I speak with parents who find themselves second-guessing decisions they have made regarding their children's education. Obviously, most of us homeschool our children for a reason. Perhaps we feel called to homeschool, or maybe we just feel it is in … Continue reading
Tagged Homeschooling, parenting, teaching
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Mar. 20, 2015
It's Not the System
Her laugh is cruel. "You don't know how to do this?" "I'm sorry," he says defensively. "I have gaps in my education. I was homeschooled." These two argue from time to time; they are both cut of the confidence cloth, … Continue reading
Mar. 19, 2015
God, you must have the wrong address ...
Yesterday was one of those days when you wonder if there will be enough of you to go around. When you feel like silly putty (did I just age myself?) and wonder how many more ways you can be molded … Continue reading
Tagged Encouragement, Homeschooling, wisdom
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Mar. 17, 2015
The Space Between
I had a friend over who I hadn't seen for awhile. After a light lunch, her eyes welled with tears and she shared that she had recently had a miscarriage. I listened. I prayed. Hugged. And she had to run. … Continue reading
Tagged challenges, church, friends, joy, pain, socialization
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