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Mar. 14, 2012
Encouragement
This past weekend was my first homeschool convention of the season. It was a busy two days. By the end of the conference I was tired. My feet hurt and my voice was giving out. But as I began to … Continue reading
Tagged conventions, Encouragement
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Mar. 7, 2012
Homeschool? Me? I don't know everything...
Homeschool? Me? I don't know everything... And some mornings I wonder if I know anything at all. I hear this question a lot: "How can I homeschool, I don't know everything? I am not a teacher." I want to ask … Continue reading
Feb. 29, 2012
Reminder: Confidence, a Homeschool Benefit
I was reading Billy Coffey's Internet Validation post and I started tearing up. A new fad, it seems, is that girls are posting videos of themselves asking if they are pretty. The comments, in typical YouTube fashion, are brutal, mean, … Continue reading
Tagged benefits, character, confidence, Encouragement, Homeschooling
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Feb. 23, 2012
How to Cultivate Contentment
When I read Paul's shocking words "I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances" (Philippians 4:11), I sometimes wonder … how? What is the secret? Life makes it easy to be discontent. We don't have to work hard to … Continue reading
Jan. 30, 2012
On the Job Training
As homeschoolers, we have the opportunity to learn right along with our kids. That's a benefit to homeschooling. So it's a little odd to me when people suggest homeschooling falls apart when the student reaches a point in, say, math … Continue reading
Tagged curriculum, education, Encouragement, help, high school, Homeschooling, learning, math, science
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Jan. 25, 2012
A Reason Credentials Shouldn't Concern Homeschoolers
He could have been my older brother; a handsomer,* smarter, more well-adjusted older brother, to be sure. But he was tall with thick hair, glasses, and a jaw like that of a Grecian statue. His eyes danced merrily as he … Continue reading
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Jan. 9, 2012
Glimpses of the Outcome
One of my friends in Bible college once admitted to me, "I'm definitely in danger of knowing facts about God while missing out on knowing Him." This friend is one of those impressively brilliant types who eats apologetics for breakfast … Continue reading
