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Feb. 1, 2017

With Homeschooling, You Set the Pace So Kids Never Have to Fail

By Sonlight

If your child is 5 and reading at a third grade level, why would you leave her in school? She needs something more challenging. And if your child is 5 and barely recognizing letters yet, why would you leave him … Continue reading →

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Jan. 17, 2017

10 Ways to Rediscover Your Homeschool Joy

By Laura Lee Ellis

If you are hitting a wall in your homeschool today, this post is a virtual hug of encouragement to help you rediscover your homeschool joy. Although it's a list of suggestions, please don't hear them as another list of tasks to … Continue reading →

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Oct. 15, 2016

Sonlighters Have a Heart for the World

By Sonlight

I write this one with some trepidation. You know the Great Commission: “Go ye into all the world and preach the Gospel to every creature.” I am not nearly as Great Commission-minded as I wish I was. I grew up … Continue reading →

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Oct. 13, 2016

Sonlighters Talk with Their Children

By Sonlight

One thing I notice when I'm around my Sonlighting friends is how much they talk with their children. When, for example, the 10-year-old comes up to ask a question, my friend pauses the conversation and she and her son interact. Her son matters. He … Continue reading →

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Oct. 12, 2016

What We Love about Sonlighters

By Sonlight

My Mom, the founder of Sonlight, sometimes says, "I can always tell when someone is a Sonlight user. There's a connection there." And that comment is fuzzy, but I think she means that there are things that all Sonlighters love and appreciate. We … Continue reading →

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Oct. 11, 2016

Am I Missing Something? That Didn't Take Very Long!

By Sonlight

***For those who are teaching older children or dawdling children, or who are stunned by how long school is taking--this post isn't for you.*** Depending on the age of the child you are teaching, you might be surprised by how … Continue reading →

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Sep. 19, 2016

Five Ways God's Kingdom Is Different #5

By Sonlight

He Can Handle the Truth At one point this year, I was tired. You probably know that feeling, where you think, "I am tired to the point that I could throw up." And I had been dealing with some upsetting … Continue reading →

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