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The Top Summer Reading List For Middle Schoolers Jun. 4, 2024
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Jun. 6, 2022
Summer Camp at Home: A DIY Guide for Homeschoolers
Do you want to enrich and refresh your child this summer? Many families in my hometown turn to day camps—from Computer Programming Camp to Ninja Warrior Camp—as a way to fill their children’s summer days with fun and learning. I’ve … Continue reading
Tagged DIY, electives, enrichment, home, Homeschooling, learning, summer
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Mar. 24, 2021
4 House Rules for a Happy Homeschool Atmosphere
When the sun breaks out after many days of gray drizzle, my spirits lift. How about you? It's no surprise that the climate around us can really affect how we feel and act. Since you spend all day with your … Continue reading
Tagged family, home, relationships, siblings
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Nov. 17, 2017
How My Home Routine Fosters a Peaceful and Productive Homeschool
At about four o’clock I begin the daily ritual of walking through my home after teaching for the day. My mind still cluttered with math problems, I see a home equally overloaded with family clutter. Silently I resolve not to … Continue reading
Tagged home, Housekeeping, housework, routine, schedule, scheduling, Time Management
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Nov. 17, 2016
If your home won’t look like a magazine spread this holiday
I saw an email from a fancy grocery store chain this week. Packed with culinary tips for Thanksgiving, the tone of it suggested that my self-worth depends on me presenting a gorgeous and complex feast next week. I laughed because … Continue reading
Aug. 18, 2014
School Need Not Be a Foreign Country
Over the last year, while my cousin was visiting us from Germany, I found myself asking the "how was school" question often. Aside from two parent-teacher conferences the rest of the year, she was my only real point of contact. … Continue reading
Tagged home, school, teaching
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Oct. 12, 2012
Grateful for His Provision
Smoke snaked through the air from behind the dishwasher. A moment before an audible "pop" had reverberated through the house. It smelled like burnt plastic and boiling gutter water. Turns out the power cable to our dishwasher had arced, taking … Continue reading
Tagged blessing, God, home, money
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