Category Archives: Kids

The Start of Our Homeschooling Journey

If you’re suddenly feeling the need to homeschool, and you have no desire to, but something inside of you wishes you didn’t feel that way, you’re not alone. Before I’d ever become pregnant with my first son, I had friends … Continue reading

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Growing Kids to Be Great Leaders

Today, growing our kids to be great leaders could be more important than ever before. I am not sure that there has ever been a time where it has seemed to be more imperative to focus on a new generation … Continue reading

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7 Quick Boundaries That Will Make Life Easier:

We aren’t naturally born with healthy boundaries, and if you have ever been the parent of a newborn baby, you would probably agree – sleepless nights, constantly being on call; never feeling like you can leave the house. However, on the contrary, … Continue reading

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Why I refuse to socialize my homeschooling kids

Whenever someone finds out that we are a homeschooling family, the very first question they seem to ask is this, “What do you do for socialization?” It’s funny how just one small, simple question can make someone feel totally inadequate. For … Continue reading

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Backpacking – A Dream Finally Fulfilled

2014 was a huge life-changing year for me. I had a lot of ups and a lot of downs – all allowing me to change, gain strength, and become who I am today. One of the ups for me was … Continue reading

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Could Catering to Learning Styles Be Dangerous?

As a homeschooling mom, I hear and read a lot about tailoring learning more toward the styles of our children. Lots of research has been done to show the different learning styles of people, children in particular. The theory stands … Continue reading

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Kids and Consequences: Reality Discipline

Recently, I pulled out an old book, that I read when the kids were much smaller, called Making Children Mind Without Losing Yours – by Kevin Leman. In this book, Dr. Leman talks to parents about Reality Discipline. Reality Discipline … Continue reading

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Finding Joy in the Midst of Multiple Miscarriage

Soon after my husband and I delivered our first child, we decided that we loved being parents so much that we would like to have another baby to grow up close to our first. We became pregnant right away and were … Continue reading

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How I Started Homeschooling

As Spring is here and Summer is well on its way, this is usually the time that I begin reflecting back on our homeschool year and wonder just who learned more… me? or my kids? At the time of this … Continue reading

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How I Got My Baby To Sleep Through the Night

The best advise that I received after becoming a mom for the first time was this: “You didn’t go to live with your baby, your baby came to live with you.” –Dr. Leila Denmark Recently, I had the fabulous opportunity to … Continue reading

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