Patricia Purcell has fun thinking about something homeschool moms don't usually consider: what do do when the kids are gone. Her ideas sound exciting!
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by John Clark | If you need a little motivation to begin another academic year, here are my five W’s of homeschooling.
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by Dr. Mitchell Kalpakgian | In the story an old home that dates from several hundred years ago lies in a state of neglect and in need of repair.
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United extended families with grandparents, uncles, aunts, nieces, nephews, and cousins are spirited clans that bring a fullness of joy into the world.
Read More »Absent Without Leave: Learning to Live With My Gadabout Grandparents
by Kate Moriarty | My children's grandparents have become wild gadabouts. It started with a caravan.
Read More »We Need Grandparents… Especially our Kids.
Emily Molitor believes that involving grandparents and children together teaches incredible life lessons. Turns out, we need them more than they need us.
Read More »Focus on Relationships: The 7th Principle of the Simple Life
Eight years ago, our sewer line backed up and caused a small flood in our basement. Gray water had entered the garage and the playroom. Our insurance company required us ...
Read More »Plum Pudding and Scrabble
My children and I were recently speaking about when and how I first began home schooling. The textbook answer is that I started home schooling in the sixth grade, but ...
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