It began as a game. Driving home from some activity one afternoon, I said to our eldest daughter, “Steer us…
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Habits for Happy Kids
Jesse Tree Advent Devotional as a Gift: Guest Post by Amy Waters
Today we are thrilled to welcome Amy Waters, beloved friend and fellow homeschool mother. Many of you may have enjoyed…
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Almost Heaven
Almost Heaven West Virginia… I spent the first part of my childhood in West Virginia. Almost heaven is something I…
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Take it Outside
These fall days, before the big, deep chills, take your homeschool outside. Pack up the school books or pack up…
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Taming the “wild west”
In a recent post on Passionate Purposeful Parenting entitled Defense in Depth, I wrote about the methods we use to…
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How do you know what to do?
I was watching my youngest yesterday take forever to decide what he wanted to get with his winning tickets. The…
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It’s All in the Tone
We’re at the neighborhood pool on a Saturday. Littlest guy, who is not scared of the water at all, jumped…
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Forming Habits – The Ones We Shouldn’t Have Are the Easiest Ones to Form
When I have formed a habit, it’s usually because I have taken the time to write something down on my…
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Help for Making Habits Stick
Photo taken of Mary Engelbreit’s Silly Mother Goose board book. One of our readers recently asked: How do you make…
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Technology Habits
Managing the explosion of technological devices making their way into our homes needn’t be a daunting task. Here is a…
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The Art of the Drip Castle
If you don’t know me personally, you may not know how much I love the beach. Fair-skinned and freckly though…
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Shoebox Shopping in July
My boys love to make shoeboxes every year for Operation Christmas Child. It is something we look forward to and I…
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All-Star Week
The ballots are in, the line-up is set…and the winners are…