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Heather follows the mantra “a life that is led simply and deliberately is a life fulfilled.” She is a dedicated yoga teacher, artist, holistic health coach, mother and wife. Heather’s blog Beauty That Moves is enjoyed by readers for its kind honesty, shared beauty, and simple guidance.

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Exploring Online Learning in our Homeschool

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Written by Heather Bruggeman of beauty that moves I’m not sure I would have been a very good homeschooler fifteen years ago. You see, the internet is such a valuable, expansive place for us. I’m amazed nearly every day by the endless variety of resources available, both free and paid. We love our home-based and [...]

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A Mom & Dad Homeschool Team

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Written by contributor Heather Bruggeman of beauty that moves The last few months have been wild and crazy for our family. We’re selling one house and moved to another during the height of the holiday season, my work has picked up almost overnight to a beyond full time pace, my father is in the fight [...]

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Taking a Holiday Break (but not too big of a break)

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We are half way through our second official year of homeschooling and we are still finding our way. I suppose we’ll always be finding our way. It’s good to keep a beginner’s mind, yes? We’ve learned a thing or two over the last year and a half – like the benefits and challenges of homeschool [...]

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Heather’s Biggest Homeschooling Mistake: Not Starting Sooner

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Written by contributor Heather Bruggeman of Beauty That Moves This was a challenging topic upon first glance, as Renee already mentioned. So many thoughts came up for me – “I don’t like to focus on the mistakes… every bump in the road is an opportunity to grow… I like to stay focused on the present [...]

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“Good Enough” School Year Prep

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Written by contributor Heather Bruggeman of Beauty That Moves Right now I need to believe that having it all together for the new school year is overrated. Last year I didn’t feel this way. Last year we had freshly sharpened pencils and color coded notebooks. There were fresh dry erase markers and new ink for the printer. [...]

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Homeschooling Benefits for Adolescence

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Written by contributor Heather Bruggeman of Beauty That Moves In the spring I shared a post with you about Middle School Resources and Materials. In that article I referenced Maria Montessori’s thoughts on the middle school years; how she viewed that fleeting time is best spent. It generated quite a bit of interest – for [...]

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