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Lora Lynn chronicles life as a homeschool mom, twin mom, adoptive mom, and generally busy mom of six (soon to be seven!) young children over at Vita Familiae.

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Mommy’s Unexcused Absence: A Day In The Life of a Bed Resting Mama

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Written by contributor Lora Lynn Fanning of Vitafamiliae My family, with our seven kids ages 7, 7, 6, 5, 3, 1, and Not-Quite-Here-Yet are currently in a season of Not Normal Life. For the last 14 weeks of my pregnancy, I’ve been on various levels of bed rest and high levels of medication. This means [...]

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Creating a Candlelight Christmas

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Written by contributor Lora Lynn Fanning of Vitafamiliae One of the most important locations in our home at Christmastime is the dining room. This is where our real Christmas celebration occurs throughout the month. I make sure that even if I don’t hang an ornament in any other room, the dining room gets special treatment. [...]

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a mom's education

Lora Lynn’s Biggest Homeschooling Mistake: 2-for-1 Homeschooling

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Written by contributor Lora Lynn Fanning of Vitafamiliae My two eldest sons are pretty close in age. And by “close” I mean sixty seconds apart. Since I was pregnant with them, I’ve heard “Two for the price of one!” And later I heard, “Homeschooling must be easy for you. You can teach the twins together!” [...]

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methods & philosophies

Confessions of a Reformed Preschool Drop-Out

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Written by Lora Lynn Fanning of Vitafamiliae I always believed that preschool was for over-achieving mamas. I tend to agree with my fellow Simple Homeschool writer that “preschoolers can learn everything they need to know from the school of life.” I did “preschool” with my eldest children because we needed a routine of some sort [...]

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a mom's education

Using Pinterest for Homeschool Inspiration

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Pinterest is the latest darling of social websites. It allows you to “pin” or bookmark pictures and posts that inspire you. You can then organize them into categories, creating your own lovely online bulletin board. For homeschool moms that crawl the internet looking for craft ideas or inspiration, it’s the perfect way to keep up [...]

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Cataloging the Homeschool Library

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Written by contributor Lora Lynn Fanning of Vitafamiliae Everybody knows homeschoolers have a lot of books. We collect them like dust. Our kids are drawn to them. And, usually, they become a part of our home decor in almost every room. If your local library has an electronic catalog of their books, and you have [...]

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