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The Gift of Slow

by Jamie
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Written by Jamie Martin, editor of Simple Homeschool and founder of Steady Mom A note from Jamie: It’s Boxing Day, which in our home means another day of leisurely doing…not much. I love the pace, and it brought to mind this post from last year, which originally published on December 13, 2010. Recently I spent [...]

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Wishing You and Yours a Merry Christmas

by Jamie
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Written by Jamie Martin, editor of Simple Homeschool and founder of Steady Mom Recent weeks in our home have been filled with a lot of creating a little math (of the edible sort)

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Merriment’s Agenda: Setting Expectations for Christmas Day

by Cari
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The following is a guest post written by Cari Stone of Thoughts Interrupted. I finally had enough. Somewhere between untangling the brand new battery operated car out of my daughter’s hair and consuming one too many cookies baked by my diabetic second cousin, I knew much of what I’d come to accept about Christmas Day [...]

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3 Attitudes to Make Your Christmas Week Better

by Jamie
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Written by Jamie Martin, editor of Simple Homeschool and founder of Steady Mom With less than one week left until Christmas, it’s crunch time. You may have items on your Christmas bucket list that you need to let go of. Across the blogosphere writers now remind us that the time has come to stop the [...]

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Keeping the Obligation Out of Tradition

by SarahS
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Written by contributor Sarah Small of SmallWorld at Home I am a great lover of family traditions. In fact, my entire master’s thesis was built around the theme of tradition and legacy. I love the stories that are passed down from generation to generation, the bits of family legend, as well as the tangible items: [...]

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Creating a Candlelight Christmas

by Lora
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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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