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What holds you back?

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Written by Jamie Martin, editor of Simple Homeschool and founder of Steady Mom You don’t find many half-hearted homeschoolers. Some of us stumble into this educational choice for a variety of reasons, true, but those who continue this lifestyle long-term are generally people of conviction, purpose, and belief. And yet. Have you ever felt like [...]

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The Magic of Learning to Read

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Written by Jamie Martin, editor of Simple Homeschool and founder of Steady Mom A note from Jamie: One year later, we’re much further along our reading journey! Fun to look back and see how far my kids have come–we all need that reminder from time-to-time, don’t we? This post originally published on January 24, 2011. [...]

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Today is a New Day

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Written by contributor Jessica Fisher of Life as Mom and Good Cheap Eats I love the line in Chicken Little when he pulls himself up by the proverbial bootstraps and sets out to be a changed man, er, chicken. He’s had setbacks. He’s faced disappointments. He’s been fearful. Yet, he declares with confidence, “Today is [...]

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Home for the Holidays: Love146

by Jamie
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I had no idea one sleepless night would change the direction of my family’s life forever. But that’s exactly what happened. Seven years ago, having recently become a mom, I woke at 2 am. Nothing unusual, except this time there was no baby screaming. I couldn’t go back to sleep, though, so I took out [...]

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Your job is to say yes.

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Written by Jamie Martin, editor of Simple Homeschool and founder of Steady Mom Am I the only parent to whom the word “no” just seems to roll off the tongue? I don’t understand why, but my natural tendency is to say no first and think about yes later. This is sometimes legitimate–maybe I’m not sure [...]

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Back to Basics: Keeping School Simple

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Written by Jamie Martin, editor of Simple Homeschool and founder of Steady Mom A note from Jamie: As we start to head into the holiday season, it’s good to remember how to scale back in our homeschool–how to remember the most important things and let go of the rest. This post originally published on November [...]

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