Never let your schooling interrupt your education.
Written by Kari Patterson I recently sat on the couch with another homeschooling friend and discussed the kind of moms we want to be. There's so much pressure out there to be more and do more, to hustle, hurry, achieve. But I always find myself returning to this simple question that helps center my …
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Written by Kari Patterson A note from Jamie: Kari's post today is longer than usual, but so worthwhile. I hope you'll pour yourself a cup of tea or coffee, and pop over to the site when you have ten minutes to ponder and enjoy it! I will never forget the day my daughter quietly posed the …
Written by Kari Patterson of Sacred Mundane If you asked my husband what the biggest difference is between us, he'd respond with one word: Pace. I really try not to roll my eyes when we're faced with a decision and he says, yet again, "Let's just slow down and take our time. Let's wait a bit …
Written by Kari Patterson. "Note to self: By mid-May you are just so done." This is a memo I left to myself, last year around this time, when I was army-crawling across the finish-line of school, joylessly trudging through the final obligatory lessons. See, when the sun comes out and the …
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Written by Kari Patterson of Sacred Mundane. It was Nature Day, and the kids were happily scattered across the property, smeared with mud, rosy-cheeked from the fresh air, happily lost in the world of all things wild. I came through the back door and into the kitchen to get some water. As I …
