Written by Jessica Fisher of Life as Mom and Good Cheap Eats Over the last two weeks, my kids and I have been engrossed in a family read aloud. I checked out the digital edition of The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart. Since it was only a two-week check-out, it was a race to …
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5 new (school) resolutions to consider
Written by contributor Jessica Fisher of Life as Mom and Good Cheap Eats I intended to finish the calendar year with a strong academic month. Of course, illness and a number of unforeseeable circumstances got in my way. In some ways, we limped to the finish line. But, in other ways, we ran a …
Light the candles
Written by Jamie Martin, editor of Simple Homeschool and writer at Steady Mom I wish for you and your family today, tomorrow, and always: joy, peace, hope, laughter, and love--abundant, overflowing love. I will light candles this Christmas …
Merriment’s agenda: Setting expectations for Christmas day
The following is a guest post written by Cari Stone of Thoughts Interrupted. A note from Jamie: As the countdown for Christmas begins, I hope you can glean some helpful tips from this repost. It originally published on December 21, 2011. I finally had enough. Somewhere between untangling the brand …
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10 life lessons learned on the playground (& a giveaway!)
The following is a guest post written by Sarah Olmsted of Imagine Childhood. I've always thought children are better teachers than yoga instructors. Don’t get me wrong, I love yoga. It’s something that makes a huge difference in the way I feel on a daily basis. It strengthens my mind, my body, …
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