Never let your schooling interrupt your education.
Written by children's author Caroline Starr Rose As a former teacher, I’m well aware that writing isn’t everyone’s cup of tea. Can I let you in on a little secret? It’s not always my thing, either. This is a strange confession coming from a children’s author, but an important one, I …
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Written by Jamie Martin of Simple Homeschool Jonathan and I sat at our local Panera Bread, enjoying a mother-son afternoon date. We ordered hot chocolate and played a favorite game to get started. But then he wanted to get down to the real fun he'd been anticipating. I opened my laptop and we …
Written by Kari Patterson of Sacred Mundane "Now I don't have to die to go to heaven," my son grinned. "It's right here." We were walking along the trails zig-zagging through the wild countryside of the property we would soon call home. Towering trees, low-hanging limbs laden with moss, …
Written by Kari Patterson of Sacred Mundane There's a one-word banner I'm waving these days: Habits. The word probably doesn't kindle a fire of passion or enthusiasm in your soul. Yet. Though you may not come alive when you hear the word habits, I will tell you this one-word anthem is …
Written by Kara Fleck It all began with a list of sight words and an art class basket. A few months ago I was perusing our second grade curriculum and came across a list of sight words for second graders. Most of them I knew that my daughter recognized, but there were some that were not a …
