Jamie Martin, editor of Simple Homeschool, also blogs about motherhood at Steady Mom "I pledge allegiance to living books, to the pure classics of literature. And never will an abridgment land on our shelves, for it would ruin our education forever." If you've been homeschooling long, you've no …
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How reading Anne of Green Gables helped me chill out as a parent
Written by Jamie Martin, editor of Simple Homeschool and blogger at Steady Mom “There, there, Marilla, you can have your own way," said Matthew reassuringly. "Only be as good and kind to her as you can without spoiling her. I kind of think she's one of the sort you can do anything with if you only …
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What Helen Keller and our time in the Philippines have in common
This month I'm blogging from the Philippines on behalf of Love146. You'll understand today's post more if you've also read the others: Education that nurtures, education that heals The abolition of child trafficking and exploitation, nothing less. How to talk to your kids about …
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Back to school encouragement and inspiration
It's refreshing this year that I don't have any back to school series or giveaways planned for this space. Nada. Sometimes we all need a change, right? But for those of you in need of a little back to school encouragement and inspiration, I've compiled all the back to school posts written here in …
The abolition of child trafficking and exploitation. Nothing less.
I had no idea one sleepless night would change the direction of my family's life forever. But that's exactly what happened. 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 my …
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