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When homeschooling seems impossible…
Friends…I’d like to share an open letter to all homeschooling moms. Most especially, those of you who think you simply can’t do this anymore. In the past few weeks, I’ve encountered so many moms who...
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Something About Mary, Day 22 – Mary had a little house…
There have been so many blogging posts of late focused on housekeeping. It’s quite clear, that our womanly vocation as “keeper of the house” and “home-maker,” is not without challenges. What a comfort...
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Listen and read, then watch…
Are you in need of encouragement? Feeling pressure as the school year is approaching it’s end? Or perhaps you’re educating year round, and feel that this call is too much… Listen to this… Then re-read...
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Doing enough…
This post is featured in Touched By Grace at Catholic Exchange: “I’m so discouraged…I just don’t feel like I’m doing enough! I talk to other mom’s and hear all these really great ideas. How do they...
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Making the best of it…
So…we’ve been sick for the past two weeks. We missed trick or treating on All Hallow’s Eve. We missed the parish All Saint’s Day party. We missed All Soul’s Day at the cemetery. We missed piano...
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A restful routine…
**We started back to school this week. It’s been such a comfort…the week is going well and there is real joy in the work that is our day to day life. The following is a reflection on the return to...
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The gift of time…
Following last week’s arctic blast, we lost our internet service for several days. It was incredibly inconvenient, particularly for my husband who needed to work from home for a couple days, and...
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A reminder…
…for me! As I prepare for the new school year next week, I’ve been looking over past posts on homeschooling. Encouraging, funny, doubtful, hopeful…the homeschool journey is not unlike a roller coaster...
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Sunnier on the inside…
Ah, friends…thank you so much for your prayers, letters of encouragement, etc. Though all is cloud and gray around the house…mounds of snow several feet high and wind are causing near white-out...
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When homeschooling seems impossible…
Friends…I’d like to share an open letter (a re-post from 2008) to all homeschooling moms. I sense a growing despair amongst some of us “moms of many.” This is for all of us…most especially those of...
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The perfect tool…
Thanks to my son, Zachary, who (as I watched him repair a couple of torch lighters without suitable tools, parts or instructions) reminded me so very much of his grandfather, Deland. Through his...
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