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Being a homeschooling mother means being responsible for the bulk of my children’s formal education. Reading with my wiggly boys and teaching my sanguine child math are all my responsibility. But what about their social development? How do we teach our children to be kind to others? 1. Catch Them Being Good I read somewhere […]
It may sound overly geeky — the idea of using a tool like Evernote to help you with your prayer life. But then, I’m a pretty big geek. In their marketing lingo, Evernote says of itself, “For everything you’ll do, Evernote is the workspace to get it done.” I spend a lot of time […]
Halloween is easily one of my children’s very favorite holidays of the year. When I was a child, it was a one day event — a party at school, followed by trick or treating that evening. Now, it’s turned into a month long celebration, filled with pumpkin patch visits, trips to the Zoo, multiple trunk […]
My children ADORE this time of year. We’re prepping for Halloween festivities, and getting ready for All Saints Day celebrations, too. You’ll find us visiting our local Halloween parties and gatherings, but my kids are just as excited about dressing up as their favorite saints and sharing stories with their friends. If you’re a craft-challenged […]
As much as I love the Memoria Press classical Christian curriculum packages, there are times when you can’t work from one core. That’s where we are now with my boys. Currently, we’re dealing with an unofficial diagnosis of dyslexia and dysgraphia for them. They struggle with reading and handwriting, but their oral comprehension is spot […]