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Monthly Archives: February 2012
Feb. 29, 2012
Reminder: Confidence, a Homeschool Benefit
I was reading Billy Coffey's Internet Validation post and I started tearing up. A new fad, it seems, is that girls are posting videos of themselves asking if they are pretty. The comments, in typical YouTube fashion, are brutal, mean, … Continue reading
Tagged benefits, character, confidence, Encouragement, Homeschooling
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Feb. 28, 2012
Ideas for Using Your Book of Time
One of my favorite supplemental resources from Sonlight is the Book of Time. I love how it offers a hands-on, visual way for my children to see the "big picture" of history-- what events happened around the same time as other … Continue reading
Tagged Book of Time, hands on, history, resources, supplemental, timeline
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Feb. 24, 2012
Discerning Truth
A couple weeks ago, you had the opportunity to take a Civic Literacy Exam. Ready for a Science Quiz? What caught my eye with this test is that it indirectly claimed to answer the question "do you have the facts … Continue reading
Tagged Bible, learning, science, Testing
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Feb. 23, 2012
How to Cultivate Contentment
When I read Paul's shocking words "I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances" (Philippians 4:11), I sometimes wonder … how? What is the secret? Life makes it easy to be discontent. We don't have to work hard to … Continue reading
Feb. 21, 2012
Puzzling Design
My sister and her family came to town for the holidays. We were able to celebrate our annual Family Fun Week—where we gather together from across the country as a whole group. For the past several years the adults have … Continue reading
Tagged art, fear, Happenin' at my House
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Feb. 20, 2012
Homeschool Advantage: A Clearer Picture of Your Kids
Kids go through a lot, especially as they get older. I've witnessed my fair share of breakups and breakdowns in the small group of kids I have the privilege of knowing. It's rarely pretty. It's often messy. Worse, there comes … Continue reading
Tagged children, Homeschooling
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Feb. 15, 2012
What's in a Name?
We sit on the floor. The conversation wanders lazily as she shares her story. One parent had been interested in homeschooling, the other wasn't willing to risk it. "Mama once got an email signed by Sarita. It came on her … Continue reading
Tagged Homeschooling
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