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Frugal Homeschool Resources for your Personal Library
A couple of years ago, on a lazy Saturday my husband and I were out and about and spied a sign stuck in the ground at the stop light advertising a local library book sale. We had the little children in...
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Ray's math, practical helps
Clarity, structure, brilliance; these are three words I would choose when describing the Ray's arithmetics.These are not glamorous books. They are not in color. There are no fancy diagrams. But my kids...
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Things we're about
A basket of hard-bound school booksI don't know what's happened, but I actually have a few minutes to plan each week. It must be this season of my life or something! I know that it has to do with...
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Relaxed motherhood
The other day I looked down from my reading and noticed my toddler taking a pair of kiddie scissors and cutting her hair. She didn't even seem to mind that I was watching her as she was doing it. If...
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Wasting children
I was at the library with two of my older daughters to other day. We were having a grand time together; the men were at home with the little ones and we were sharing and joking around (quietly--after...
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Announcing my new book!
McGuffey's Primer Flashcards, Helps & HintsA Practical Guide to Understanding the 19th Century MindAuthor Sherry K. Hayes,Edited by David M. Hayes No program can give us a 100% guarantee that our...
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Creation Science: Small beginnings
It was a laboratory, that sidewalk that stretched in front of the vacant lot by our house. I didn't dress in a white lab coat, and I certainly didn't carry a clipboard, but I was a scientist,...
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The atmosphere of learning
There has been a lively discussion going on at Generation Cedar all about getting away from boxed-in thinking when it comes to education.This was a novel idea to me, about 24 years ago. Today, it is...
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Gateway to Shakespeare
Schooling does nothing for Shakespeare. The system most of us were taught under has turned the works of the Bard into something that is, at best, to be yawned at, at worst, to be avoided like the...
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Some really good books!
There are three books that we've checked out of the library that have caused our house to buzz with all sorts of history discussion! For at least a fortnight I was being presented with a new discovery...
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Election Fraud By Cindy Koen
Pray for AmericaUnited Nations election monitors...in America! Voting machines defaulting to Obama. Non-citizens registered to vote. Even the possibility of a computer virus stealing the election.All...
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A precious little book
Have you been looking for a sweet book to read aloud to your tiny children, one that will capture their attention and imagination, and yet teach them some great values?I have just found a treasure just...
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Radio Interview {Update}
If you ever wondered what a mother of 15 children sounds like, just head over to The Sociable Homeschooler at 12:00 EST today, November 9th, and find out! (The interview is recorded for later...
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Try Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving!There are no turkeys gobbling about my home, no freshly baked pies, and no football on the television. But we continue celebrating thanksgiving each and every day! Have we tasted of...
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How to Homeschool
Before you take your first step, pray.It really amazes me how often we forget this most vital yet indispensable detail!Then please, please, don't rush out and buy curriculum. It doesn't matter if the...
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Perfectly Mellow
All my little ducks in a row"You must be so organized!"How many times have I heard that from curious onlookers as they have watched me waddling through the store, ducklings in tow.Really? Organized?...
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Happy Thanksgiving!
Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into...
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Lilla Rose giveaway!
Why do so many ladies, both young and old, like Lilla Rose hair clips? I think it's because they capture a hint of the past, and so they allow us to enjoy some of that charm in our every-day lives.I...
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Lilla Rose--We have a Winner!
Patience modeling a clipBlessings and salutations! We have a winner of the Lilla Rose Flexi Clip giveaway--#41, Sara, with 4 girls! Heather Mason will be in contact with you concerning receiving your...
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