Have you ever wondered how to create your own country unit study? It’s not as complicated as many people would want you to believe. In fact, you can create your own easy and free lesson plans at home! What is a homeschool unit study? A homeschool unit study is a collection of learning activities that …
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If you get to know your kids a little better, you’ll be able to take advantage of the greatest homeschool hack of all time! We’ve found two quick, easy, and free ways that you can get the information you need to create a custom homeschool plan for your family. Of course, you can use these …
“There are moments that I wish could last forever. If only I could tuck some of these precious memories away into a box, to recall and relive at a moment’s notice… The moments I’d save wouldn’t be big ones. They are the little things that mean so much but pass away so soon. The way …
I’ve spent most of my life trying to be ‘perfect.’ I thought if I could just figure out how to get it all right, how to live up to everyone else’s expectations, that I could be happy and worry-free. I was wrong. I spent 25 years trying to force my life to fit underneath the glass …
Sitting in the high school hallway absorbed in a book, I hadn’t noticed my science teacher standing over me. It wasn’t until I reached for my highlighter again that he remarked, “You know, Nicole… when you highlight everything, you’re really not highlighting anything at all.” It took me a long time to realize what he …
“But Mama,” my daughter protested, “I’m doing okay! I’ve kept it down!” It had been about 30 seconds since she had eagerly consumed her small piece of toast. For the last several days, she’d been sick. Everything she ate made a reappearance shortly after – usually all over the carpet. She had cried and suffered …
Maybe it’s just something that happens to a mom who wakes up one morning and realizes she’s tired. Physically, emotionally, mentally, spiritually tired. Tired of failing. Tired of trying. Tired of pretending. Tired of seeking perfection, only to always fall short of the impossible goal. Maybe it’s just something that happens to someone who realizes that she’s spent her …
It’s been one of those days – the kind of disastrous days where everything goes wrong and the entire day spins out of control. A day filled with exploding diapers, toddler tantrums, uncooperative homeschoolers and spit up on every outfit. Everybody wants something – right! this! minute! – and nobody can get along. My patience runs out. Tempers …