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How to Create a Easy & Free Country Unit Study

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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Homeschool Hack: Get to Know Your Kids with These Tools!

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 …

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The Secret of Powerful Praise

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 …

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The Parable of the Sick Child

“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 …

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What If We Weren’t Afraid to Be Real?

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 …

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Searching for Blessings in the Bad Days

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 …

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