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I really HATE Facebook on days like Mother’s Day. All those pictures of beautiful families showing their moms such gushing appreciation with all the flowers and the pretty church dresses and the meals out or the meals in, cooked while mom sits in her chair and doesn’t lift a finger… Mine was Continue Reading...
Many of the posts I read about homeschooling high school are very daunting. They make it appear that if my child hasn't read all these 500 books or volunteered for umpteen service organizations or learned how to write a 20-page research paper, that he will never graduate from high school or get into Continue Reading...
One of the homeschooler's worst fears: my child is behind. And the one that will keep you up at night: my child is behind in HIGH SCHOOL. Which means, of course, that I am a HORRIBLE homeschool mom and my child will have no future worth considering and will consequently completely fail at all Continue Reading...
Are you afraid your homeschooled child is academically behind his/her peers? Or maybe you already "know" he is, and you are thinking you should put him back in a formal schooling situation to catch back up. Well, today I have some encouragement for you! And the fun thing is that the Continue Reading...
Do you ever feel like you could spend the rest of your life trying to be organized and on top of things, and yet you'll never get there? Maybe you've enjoyed this series, but even these simple ideas seem like impossibilities in the current circumstances of your life? Or are you the type who Continue Reading...
I will bet you 20 cents that your high school student is behind their homeschool schedule right now. I don't mean behind grade level, like what may happen if your child has a learning disability or medical issue. I mean behind in their daily work, like they are supposed to be on lesson 60 of XYZ Continue Reading...
