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The Organized Vacation Challenge: Week 20
Vacations should be fun and relaxing, but after planning and packing for them last-minute, you can come to dread them. This week we'll make sure that vacations we take any time this year are less stressful. #1 Discuss plans with your spouse What is your idea of a good...
The Organized Clothing Challenge: Week 19
Sorting clothes for six children each season has been one of my biggest organizing challenges over the years. I understand why some mothers of many don't store clothing to pass down. It takes an enormous amount of time and space! But like any big job, you've just got...
The Family Celebrations Challenge: Week 18
My oldest son is graduating from high school and I have a big party to plan. We also have a family wedding and two birthdays coming up. And don't forget about Mother's Day and Father's Day! Even if your family celebrations are planned for later in the year, this is...
Unfading Beauty
I asked my friend, Sharla Fritz, to share this guest post with my readers in honor of her new book that will be such a blessing to young women. I'm pleased to say I am giving away a copy. Be sure to enter before you go. “Hey Mom, can I buy this mascara?” “Can I get...
The Friendship Challenge: Week 17
I worried that I wouldn't have enough friends and neither would my children when I was deciding to homeschool. Today we are all blessed with wonderful friends. I don't think we could have continued to homeschool all these years without them. This week, we will work on...
Week 16: The Curriculum Challenge
Most of us have a love-hate relationship with curriculum as homeschoolers. We love shopping for new books and materials and enjoy the excitement that generates, but we hate having to make final decisions for fear something won't work. This week we will take some steps...
The Ultimate Guide to Classical Conversations Resources
I shared my enthusiasm for using Classical Conversations Foundations materials independently in my post entitled, Why Classical Conversations Should Be a Part of Your Curriculum. My enthusiasm and my readership have grown since I wrote that review. I have discovered a...
Week 15: The Organize Your Finances Challenge
We often underestimate our children's willingness to get involved in meeting family financial goals. With America's tax deadline looming, you may be thinking it's time to organize your finances. This week we will spend an hour doing just that. #1 Set a family goal If...
Hope for the Flowers: A Unit Study on Faith and Butterflies
The book, Hope for the Flowers, by Trina Paulus has been beloved by readers of all ages for more than forty years. It makes the wonderful basis for a short study of butterflies and faith. Project Creation writes: "Monarch butterflies are one of the best examples of...
Week 14: The Chore Challenge
When I first got serious about getting my children's help with housework, I was most interested in them learning responsibility. Now I can't keep our home running without my kids. Take the chore challenge and your whole family will benefit for years to come. #1...
15 Homeschool Blogs I’m Crazy About
This year I've gotten familiar with 15 homeschool blogs that I love and I think you will, too. After I tell you all about them, I want to tell you about my Versatile Blogger Award from Stories of Our Boys. April's blog isn't a homeschool blog, but I absolutely love...
Week 13: The Serve the Church Challenge
It can be easy for homeschooling families to take service to the church to one of two extremes -- either always being at church to the neglect of family and homeschooling or never being there. This week, we are going to take time to discuss and pray about how God is...