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Week 12: The Organized Easter Challenge
Easter is a very important celebration for my family. But sometimes, busyness gets in the way of preparing for it. If you'd like to have an organized Easter this year, join us in completing this week's tasks. #1 Plan Easter events Our church has two important Easter...
Motivation to Do What’s Most Important Today
If you don't do what's most important today... If you don't go to the gym...don't make a healthy meal...don't read to your child...don't put money in savings...don't encourage your spouse...don't write a page of your book...don't work on your business plan...don't...
The Best Pinterest Boards for Homeschool Sanity
I've been homeschooling for 14 years, but I still need sanity savers. I usually turn to Pinterest to find them. When I need ideas for a unit study, motivation to get organized, or clever parenting tips, that's where I go. When I find something that I think will make...
Week 11: The Spring Cleaning Challenge
Spring is the season for getting outside, but it's also a time for cleaning. Fortunately, homeschoolers can combine teaching and cleaning. While you're unlikely to get it all done this week, you can get a great start in just an hour this week. #1 Research and choose...
Week 10: The Bring on the Spring Challenge
If you've been overwhelmed by winter, you probably can't wait for spring. Personally, I'm desperate for it! No matter how excited we are about spring, if we don't plan for it, we'll find ourselves disappointed that we didn't do many of our favorite things. We can...
How You Can Really Get Things Done
I am still working on an ebook about my experiments in a Year of Living Productively. While you're waiting on that, I thought you would enjoy Francis Wade's take on the process. I will warn you that I am not the productivity queen Francis makes me out to be in his...
You Can Be Confident in Teaching Creation
I have shared my story of being agnostic about the creation-evolution debate to becoming fully convinced that creation occurred exactly as described in the Bible before. I have also shared my passion for the work of Dr. Carl Werner, the man who along with Ken Ham...
Week 9: The Extended Family Challenge
If you have a functional extended family, connecting with them as part of your homeschooling can be a positive experience for you and your children. If you have family members who aren't sold on homeschooling, some of this week's ideas could help change that. We will...
Week 8: The Confident Parent Challenge
Most of the interpersonal problems I have seen professionally and personally could have been avoided with good communication. This week we will focus on improving our parenting communication skills. Here's how: #1 Have the kids evaluate you We are going to start with...
Week 7: The Marriage of Your Dreams Challenge
The homeschool lifestyle can leave marriage at the bottom of the priority list. That's a dangerous pattern because nothing will threaten a happy, organized homeschool like a troubled marriage. This week we will take some simple steps that go beyond relationship...
Can You Really Write a Nonfiction Ebook in 21 Days?
This is Week 47-52 of a Year of Living Productively These last six weeks I tested whether I could write a nonfiction ebook in 21 days. I wanted to summarize my findings in a Year of Living Productively in ebook form and used the ebook by Steve Scott to do so as...
When a Friend Betrays You
You're shocked. Livid. Devastated. When a friend betrays you--takes something or someone precious to you, lies to you or about you, or rejects you without cause--you can become completely disoriented. Someone you loved and trusted has become your worst enemy. What...