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25 Ways to Celebrate Thanksgiving!
Celebrate Thanksgiving We love to celebrate Thanksgiving. At our house it means dedicated days to enjoy each other’s company, visiting, cooking and eating. While there are certain recipes that we always make and certain things we often do, we are always on the...
Thanksgiving Amidst Battles
Thanksgiving Thanksgiving is hardly a time to think of battles. We were at Gettysburg recently. It was sobering. The wheat field, the hospital, the pillars from the states erected over acres of war-torn land. It was amazing and quieting. We attended a luncheon with...
The Penny Challenge – An Easy Way to Stay Thankful This Season
As Thanksgiving approaches followed closely by Christmas, life can get a bit... hectic! This week’s life skill tip is all about simply being thankful! Haven't heard of The Penny Challenge? Stay tuned for this fun and simple way to instill thankfulness! Ralph Waldo...
Your Family Can Change History
Can your family make a difference in the confusing times we are living in? Let’s meet Corrie and her family who lived during some significant changes. This Dutch family loved the Lord and lived a simple life going to church and running their own business. Their home...
Teach Your Teen to Plan an Event
How to Plan a Field Trip to the Local Pumpkin Patch It’s fall and the weather is crisp and glorious and perfect for a field trip to the Pumpkin Patch. Why not use this opportunity to teach your tweens and teens about how to plan an event? Event planning is a great way...
The Horacio “The Best is Yet to Come” 2022 Dream Planner Review
I’m a planner. And a paper and pen kind of planner at that. I’m a sucker for a great planner and have tried many with Bullet Journals being the clear winner for several years. I’m a minimalist BuJu Gal, so my journals are practical, well-loved and USED. I usually...
How to Robot Proof Your Kids
How to robot-proof your kids might not be something you’ve thought about. But the future of work indicates that our kids will be living in a technological world: one with artificial intelligence, the internet of things and robots. Those of us using a Rumba or Alexa in...
Music is a Life Skill
Many of us consider music an elective and one of those homeschool subjects that we may “get to.” But I contend that music is a life skill which informs us in many areas of our lives. Chiefly, It allows our kids to develop executive functioning as well as transferable...
Celebrate Back to School!
Back to School with Confidence! Hey there, homeschooler! Can you believe it’s about time to prep for the coming school year? Summer is rushing by, as it always does, and back to school sales are starting up again. Before you are in the midst of all of the fall...
Advanced Placement for the Homeschooler
Advanced Placement for the Homeschooler. Is this even a thing? Launching our homeschooled students can feel trickier than ever before. We have college costs and world view to contend with. Many homeschooling parents are looking for the least expensive, most time...