Phoenix Stories to Lift Your Thoughts Out of the Ashes

This summer the theme at the writing camp my kids attended was Rising from the Ashes. As I thought through my past two years, I realized that books played a big part in helping me recenter my thoughts on good, true, and beautiful things. When my sister died, it felt like my life turned upside down.…

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Becoming a Contagious Reader: My Second 25 Books of 2018

I’ve been working on cultivating the quality of the reader that I would like to become. I’ve found that reading is contagious not only for those around me, but for myself. I’ve awakened an appetite for books that has kept me going through the first half of the year. Even though I wasn’t reading for a certain…

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Note Taking In Summer Reading

Summertime is the perfect time to get ahead on reading. While I do still take time to read for fun, I love to start reading the books my kids will read during the school year. I encourage my kids to do the same. The only trouble with this reading ahead bit is that the stories…

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50+ Inspiring Books From the 2018 Great Homeschool Convention

The Great Homeschool Convention is by far my favorite educational event of the year. For me it is a place where all of my mentors come together to help me continue to fine tune my educational philosophy, reset my focus, and remember why I started this crazy adventure in the first place. This year my…

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