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Homeschool Mother’s Journal – August

In my life last month… We spent the 4th in Tyler, TX with my husband’s family. It was a spontaneous trip that ended up blessing our family in so many ways. One of the best parts of the trip was going to visit my husband’s 86 year-old grandma. It had been about a year and a…

Back to School with Box Tops for Education

I can’t believe summer is almost over. Even though we still continue some school activities throughout the summer, it’s definitely not at the pace we keep during the school year. I know many families are preparing to send their kids back to school, and even though we home school, I still like to do what…

July Homeschool Mother’s Journal

In my life last month… June has been a peaceful month. We cleared our schedule to help my mom recover from her knee surgery, but she surprised us all and recovered much sooner than we expected. That has given us a lot of time to rest in ways that we needed. This past year I have…

5 Essential Hospitality Skills to Teach Your Children

Summertime is filled with hosting guests around our home. From having friends over to swim to hosting family from out of town, opportunities for practicing hospitality abound. The other side of summer is that my kids tend to get lazy about cleaning the house and sharing their stuff. It’s easy to get self focused in…

Don’t Fear Messy Learning with the Clean Squad

I am one of those moms who looks through the science book or art curriculum to see the level of mess required in order to decide whether we’ll tackle that learning activity or not. I don’t like a huge mess mostly because I don’t enjoy cleaning them up! However, I’ve realized that with the right…