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A Quiet Holiday Season
Mister Rogers spoke of the holidays this way: “I like to compare the holiday season with the way a child listens to a favorite story. The pleasure is in the familiar way the story begins, the anticipation of familiar turns it takes, the familiar moments of suspense, and the familiar climax and ending.” Holidays can…
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{Not} Doing ALL-THE-THINGS
One morning recently I instagramed a “perfect” relaxed homeschool morning: my preschooler played with wooden word puzzles; my 1st grader sat nearby drawing; and my 7th grader sat knitting and helping the preschooler. It was a moment that made my heart happy. It’s rare when our days look like that “perfect” morning, but when it…
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Leaf Crafts {Pinterest Challenge}
Nothing says autumn (my favorite season!) like colorful fall leaves, so we chose leaf-themed crafts for this month’s Pinterest challenge. You know how our Pinterest projects — like Kathryn’s duct tape roses, my lamp shade, and the fabric-wrapped wreath — have come out really well every month so far? Well, this month, our projects didn’t…
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Relaxed Homeschooling
After much stressing, soul-searching, prayer, and journal-writing, I’ve finally realized a few important things: 1 – I’m not going to ever be a perfect mom, but that doesn’t mean I’m not the mom my kids need. 2 – I’ve had a lot of loss in the past year (some I’ve spoken of online; some I…
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Fabric Covered Frame Wreath
A decorative wreath made from a wooden picture frame was Kathryn’s choice of projects for this month’s Pinterest-inspired project, where we do one of the gazillion things we’ve pinned, then blog about how it went. Fabric Wreath with Duct Tape Flowers I think shopping for our supplies may have been Kathryn’s favorite part of the…
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My cheery (and frugal) Office Makeover
I mentioned in the tour of my homeschool spaces that I’d soon be brightening up my office space. And I did! Wanna see?!? I am inspired by color and beauty but I’m also easily overwhelmed visually, so I did things a bit at a time to make sure I didn’t go too far with it…