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I’m thrilled to be guest blogging at Hip Homeschool Moms. I have a confession though, which I probably should have divulged from the get-go. I’m not very hip. Truth be told I’m more crunchy than hip; I live in an old farmhouse, garden organically, and read so much I see bi-focals in my future. To…
My son Jackson, has always struggled with reading. He does not like to read independently nor does he always understand what he is reading. Comprehension has been the biggest road block to his advancement in a number of areas. His special education teachers spent hours on the who, what, when, where, why questions with limited success. They…
Ebb and flow. Come and go. That is what life as a homeschooling mother feels like. Always moving, always changing. There are periods where life is right up close, as the wave that crashes on the sand, right up on your feet *putting in the garden *long trips and far-off-to-us places *trying new trails, enjoying…
How can someone “teach” compassion? How does one show compassion? What does it mean to be compassionate towards others? This is a topic that is in the front of my mind most days. With holiday season seems to put it into BOLD letters for me. It is important to my husband and me, that our…
Often as homeschoolers we get asked questions about our choices. Why/how we decided to home school is one of the more frequent questions that we hear. I thought I would take this opportunity to share a little about my answer to this often asked question. The answers to the question of, “Why home school?” are as varied…
Crazy? Not really. 🙂 …full of love, compassion, tenderhearted and darn right odd! Yup, that’s how I would describe myself. I’m a city girl turned country girl. A Mustang sports car lover turned “let’s find a SUV that fits all of us” mama. I was K-12 privately schooled girl, public college educated young lady and…
We live in a small town. When I started homeschooling my boys, I was worried that since we did not live in a big city that there would not be many learning activities we could do outside of the home. I also worried that even if there occasionally was something fun to do, then we…
Art has the ability to build confidence, creative thinking skills, and brings a child’s imagination to life. But, if you are not particularly artistic, it can be hard to incorporate art regularly into your child’s curriculum. So, here are 3 simple ways to introduce art to make school more fun and reap the artistic benefits…
You made the decision to get fit, or at least get moving with that newly found time for you. Now how do you keep things interesting enough to keep going with it? Exercise can be boring {memories of high school aerobics are flooding to mind} and if it is boring, you won’t do it. When…
Though it’s just as unsurprising as hearing someone likes chocolate or sleeping in on Saturdays, I’ll still say it: I love C.S. Lewis. When the marriage advice started rolling in after I got engaged, I wondered just what sort he give me. Our conversation may have gone something like this: Setting: Imagine a wood-trimmed room…
If this is your first year homeschooling, you may be feeling excited about having made the choice but a little overwhelmed at the task and maybe a bit doubtful as to whether you can really do this. I know because last year was our first year homeschooling and that is how I felt. It took…
Have you ever heard of the expression ‘popcorn prayers?’ Some days just run away without me having any idea where all those hours have gone. Can it really be lunchtime? Do we not have several more math pages to do and did I really forget to turn on the dishwasher? Again. Running into the laundry…
