Inspirational Missionary Stories for your Homeschool I remember years ago in Sunday school, waiting with anticipation for the missionary story that would be shared each week. The teacher would bring up a large spiral-bound “pad” that had a picture on one side and the narration on the back side, which they would read while holding…
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Tips for Building Healthy Relationships The Lifeschooling theme for February is “Love Never Fails,” so I asked my community, as well as other homeschool bloggers, to give me their tips for building healthy relationships. With Valentine’s Day on our minds, February is a great month to focus on relationships not just between husbands and wives,…
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Failed Plans: How to NOT Get it All Done Do you feel like failed plans are just part of your everyday existence…like no matter how many blog posts or articles you read about scheduling, using your time wisely, and accomplishing more, you never can seem to finish the to-do list? And all those articles just…
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10 LEGO Activities for Kids Fun fact: LEGOs were invented in Denmark where my mom was born, and she had a set that would be quite valuable today if she had hung onto it. Anyway, LEGOs have long been a favorite tool for fostering creativity and imagination in children and we have incorporated them into…
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Top Family-Friendly Christmas Movies Streaming on Netflix and Prime The Christmas season is bearing down on us with welcomed threats of mistletoe and butter-laden cookies (AND the Christmas Blessing Giveaway at the bottom of this post), and I don’t know about you, but I’m looking forward to one of our favorite traditions: snuggling up with…
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Bible Verse for Anxiety: Finding Victory Through Thanksgiving Many are searching for a Bible verse for anxiety, and general biblical wisdom on how to deal with this complex issue, as anxiety is on the rise among teens and kids. When it comes to the topic of anxiety, Christian parents want to help ground their teens…
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A Life-Changing College Alternative Experience Recently, I asked my son, Konur, to write on his experience “opting out of college” and going through a college alternative program called “Praxis.” Praxis saved us from paying thousands of dollars for college tuition and really helped him bridge the gap between high school graduation and landing his first…
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Homeschooling High School…the Lifeschooling or Unschooling Way Homeschooling high school is the stuff of nightmares for many homeschool moms (and dads), and by far, one of the most common questions I hear is, “How do you do a relaxed version of homeschooling, like lifeschooling or unschooling, through high school?” (Please note that I sometimes use…
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Gardening with Kids: Teaching Them How to Grow Their Own Garden Gardening with kids can be a fun and educational experience. And since kids love getting in the dirt and playing around to begin with, why not make it a productive experience by showing them how to build and grow their own square foot garden?…
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4 Reasons to Let Your Child Pursue His Gifts NOW One of the most common questions I get about lifeschooling is, “When should I encourage my child to start using his gifts?” and it’s often accompanied by, “What if he doesn’t have any gifts?” The simple answer to “when” is, NOW. But I’m assuming you’re…
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