A “Typical” Day in our Lifeschooling Home: Essential Oils Hand Sanitizer What does Essential Oils Hand Sanitizer have to do at all with life schooling? We’ll get to that in a minute! But first… I have always hesitated writing or talking specifically on our actual implementation of life schooling for a few reasons: Each home…
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A Review of Homeschool Life Homeschooling Magazine I have many fond memories reading various homeschooling magazine s during my early days homeschooling. It was always great to relate to other homeschoolers’ experiences, and there were many wonderful tips from the older, wiser moms for me to implement in my own homeschool. Somewhere along the way,…
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6 Book Series for Building Godly Character Having reared two children to adulthood and almost-adulthood (19 and 17, as of 2020), I feel I have grown into authority on the topic and can now look back and see what helped to contribute to their godly character… their strong love for the Lord and desire to…
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Background: If you follow this blog, you know that movies are a big part of lifeschooling! Since our children were young, we have had family movie night every Saturday night almost religiously, and my older two children have even acted in Christian films (Like Arrows, The Stolen Life) and feel led to continue working in…
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2020 was a hard year for everyone. I think we can all agree on that point! But for some, it was especially hard. People lost jobs; had their businesses destroyed by over-zealous, draconian lawmakers under the guise of “health and safety;” and lost loved ones as a result of COVID, whether directly from the disease…
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7 Christmas Breakfast and Brunch Ideas Mmmmm…. I’ve got some tasty Christmas breakfast and brunch ideas for you! 7, to be exact. I don’t know about you, but I could indulge in breakfast and brunch all day long, every day. But one of the best times for brunch is Christmas morning, or any time during…
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5 Ways for Encouraging Writing in your Lifeschooling (and Writing Exercises to Improve Writing) Encouraging writing… What?! You mean, some people hate writing?! As a writer myself, it’s hard for me to imagine anyone not enjoying it! However, I know that for many kids (and adults, for that matter) it is not their preferred activity….
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Have a late reader? Don’t lose heart. My oldest son didn’t read fluently until he hit middle school, obviously a late reader. As you might imagine, I worried. A lot. And, I tried everything to get him reading. I’m pretty sure I bought at least five different reading programs that promised results. I kept thinking,…
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Special thanks to Melanie Rainer for writing this guest post. Whether your kids are homeschooling, remote learning, or in-person learning this school year, Minno offers dozens of shows to support your educational goals. Don’t miss your opportunity to WING a $250 GIFT CARD from ChristianBook.com at the bottom of this post! Sponsored by Minno and…
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Before the Wrath: A Documentary for Rethinking the Rapture Throughout our homeschooling experience, Biblical truth has been has been the foundation and we have tried to focus on the Bible in everything we do, even entertainment. That doesn’t mean it’s always an explicitly “Bible movie,” but one of my favorite activities with my children is…
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