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Morning Routine: Homeschool Mom of Four Young Kids
There are so many days when I wish I was more structured and organized. I wish my household ran like a lovely, well-oiled machine. I wish I got up before my children every single day and greeted them with a warm smile and genuine excitement when they awoke. Maybe there are moms out there who do all these things, but I fall short of these expectations every single day. So, please hear my heart as I share what our morning routine looks like. It’s messy. It doesn’t look as pretty in real life as it does on a computer screen. But, it is very true that any household, and especially…
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Peanut Butter Energy Balls
Delicious, protein-packed snack
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Our Journey to Homeschooling Part Two
If you missed part one of our journey to homeschooling, click here! ——————————————————————————————————————– When Michael and I were thinking about marriage, of course the topic of children came up numerous times. After my experience homeschooling, I was excited to give that same opportunity to my own children. Michael wasn’t very familiar with homeschooling, but he agreed that there was something sweet about the idea of being the ones spending the majority of time with our kids and shaping the way they think about the world. But, we decided to cross that bridge when we got there. Well, we got there pretty quickly since we got pregnant with our first son…
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Why We Chose to Homeschool: Second Generation Homeschool Mom Shares Why
I was homeschooled for five of my thirteen grade school years. So, I guess you can say I’m a “second generation” homeschooler. Growing up, we were not your typical homeschool family. My brother and I were happily attending public schools and had never considered anything else. We didn’t know many families who homeschooled and the ones we did know seemed weird (and I can say that in humility because now we are that weird family!) It started when my brother had a rough year in seventh grade and my parents felt like his best option was to be home for a year. My mom had never considered homeschooling and felt…
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Our 2019-2020 Kindergarten
We finished up our first “official” year homeschooling in May. It was a very sweet intro to homeschool life and we all enjoyed it thoroughly. We just started up again after a fun (and crazy…#coronavirus) summer, but before we get too far into the year, I wanted to take time to share what we did last year for kindergarten during our inaugural year homeschooling. Now, hear me say this: I am not a seasoned homeschool mom (clearly). I am just figuring this whole thing out and making changes as we go along. Most of my decisions are based on what makes sense for our family (my capacity with having four…
