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3 Ways Amazon Helps Me Be A Better Homeschool Mom

I was slow to online shopping for many reasons, and now it helps me better manage our home. Here are three examples.

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A Day With A Five Year Old Homeschooler

Homeschool is perfect for our 5 year old daughter. She wakes late, is a motivated learner and has a very creative mind. Here is a glimpse in

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A Day With A Two-Year Old Homeschooler

Every day is special because it’s an opportunity to discover something new. This is what goes on in an actual homeschool day. I will try to

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How Our Homeschooled Girls Socialize

We've been homeschooling for 10+ years and are frequently asked how we socialize our girls. Here's how...

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It Takes A Village: Who Is In Ours?

I never fully understood the African proverb “it takes a village to raise a child,” until I had children of my own. Exposing our girls to di

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12 Tips For When She Can't Hold It

Hearing "Mommy, I have to go to the bathroom” makes me so uneasy when we are in public. So many things runs through my mind and there i

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How We Search For Library Books...

Here are our 7 tips...

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7 Reasons I'm Not a Fan Of The Zoo

It took a year of our daughter repeatedly asking before I broke down and bought a zoo membership. I try to balance their desire for fun and

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6 Tips For Natural Sun Protection

I love summer! It’s the best time for the body’s largest organ (skin) to soak up the sun. So powerful and bright, the sun lifts our mood, en

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6 Reasons I Am Obsessed With Hand-Me-Downs

I rarely have to buy clothes for the girls, thanks to our generous neighbor who gifts us huge bags of new and lightly worn pieces. We starte

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10 Outfit Hacks For Active Little Girls

Getting the girls dressed every morning is an interesting process.

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6 Ways I Feed The Girls When I Can't Go Grocery Shopping

Our girls are 2 and 5 and I still dread bringing them grocery shopping. I need to get over it, but it’s hard to accept a simple task can tur

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6 Reasons Three-Year Spacing Isn’t that Bad

My younger brother, who is also my best friend, is a year younger than me and the bond we share is unbreakable. I wanted our girls (2 and 5)

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10 Things Our Homeschoolers Love About The Playground

While driving the girls love to look for playgrounds for us to spontaneously run into. We enjoy going to different ones and meeting new peop

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6 Ways I Deal With Our Homeschooler's Melt-Downs

Our two year old escalates from 0 to 100 in seconds. She screams, cries, kicks, throws things including herself on the floor. I used to get

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4 Reasons I Recommend Couples for Premarital Counseling

So that both you and your fiancé/spouse feel safe enough to fully engaging.

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10 Things to Consider Before Marrying a Different Culture

Cultural differences in a marriage can be absolutely beautiful if both cultures are admired and respected. Because our cultures are so much

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5 Things About Parenting I Couldn't Find In A Book

I recently had a play date with a mom who intellectualized almost everything. I mean everything!!! In other words, most of her parental deci

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5 Ways I Teach The Girls To Care For Their Hair

I want our girls to be confident, to know they were created perfectly just the way they are. More specifically, I want them to have a positi

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7 Ways We Are Teaching Financial Literacy to A 5 Year Old

Our eldest daughter reached a milestone year (5) where she is no longer a baby. We decided to start teaching her financial responsibility. H