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Making Christmas Fun a Part of School

4 Dec
Charlene Thinking

How is your calendar looking for December? Are you overwhelmed yet? Maybe this will help! Watch Video As my family knows, I love Christmas. I have a December birthday and our daughter Bethany sent me a sweet gift package for her "Christmas-loving, history-loving, history-of-Christmas loving ... View Post

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She needs to follow Jesus!

3 Dec

On a recent afternoon, I was reading Golden Books to some of our grandchildren. One of the children chose Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. When we got to the part about the wicked stepmother, the same three-year-old I told you about yesterday had one question after another. He was mystified. ... View Post

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The Brain, the Heart, and the Five Senses

2 Dec

When God created people, He built in five perfect learning aids: sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch. Through these five senses we and our children take in the universe. Through these five senses our children learn constantly. Our three-year-old grandson has been demonstrating this in a ... View Post

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Hearts Full of Memories

8 Nov

Late on a Saturday night in August of 1994, our son John and I returned from Mexico on our first mission trip out of the country. Ray preached on Sunday. On Monday we packed for another mission trip to Idaho. This time we five Notgrasses were the entire mission team. On that Monday morning, I ... View Post

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The Universe is Your School

15 Oct

After the conference I wrote about yesterday, Ray and I had the opportunity to accompany some of our grandchildren on a field trip to the Fernbank Museum in Atlanta. We were there before it opened and stayed until it closed. In one day, these homeschoolers got to do hands-on science activities, ... View Post

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Breaking Away from Fear

3 Oct
"No one can make you feel inferior without your permission." -Eleanor Roosevelt

On Tuesday we continued our series of videos about homeschooling without fear. I hope this excerpt featuring Ray encourages you. You can read the transcript below the video. I have a few thoughts about the topic after the transcript. Watch Video Transcript: The Bible uses the phrase "Fear ... View Post

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Hi! I'm Charlene. You are a homeschooling heroine, and I believe in you. As a veteran homeschooling mom, one of my greatest joys is encouraging moms like you. Thank you for what you do every day.

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