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Stretchable Mama

9 Jan

My friend (I'll call her Lisa) homeschooled her oldest two children and is still homeschooling her third. We met Lisa and her husband (I'll call him Jeffrey) before they had children.  They eventually had three. I'll call them Austin, Kevin, and Rachel. Lisa first knew she wanted to homeschool ... View Post

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Precious Memories

19 Nov

When we first moved to Illinois in 1985, we met Grace Doré, the oldest member of our church. She was in her 90s then, so she had been born in the latter part of the 19th century. In her youth, she had played the organ for silent movies. In the relatively brief years that people went to movie ... View Post

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The Clothes on the Side of the Tub

6 Nov

Let me start out by saying that this post is not to make you feel guilty or inadequate. You know me better than that. It is simply to give a little nudge of encouragement, one that will be a blessing in the long run. Let me further start out by saying that I don't keep things orderly everywhere ... View Post

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Making Sure You Get Where You’re Were Going

5 Nov

Do you ever head into the kitchen to get something out of the freezer for tomorrow night's dinner and stop off at the laundry room to put a load in the washer and notice that the dryer has stopped and run upstairs to get some hangers and notice that you forgot to the make the bed and then hear your ... View Post

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What a Journey, Part 3

31 Oct

As we say down South, "Happy Fall, Y'all!" I hope you enjoy sweet times with your family today and the last installment of . . . What a Journey, Part 3 By: "Janie," A Homeschooling Mama ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ I make my way back to my vehicle and I just sit there, stunned. I have no idea ... View Post

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What a Journey, Part 2

30 Oct

Yesterday I shared with you part 1 of an autobiography a homeschooling mama sent to us earlier this week. I hope you enjoyed it and that you will enjoy part 2 of her story today and part 3 on Saturday. Before I share her story, I’d like to tell you about something I saw early last evening while Ray ... View Post

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