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Yesterday’s Absurdity is Tomorrow’s Mandate
One of the perks of homeschooling is that the lunches you eat are generally hot, and they don’t taste like anything you remember from public school kitchens of your childhood. This, and the good memories we made of family time … Continue reading
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Tagged guidelines, homeschooling, lunch, mandate, nutrition, Ritz, school
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Thinking Christians: Let’s Be Those People
My four children were all homeschooled, which means that they hear, as adults, sentences like this a lot: “Oh, you must have been homeschooled. You’re such an overachiever.” “You try too hard. You must have been homeschooled.” “Why are you … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian, church, homeschool, sheep, team player, thinking
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Recipe: Sweet Italian CARROTS!
I have never been a fan of cooked carrots: they’re mushy, tasteless, innocuous, congealing and unappealing. That being said, today’s recipe for cooked carrots — Sweet Italian CARROTS! — is worth writing in all capital letters and tacking an exclamation … Continue reading
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Tagged carrots, Italian, organic, recipe
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How Much Are You Worth?
From Start Your Week with Steve, the free weekly e-mail newsletter of Steve Henderson Fine Art. Steve Says: Carolyn recently published an article, Is Your Job Meaningless? based upon a recent Internet search I did on the terms, “meaningful jobs.” We were both intrigued … Continue reading
Posted in Art, blogging, Business, children, Culture, Current Events, Daily Life, Encouragement, Faith, Family, Growth, home, Life, Lifestyle, money, News, Personal, self-improvement, success, Uncategorized, YouTube
Tagged job, money, rich, worth
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Teaching Your Child Life’s Biggest Lesson
My mother did not homeschool me, but like most parents, she was a child’s first and best teacher, and throughout my public school education she filled in many, many gaps. Because of her, I know when to use “him and … Continue reading
Posted in acceptance, Art, blogging, children, Culture, Current Events, Education, Encouragement, Faith, Family, Growth, home, homeschooling, inspirational, instruction, Life, Lifestyle, Motherhood, News, Parenting, Personal, Relationships, school, self-improvement, success, Uncategorized
Tagged apologize, children, homeschool, parent, teacher
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The Privacy of Our Minds
Lately, every time I open the mail from a government agency, or a health care provider, or a utility entity, I find an extra piece of scrap paper to write my grocery list on — a privacy notice stating how … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian, freedom, media, prayer, privacy
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Recipe: Kale That’s Worth Eating
I chatted with a man the other day who announced that he had made kale a part of his life: “I throw it in the juicer with celery and carrots and cabbage and drink it for breakfast every morning.” Blech. … Continue reading
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Tagged healthy, kale, powerhouse, recipe, vegetable
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Shop Like a Man
My husband, The Norwegian Artist, is a really boring person to go shopping with. I’d say that he shops like a man, except that in this politically correct environment which spews smog over every thought we have and word we utter, … Continue reading
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Tagged man, money, online, shop, store
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Homeschooling and the Kitchen Wonderland
Years ago, we built our house, literally. Before we could start that project, however, we finished renovating the barn — yes, I raised my kids in a barn, at least for two years — which we lived in while we … Continue reading
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Tagged build a house, cooking, homeschool, kitchen, learn
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Celebrating Christmas without My Stressy Bessie Doll
If there were such thing as a Stressy Bessy doll, she would look like me. The Son and Heir says that I focus on minutiae: “Remember when we vacationed on the beach and I wanted to climb those 25-foot rocks? You … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas, doll, Santa, stress
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