I used to scour the blogs of my friends who were homeschooling {okay, I still do}. I was hungry for suggestions from mothers who were a year or two ahead of me in the process of raising kids, and I wanted to peek into their bookshelves and see which titles were on them. Now, three [...]
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I was reading late last night when I couldn’t sleep, and I was struck by the reality that so often in parenting I slip into auto-pilot. Though I am with my children literally for the majority of every day, I wonder how much I end up co-existing, instead of investing. I wonder how often I [...]
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I’ve read many tips for homeschooling young children, but this is a new one which I think is pretty brilliant {and simple}. My friend Laura Beth shared it with me just last week . . . With a 7, 5, and 3-year-old, I totally understand that entertaining the toddler while teaching your first-grader phonics is [...]
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This is a statement that I am learning to be true — If you are bored with homeschooling, they will probably be bored with it, too. If homeschooling to you is as fun as riding a stationery bike in a dark room with no music, then maybe it’s time to add a little variety to [...]
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Boredom in the midst of plethora. That’s the story around these parts all too often. Somehow the equation goes a little like this: 3 small children + 8 hrs. at home + infinite toys = “Mom, we don’t have anything to do.” Somehow when the matchbox cars and Connect Four game are hidden in the [...]
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“Don’t you know he enjoys giving rest to those he loves?” “So those who went off with heavy hearts will come home laughing, with armloads of blessing.” – selected verses from psalm 126, 127 {the Message} I unpack the suitcases and shake out the sand. I run to the store and stock up on veggies, [...]
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We are reading Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White as a family for our homeschooling this month. The kids and I are enjoying this delightful book, and the novel has spilled into an integrated multi-week project for my first grader. If you are looking for an easy, literature-based activity that sparks creativity and teaches the element [...]
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For the Kids . . . For the Mom . . . So what are you (or your kids) reading these days? See more Off the Bookshelf.
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I am not a parent who considers herself above a bribe. In fact, I think we all bribe and are bribed, whether we like to admit it or not. If we do the homework, we get an A. If we make the numbers at work, we get the bonus. If we clip the coupons, we [...]
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I am going to start a new series here at Life Overseas called, “Off the Bookshelf.” Essentially, since reading is such a major factor in our kids’ homeschooling and adult lives, I thought I would pause every now and again and write about the books we are reading in our home. If I had the [...]
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In honor of Valentine’s Day, I am reposting this lesson learned in February last year. Here’s to hoping I am learning to love a little better now than I was then . . . The Lesson for My Kids. As often happens in “teaching” my kids, I seem to learn more than I impart. This week [...]
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My family is living overseas in Thailand, where my husband is directing a Christian Humanitarian Foundation. This blog is the honest recording of our journey– squatty potties and all. 
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