Category: Homeschool Life Lessons

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Homeschooling and Flexibility

I’ve been thinking about flexibility lately.
It may, or may not, have something to do with the 66% of Southwest airline flights that were cancelled today. ✈️
Sometimes it is certainly easier to “go with the flow” than other times.
And life has its way of teaching those lessons: a broken arm in basketball season for example.
I guess motherhood in general teaches you that: nursing the baby, sleep schedules, sickness, trips to the grocery store (again!), visitors. Oh, and yes, that school thing we are supposed to be fitting in there sometime.
What is our priority supposed to be?
I think we need to be gracious and kind and exemplify our Christian behavior in these times.
I also think that we need to realize that God has put us in a unique situation. Is there something special that we can do to help and encourage others?
Another question: Is there someone who needs the Gospel? I need to be on the lookout for those opportunities!
So when you or I are having to be flexible, look on it as an opportunity to exercise Christian virtues, encourage others, and share the Gospel.
And that’s what I’m working on right now.

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Happy Thanksgiving! Avoid Unrealistic Expectations

Happy Thanksgiving!

I hope you have a great Thanksgiving day with your family and friends. God made us to be connected to people- so no matter what that looks like this year (In person, outside, Skype, FB, Duo, Zoom, etc.) I hope you take the time and make the effort to stay connected.

People do better when they are connected to people.

People do best when they are right with God.

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As my kids graduate: Intentional Living and Teaching

Here is my graduate! This picture of a smiling girl in regalia by a lilac bush is a reminder to spend quality time with the children still at home. This home schooling mom expresses the passage of time in a poignant way.

With 3.6 million high school students graduating this year, I’m sure that means there are a lot of moms and dads who are doing some reflective thinking about the time they spent, or didn’t spend, with their child/children. Rebecca Yarger, home school mom, shares some of her thoughts below as she graduates her 2nd daughter:

As my kids graduate and leave-
It feels surreal.

As a young mom of many,
it really did seem that time moved slowly

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