Occasionally I feel burdened by stuff. Sometimes it’s our stuffed bookshelves, other times it’s my to-do list, and often it’s my desk which seems to attract all the piles that build up nowhere else. Usually my approach is to get busy and do something about it, but recently I was too tired for that so […]
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Online Homeschool Conference: The Fitting-It-All-In Summit
If it is at all possible, do attend your local homeschool conference. Last week I listed 8+1 benefits and 8 tips for attending your homeschool conference. It is a golden opportunity to learn, be encouraged, and check out resources. Sadly, however, sometimes going to a ‘real’ conference is not possible. There can be any number […]
Review: 52 Ways to Connect with Your Smartphone Obsessed Kid by Jonathan McKee
Smartphone use, a huge social experiment that some say is leading to disaster, needs to change. We all need to learn to be ‘smarter than our smartphones.’ And while we parents are trying to learn this, we need to be teaching our teens as well. That’s a tall order, especially since the devices are addicting. […]
Worksheets Based on The Surprising Secrets of Highly Happy Marriages
Sometimes a person gets involved in a project that just grows and grows. While I was writing an article on Shaunti Feldhahn’s The Surprising Secrets of Highly Happy Marriages and simultaneously trying to understand how to help a friend apply its wisdom to her marriage, it occurred to me that I needed to make a […]