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Just An Ordinary Homeschool
I recently listened to an episode of the Read Aloud Revival podcast (which is one of my favorites, highly recommended) and Sarah...
Emily
May 26, 20237 min read
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To My Son
Ten years have passed since I first heard your cry and held you in my arms. You are so tall now that I sometimes forget you were small...
Emily
Mar 17, 20235 min read
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Spring Update
Snow still covers the ground and most of our temperatures are below freezing but I feel hints of spring in the air and I know it will be...
Emily
Mar 3, 20235 min read
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Positive Screen Time
Finding balance is a struggle, in every area of life. I often find myself swinging to one extreme or another, no matter if it's in an...
Emily
Feb 12, 20236 min read
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Looking Back ~ Looking Ahead
This may be a bit late, but as it's still January I would argue that it is still the season for reflecting and planning and resolving and...
Emily
Jan 26, 20237 min read
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Different
My son is different. You probably can't tell just by looking at him, but he always has been. We've wondered, guessed, suspected for quite...
Emily
Dec 21, 20228 min read
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Homeschooling in the Holidays
It never fails: every November, at the end of the month, I feel the itch to loosen our school schedule (which is already fairly loose to...
Emily
Nov 29, 20225 min read
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To Number Our Days
The weather has changed, and fall is here in all its glory! One of the many reasons I love this season is that the public schoolers are...
Emily
Oct 27, 20226 min read
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I Can't Be a Good Parent, and Neither Can You...
... and that's a good thing. Truly. If you are alive on this planet in 2022, you've probably heard the lie that YOU ARE ENOUGH.* Let me...
Emily
Sep 30, 20225 min read
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Back to Homeschool 2022!
I was hoping to end the summer with a bang, packing in lots of fun adventures and organizing the whole house before embarking on this new...
Emily
Aug 25, 20227 min read
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You Probably Shouldn't Have Kids
Never mind the fact that I have five. I've been thinking about this topic and have come to the conclusion that there are many good...
Emily
Aug 11, 20225 min read
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May in Review
It's been a blur of a month, and somehow we're at the end of it already! Two birthdays in our house, a visit from my dear mother, an...
Emily
May 30, 20225 min read
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2021-2022 School Year in Review! (3rd Grade, 1st Grade and Kindergarten)
Another school year is (almost) in the books! Phew. We've got two more weeks left in which to wind down our last few subjects before we...
Emily
Apr 30, 20227 min read
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A Half Birthday and a Spring Update
Baby Brother is six months old this week! He is alert and smiley and loves to laugh at his siblings and try new foods and he takes a...
Emily
Apr 8, 20225 min read
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Servants and Helpers: In Action
I chose this blog title because we want to teach our children the importance of serving others, and (more importantly) model that mindset...
Emily
Feb 16, 20226 min read
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Homeschool Goals for 2022
New Year's resolutions may have a negative connotation, but I still enjoy the practice of setting aside some time to think about the...
Emily
Jan 22, 20226 min read
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December 2021 Update
One of my favorite months of the year, December, is here! We've started our advent calendar countdown, we recently finished our last...
Emily
Dec 5, 20214 min read
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Five!
He's here! Littlest Brother arrived at the beginning of the month and we are so glad he is finally in our arms. I have pictures to share...
Emily
Oct 29, 20213 min read
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Freedom to be Flexible
Hello, Friday! It's been a long week, and by some standards, a bad one on the homeschool front. I spent Monday in bed, struggling with...
Emily
Sep 24, 20213 min read
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Doing Good Things Badly
I recently found a quote which I am embracing as my mantra for this current season of life. This is the fun stage of pregnancy where...
Emily
Aug 29, 20215 min read
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Hi! I'm Emily.
And I don't have any pictures of myself without children but I should probably get one to put here cause all this black looks funny.
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