Troubleshoot Your Goals: Motives and Habits
We’re coming up on December, and it will seem inevitable: We must examine how the year went, how we’ve done, how far we’ve come. Most of us
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Mystie Winckler
Mystie, homeschooling mom of 5, shares the life lessons she's learned and the grace she's received from Christ. She is author of Simplified Organization: Learn to Love What Must Be Done
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How to Plan with Vocation in Mind
You said yes and now you regret it. If only there were a way to be able to filter requests for your time so that you didn’t feel guilty
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Prepare for Christmas in 6 weeks
Christmas is a busy season with a lot to do. Shopping, baking, singing, wrapping, decorating – so much work goes into making Christmas a special time of year. Often such seasons
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Hey, slob. You might be a perfectionist.
Break free from paralyzing perfectionism. Start with small, consistent steps to overcome all-or-nothing habits and see real progress.
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Start Monday Strong by Taking Sunday Off
Oh, Monday morning woe! Dishes piled in the sink, counters overloaded with random bits, laundry mounting high out of the hampers. Extra gunk on the floor, toys left out, books
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Homeschool Advice: Don’t Expect What You Don’t Inspect
Some education principles are broad and deep with numerous applications. Intelligent people write volumes on them and we, the average homeschool mom, read and reread, slowly coming to a better
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Create a Stellar Homeschool Checklist Routine
How to make and use homeschool checklists for better accountability.
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The Humility to Homeschool
Years ago when my oldest started getting into “real school” and I was adding students both in the phonics-stage and in the pregnancy-stage, I looked at the goals I had
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Being a Better Homeschool Teacher
So the school year, for most of us, has begun. And, if you’re waiting until after Labor Day, it’s fast approaching. I don’t know about you, but
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The Self-Care You Need is Spiritual
Online conversations quickly devolve, and none more quickly than those centering on self-care. Yet, this conversation has traction and persistence for a very valid reason: We so ardently wish to
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Realistic Ways to Rest for Moms with Virginia Lee
We need to do is to be paying attention to what is actually refreshing. When I’m done with the activity do I feel better or is it just coming
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The Pros & Cons of Schedules, Routines, and Winging It
We’re all starting back to regular routines right about now, and trying to gear ourselves up to stick with the plan as best we can. We’ve probably all
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