Stand & Resist
I was going through some old papers today and found a printed copy of this post I made a few years ago. I thought I’d repost it here, with
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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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History Without Lesson Plans for Early Elementary
I have such a hard time answering when someone asks the seemingly simple and small-talk question, “What are you using for history?” The answer feels like nothing and everything. Nothing
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Nerves as raw as meat in a butcher's window
Do you know that quote? It’s from My Fair Lady, when, after months of agony, Eliza & Professor Higgins are draped late at night in the library, Higgins still
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Geography Without Lesson Plans
As I’ve been pondering plans and ideas for our next school year (only 8 weeks of our school calendar left!), I realized that my oldest pair are headed into
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Cook Frozen Ground Beef in 20 Minutes - Easy Recipe Tip
Quickly cook frozen ground beef without thawing or extra dishes! Get dinner on the table faster with this simple skillet method and tips.
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Home Organization Book Review: Large Family Logistics
Not only was last week a school break week, but we also had and have a string of hosting commitments that gave me the added commitment and deadline to get
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I'm a Read-Aloud Cheater: Audio Books in the Life of a Mother
I wrote last week about how and why I use audio books in our homeschool, so I thought I’d write a little follow-up about audio books for mothers. I
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Read-aloud Cop Out: Audio Books in the Homeschool
Six years ago on my previous blog, when my oldest who were 4 & 2, I wrote this: I have a secret. I can’t believe I’m making it
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Homemakers and Mothers as Artisans
Over the years I’ve seen and read many perspectives on “professional motherhood.” For a time, considering myself a professional made a lot of sense and appealed to me. Sitting
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Professional Amateur Homemakers
Over the years I’ve seen and read many perspectives on “professional motherhood.” For a time, considering myself a professional made a lot of sense and appealed to me. Sure,
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Homemade, Handmade Whole Wheat Tortillas Easy Recipe
Before reading Make the Bread, Buy the Butter, it never occurred to me that I might make my own flour tortillas. Doesn’t it require extra tools? Wouldn’t it
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Dealing with perfectionism while building habits
I’ve never thought of myself as a perfectionist. After all, I seem to be physically incapable of following precise instructions or recipes and I am quite haphazard in my
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