New Year's Resolutions are for the birds.  Dreams, plans, goals, and dreams are useless when they are "piecrust promises" - ...
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In a post I wrote about a Word of the Year, you read about how I started trying to re-focus and move ...
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We've graduated 4 out of our 5 kiddos already, and so this question is on my mind a LOT these ...
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(This post was written by author, forever-friend and previous blogging partner Candy Reid.) Illness strikes whomever it pleases, whenever it pleases ...
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...in the church nursery...in the neighborhood... A few weeks ago I was talking to a friend at church who was ...
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I have to admit that when I read the title "The Happy Homeschooler: 10 Simple Strategies to Increase Productivity, Foster ...
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Homeschooling is so much more than just teaching the 3 R's... Heads-up to you incidental homeschoolers - today there's a ...
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Today I have a treat for you... My friend Sue, from WelcomeHeart has a series called "Every Table Tells a ...
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(Note: This post was written by Laurel Griffith, a blogger, speaker, author and friend of mine. We're republishing it because ...
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As I write this, our world is in the midst of a pandemic. Coronavirus/COVID-19 fever (literally) is making its way ...
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...our Top 5 Reasons to Get There! So one of the first questions I had as a new homeschooler - ...
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Note: In honor of National Mentoring Month, I'm republishing this article that I wrote a few years ago. The message ...
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It's easy to tell our kids that things don't always work out. And maybe because our kiddos get so much ...
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Many years into our homeschooling years, I received a harsh reminder about just how critical it is to help our ...
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"Help! I'm so unorganized! What's the best homeschool planner to use?" I get that question more often than you'd think, ...
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Well it's back-to-school after the holiday season for many families - homeschooling or not - and I don't know about ...
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I interact on a daily basis with homeschooling parents; moms, mostly. These are good people who love their children.  Some ...
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My family has a somewhat chaotic life. Well, it’s not always like that, but yeah, we're pretty much handling a busy ...
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If you’re in the place that organizing or planning is an "issue", it’s most often because something is falling apart ...
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Note: So glad you're here for Part 2 of 12 Things You Learned if You Were Homeschooled! In this post, ...
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I really wasn't ready; wasn't expecting homeschooling to be over for me, for us, just yet. My empty homeschool nest ...
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Many years ago, in the early days of the modern homeschool movement, most homeschool families were single-income households. Over the ...
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Today a few friends and I would like to give you a little peek into our homes and lives. Once ...
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Note: This guest post was written by my dear friend Candy, who used to share a blog with me at PatAndCandy.com ...
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Note: This is Part 1 of a 2-part series of reflections from homeschool graduate, Lauren Meeks. If you enjoy this, ...
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In a recent post, I described how we're preparing our kiddo #4 for this new educational environment. In today's post, ...
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How to Help Your Teen Adjust... Families make the decision to homeschool for a number of reasons. Some make this ...
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As a child, I loved playing with little Matchbox cars. Our family was really close to neighbors that lived across ...
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Note: Happy Memorial Day!  While I hope you and yours are celebrating the hard-fought freedom we enjoy as US citizens, ...
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Today we're talkin' about planners... The two biggest times of the year to get started on planners are around the ...
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Valentine's Day is this week, and since I became a mom, I've enjoyed celebrating the occasion with my littles, too ...
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To "resolve" or not to" resolve?" Word of the Year – or not? January is the month that most of ...
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Hi there! It's a cold but sunny morning where I'm at, and just like at your place, it's a Monday ...
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Welcome to #breakthrulinkup 16! 'Tis the season, ya' know. Though Christmas may be over, it IS the season for many ...
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I recently heard someone speaking on the subject of the Sabbath.  If you're not familiar with the term, it's a ...
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Happy New Year! Whether you do New Year's Resolutions or a Word of the Year or even just cross your ...
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BreakthroughHomeschooling has gone through a few permutations... Waaayy back, it started out as Mom's Morning Coffee, and we had a ...
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OK, tell me whose skin is starting to get dry and itchy already...or is it just me? I was sitting ...
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Around this time of year, besides getting ready for Christmas and all that that entails, I find myself looking at ...
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And don't forget this week's Giveaway! Details below... If you’ve homeschooled for any length of time, you know that homeschooling ...
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Happy Thanksgiving I know that many of you are busy today cooking and cleaning and visiting with friends and family, ...
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If we're honest, as those years approach, even the most confident homeschooling mom must admit to a bit of fear ...
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The best thing we can do for our own children/students is to model a lifestyle of learning of our own ...
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Picture this: Monday morning, or any morning for that matter, rolls around and the alarm goes off. You jump out ...
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Greetings, friends, new and old! Welcome to BreakthroughHomeschooling - a blog dedicated to encouraging parents of teens and equipping them ...
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(And scroll down to the bottom for 2 bonus recipes for some quick-energy, easy-to-make snacks that are good for you, too!) ...
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Can you feel it? The cooler weather (hopefully!), the buzz in the stores about school supplies and back-to-school sales... Can ...
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One thing you may not know about me is that in college I studied Music Therapy. I've loved music since ...
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Yes, I know what it's like: almost the minute your feet hit the floor, and most certainly by the time ...
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There's nothing like a good book, especially to a homeschooler, to get lost in whenever you can. But there's something ...
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It's no secret - we're bombarded with toxins on a daily basis. Toxins are in the food we eat, the ...
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I have a confession to make:  I know quite a bit about "mommy anger" – because I have it! I’m not ...
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How to keep your homeschool organized - online Sometimes it takes just the right online planning software... I've homeschooled for ...
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Many years ago I took a look at our family finances in search of ways to trim our food budget ...
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Once upon a time, there was a family of four: a husband, his wife, and 2 small children.After they had ...
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As a new and young mom, I used to roll my eyes (most of the time to myself) when people ...
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