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Sometimes I Don’t Want to Homeschool!

Sometimes I Don’t Want to Homeschool!

Learning Well

  I’ll never forget the day a mother told me, “I wish I wanted to homeschool. But I just need…
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Dealing With A Homeschooling Mom’s Biggest Critic

Dealing With A Homeschooling Mom’s Biggest Critic

Learning Well

“So, can just anyone teach at a Christian school?” The question was from my sister-in-law, a public school teacher with…
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Dear Super Mom Who Can’t Do it All

Dear Super Mom Who Can’t Do it All

Learning Well

In the early years, I never really worried about homeschooling my kids. I took pride in the fact that my…
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So I Look Like a Homeschool Mom…

So I Look Like a Homeschool Mom…

Learning Well

Hi friends!  Today I’m over at Hip Homeschool Moms, sharing a few thoughts on wearing that “so you’re a homeschool…
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I Need a Beautiful Place

I Need a Beautiful Place

Loving Well

For years, I’ve had this strange habit of getting up at unearthly hours of the night day, just to find some quiet….
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Why I’m Not Paperless in the Kitchen

Why I’m Not Paperless in the Kitchen

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We’re talking about natural homemaking this month at the blog- “green & clean” homemaking, which of course includes eco-friendly, frugal,…
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Becoming a Woman of Eternal Vision… Say, What?

Becoming a Woman of Eternal Vision… Say, What?

Living Well

I’ve always wondered, What does it mean to have an eternal perspective in every day life?  Here are a few…
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Are You Trying Too Hard? {and weekend reads}

Are You Trying Too Hard? {and weekend reads}

Living Well

This morning I woke up later than usual. By the time I sat down at my dining room table with…
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Is your heart ripple-free? {morning thoughts on a quiet heart}

Is your heart ripple-free? {morning thoughts on a quiet heart}

Living Well

I committed to cultivating a quiet heart (and tone of voice) this year… boy, has that gotten me off to…
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How Do You Keep Your House Clean When You Homeschool?

How Do You Keep Your House Clean When You Homeschool?

Learning Well

Our family is wrapping up week #10 of our year-round homeschooling for the 2014-2015 school year, and lately I’ve been sharing a…
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Are you a control freak?

Are you a control freak?

Loving Well

It is my humble opinion that American women are involved in a scandalous love affair with CONTROL. Many of us…
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To the Mom Who Feels No Sense of Accomplishment

To the Mom Who Feels No Sense of Accomplishment

Living Well

Today has been one of those days that just feels like never. I will NEVER get enough sleep. My three-year…
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Hi there, I'm Kristy... slightly introverted pastor's wife, homeschooling mom by trade, mentor and writer by heart.

I'm pretty passionate about living and loving well... would you like to learn and grow with me?

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