“If you had a chance to change your fate, would you?” – Merida, Brave movie Yesterday I was wracking my brain, trying to think of something FUN that Leah and I could do for a field trip for her last homeschool day before she graduates tonight. I had googled Missouri, Kansas, homeschool field trips, events, [...]

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Tonight is our youngest daughter Leah’s high school (homeschool) graduation. I haven’t been blogging lately because I’ve been too busy living life. The last two weeks I’ve been running around like crazy, getting things ready for Leah’s homeschool graduation, which I am so dreading! Everything is almost done now. I’ve missed you, though! I’m still [...]

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Recently I resigned from a work-at-home position as a Blog Editor (editing articles, posting blogs on a WordPress site) and personal assistant, that I had been doing for 9 months, to focus more on Leah’s homeschooling. This is her last year of homeschooling; she will graduate later this summer. I want us to go on [...]

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This year has been so busy that I haven’t posted much here, and I apologize. Too busy. I’ve had to slow down and pull back, praying and asking God what to do. I just resigned this week from a position as blog editor that I’ve had since June of last year, editing articles and blogs [...]

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I know it’s been a long time since I’ve posted. I apologize – just the busyness of homeschooling, cleaning the house, groceries, a new job over the summer editing articles and posting them on the website for the CEO of an organization – an opportunity which fell into my lap, unsolicited by me, in June [...]

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Some homeschoolers “school” all year round, some parents closely follow the public school’s schedule and take a break during the summer months, and other homeschoolers take a break every few months – whenever they want. We usually begin our homeschool in August or September, and then take breaks during holidays or whenever we’d like as [...]

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It’s back to school time for most public and private school children, and many homeschoolers as well. Last year we took off some extra days for holidays and other events, so Leah’s homeschooling went through some of this summer. Right now she is still on “summer break.” We will start her homeschooling about the second [...]

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Tired of hearing, “Mom, I’m bored?” Or maybe you’re the one who’s bored! Here are some tips to enjoy your summer: Go swimming at a lake or pool; rent a paddle boat, ski, or try a wave runner Go to a nature reserve, amusement park, petting zoo or zoo with your kids or grandkids Have [...]

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One of the subjects we as homeschooling parents GET to teach   is Driver’s Ed. If you’re a math-phobe  like me or the Periodic Table Of Elements makes your eyes glaze over like mine, then teaching your child how to drive SHOULD be fun, right? Well, I wouldn’t exactly use that word, but let’s just [...]

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This is the Ultimate Homeschool Expo week with Felice Gerwitz and guests. Felice has an incredible lineup of speakers. Here is the schedule for the rest of this week. May 3 at 1pm (Central Time) Debbie Strayer: Reviving Your Teaching and Your Students. Homeschooling can seem like an overwhelming and exhausting task, with one of [...]

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Tags: Beth Jones, Felice Gerwitz, UHSE 2011
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One of my favorite events throughout the year is the Ultimate Home School Expo. This year’s theme is “Making A Difference One child At A Time.” The live preview chats are every Thursday, counting down to the expo week May 2-6. Felice Gerwitz has an amazing line-up of speakers, and there will be 100 audio [...]

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Did you miss my webinar events in 2010? Well, I am excited to share that this coming Thursday, March 31, at 11 a.m. CST, I am having my very first teleseminar, The Power Of Your Purpose. We as Christian believers have a great purpose and destiny from God to fulfill, and so do our children. [...]

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Tags: purpose, teleseminar, The Power Of Your Purpose
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Hope you had a great holiday!  All of our kids and grandkids came over on Christmas Day, and the kids enjoyed Ray’s traditional, sweet holiday ham – enjoyed it so much that none was left for left-overs!  Today is the beginning of 2011, and if you’re like me, you’re ready to put the old year behind and start [...]

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Tags: 2011, balance, homeschooling, new year, roles, routines
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I know it’s been quiet here lately and at my website, but I have been working on some new projects that are coming up in the new year: my webinar on women and spiritual warfare and an ebook on the same topic. Today I did something quiet spontaneous – I ran across a theme that [...]

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It’s been a busy couple of months after speaking at Norma Washington Motivational Ministries conference and at Felice Gerwitz’s UHSE fall 2010 expo. Ray and I are now preparing for our youngest daughter Leah’s 16th birthday party and the holidays. No kidding about the time going fast! It seems like yesterday that Leah was a [...]

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Thanks so much to all of you who prayed for my speaking session this week at UHSE 2010 with publisher/author/speaker Felice Gerwitz! It was such a blessing and an honor talking with Felice and speaking for her! You know how sometimes you don’t feel very anointed doing something – but God shows up despite yourself? That’s how [...]

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Today I will be speaking at the Ultimate Homeschool Expo 2010. I would love to have all of you there joining Felice Gerwitz and me for support and prayer! My session starts at 9 a.m. central time (10 a.m. ET), and the show is for approximately one hour (that includes the intro and the Q [...]

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Need encouragement to center on Christ these coming holidays? Here is the schedule this week for the Ultimate Home School Expo 2010. Tuesday: October 19, 2010 at 1:00-2:00 ET on Blog Talk Radio Andrew Pudewa of Institute of Excellence in Writing joins Felice Gerwitz in an interview on the Effects of Music on Life October [...]

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Do you need the friendship and support of other homeschooling parents?  Are there homeschool topics you need to learn more about?  Is your soul thirsty for the Word of God?  Do you desire to keep Jesus Christ as the main focus of this holiday season?  Well, then, I have some good news for you!  The [...]

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