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The Power to overcome Discouragement

Discouragement is a feeling of disappointment, of wanting to give up. You brought up the Courage to start something new, you set out to change something, you began with childlike eagerness. And then “real life” sets in and difficulties present themselves as if testing your determination. Words of doubt and discouragement come from the ever […]

Nutty Homeschool Parents?

After this year’s National Spelling Bee, someone asked me, “What kind of a crazy parent has their child spell nutty words all day?” The great kind of parent! The kind of parent that allows their child to follow their interests, EVEN when it involves spelling nutty words all day! I have had the privilege of […]

Counterfeit Identity vs Spiritual Identity

There are three ways a human defines his identity while growing up: By copying your parents By rebelling against your parents By self-creation Running the programs 1 and 2 not being entirely free and joyous but based on insecurity, tend to cause problems later in life. Simply determine which of your behaviours are copied from […]

Feelings About Transcripts – a Homeschool Mom’s Personal Experience

I received the sweetest note from Stacie this week. She said very nice things about me, which was SO sweet! But I would like all homeschool parents to look beyond her sweet words and see her FEELINGS. She is homeschooling merrily long, doing a great job. Still, her son FEELS like his education doesn’t measure […]

Risky Chlorine Compound in Our Tap Water: Majority of Water Filters Now Useless

Las Vegas, June 30, 2011 – Does anyone remember the lead scare in Washington, D.C. in 2004? Tap water was found to contain as much as 30 times the acceptable levels of lead. The reason? Washington’s water treatment utility began disinfecting water with chloramine (instead of chlorine), and the aggressive compound caused the pipes to […]