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Changing Curriculum

by Kristy Jensen | Apr 29, 2021 | Academics | 0 |

Almost every single homeschool family I know has changed curriculum at some point in their...

Why Christmas Is So Important This Year

by Kristy Jensen | Dec 21, 2020 | Glimpses of Life | 0 |

Christmas is important every year for our family. We don’t do a lot of the traditional things like...

Homeschooling With Help

by Heather Vogler | Aug 13, 2019 | Schools of Thought | 0 |

Summer is nearing an end and homeschooling parents are trying to figure out what to do next. Some...

Why I started paying my kids an allowance

by Kristy Jensen | Feb 14, 2018 | Schools of Thought | 0 |

Every parent has gone through this issue. Do you pay your kids for doing chores and household work? We decided that teaching our children financial responsibility was very important. In order to accomplish that, they have to have a little bit of their own money.

Wrestling with the decision to homeschool – part two

by Lisa Asanowicz | Nov 17, 2017 | Home Life | 0 |

While there are many reasons that prevent people from homeschooling, these are the most common. With prayer, research, and knowledge it is possible to overcome these obstacles and trains of thoughts and move into a satisfying season of home educating!

Raising Young Entrepreneurs

by Heather Vogler | Aug 22, 2016 | Extracurricular | 0 |

This summer, I treated my kids to a paddleboat ride. I knew they loved it but what I didn’t know was that my nine year old had so much fun that he was setting aside some of his hard earned cash to pay to do it again. So where did he get his money? We don’t do allowances. I’m not entirely opposed to the idea, there certain are benefits and lessons kids can learn through them, we just don’t do it.