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The story of our homeschool journey from kindergarten through high school, and one of the most important lessons we learned along the way.

Our Homeschool Journey: True Confessions of an Ordinary Family

NOTE: This article was originally published in 2015. We have been a homeschooling family for over 15 years, since our oldest child started kindergarten. None of our children have ever been enrolled in public school; the only reason any of them have stepped foot inside one has been to take college entrance exams. As of

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A list of good books for boys ages 8-14 or so. All of them are boy-certified! And I frankly think they're pretty good, too! (And so do the sisters!)

Give the Gift of Reading: Good Books for Boys (Later Elementary – Junior High)

The countdown to Christmas is getting shorter!  Just a limited time left to find that perfect something for that special someone.  Have you considered a book?  Read on!  :-) I’m in the middle of a series about giving books as gifts; if you haven’t been here before you may want to check out the previous

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The third part in a series about giving books for gifts. My picks of good books for girls in the later elementary through middle school years.

Give the Gift of Reading: Good Books for Girls (Later Elementary – Junior High)

Well, it’s getting close to Christmas!  I’m going to have to hustle if I’m going to get this series finished in time for y’all to use it to purchase gifts!  There is a pleasant chaos at our house right now with two girls home from college and The Man off of work — but I

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Give the Gift of Reading: Good Books for Toddlers – Early Elementary

Today is the second part in a series about book recommendations to give as gifts for Chritmas – or any time, really. The first part dealt with why books make a great gift, and continuing after this installment we’ll look at books for elementary through junior high (that age group will be covered in two parts,

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