homeschooling
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8 Homeschool Favorites + An Easy Hours Log That Works No Matter How Chaotic Life Gets
“Children learn as they play. Most importantly, in play children learn how to learn.” — O. Fred Donaldson If you’ve ever looked at unending curriculum options and complex homeschool tracking systems and felt instantly overwhelmed, welcome to the club. I… Continue reading
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DIY Yarrow & Plantain Salve: A Hands-On Homestead Project for Kids (and Adults)
“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” — Benjamin Franklin If you spend any amount of time working with your hands—whether that’s tending livestock, gardening, wrangling energetic kids, or just living life… Continue reading
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From Survival to Spreadsheets: Finding My Spoons Again
“Motherhood is a constant process of letting go—including letting go of the expectation that you should feel like yourself overnight.” I never thought I had postpartum depression. There were no crying spells on the nursery floor, no terrifying anxiety, and… Continue reading
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The Footprints of the Forager: An Introduction to Plantain
“Nature is a first-aid kit, and the world is a garden; we need only to look down to find the remedy.” **Before proceeding with this article, please note that these articles in my foraging for food and medicine series are… Continue reading
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Purple Dead Nettle: Purple Powerhouse
“Consider how the wild flowers grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these.” Luke 12:27 **Before proceeding with this article, please note that these… Continue reading
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Unschooling: Farmstead Style
If you have been wondering where I’ve been the last three weeks, it is goat kidding season here on the farm which means a chaotic whirlwind of waddling goats finally releasing their long-held hostages in a flurry of grunts, calls,… Continue reading
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Dandelions: Not a Weed – A Forager’s and Homesteader’s Treasure!
“Why doesn’t constant trampling defeat the dandelion? The key to its strength is its long and sturdy root, which extends deep into the earth. The same principle applies to people. The true victors in life are those who, enduring repeated… Continue reading
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The Beautiful Mess and The Potter’s Hands
“Whether it’s pottery or life, it takes more than one attempt for them to come out right. And all that effort makes the end product more valuable, too.” — Yeon Somin Teaching five-year-olds on a pottery wheel is a sensory-rich… Continue reading
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A Winter Wonderland of Wildlife Tracks
“The tracks we find in the snow are more than just footprints; they are the signatures of the Creator, proving that even in the deepest winter, His world is vibrantly alive and perfectly sustained.” Winter weather often makes us want… Continue reading
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Sticky Hands, Full Hearts: A Winter Activity for Little Stewards
“But ask the animals, and they will teach you, or the birds in the sky, and they will tell you… In his hand is the life of every creature and the breath of all mankind.” -Job 12:7-10 We have had… Continue reading
