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Hey Mama Monday: Say Goodbye to Burn-out, Mama

Monday, 15 November 2021 by Bryan

Hey Mama, Whether you call it a mental health day, a break for scheduling, or a teacher professional development day, we all need a break every now and then. Don’t feel guilty about this; every professional educator has breaks like these scheduled. In-home educators need the same. There are many benefits of taking

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Never-ending Repairs

Friday, 12 November 2021 by Bryan

My family and I recently moved. The sad thing is that we had only been living in our previous residence for about 2 years. Why the sudden move? Let’s just say that my wife is a country girl through and through, so when we moved to a house in the city, she wasn’t happy.

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Turning Oh-No! Days Into Ah-Yes!

Wednesday, 10 November 2021 by Bryan

As a homeschool parent, teacher, and human being, I’ve experienced my share of oh-no! days. I imagine you have, too. In fact, yesterday was nearly an oh-no! day, but writing this blog turned it into an ah-yes! day. These all-too-familiar hallmarks point to that oh-no! day: Arguing Glaring, staring, yelling Silence, drooped heads Shut

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Hey Mama Monday: Time for Everything, Mama

Monday, 08 November 2021 by Bryan

Hey Mama, I don’t know about you, but this could be a common lament at my house: “Help! I ran out of time to do everything I planned!” In my zoo (otherwise known as a family–grin), that’s a common problem. I can make all kinds of plans, but real life all too often