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Monday, 27 January 2020 / Published in - Coping With Chaos, Articles, Blog, Hey Mama, Hey Mama Monday

Hey Mama Monday: Mama, Continue On

Hey Mama, I love pointing other Mamas to the Lord and encouraging you all because you are carrying the next generation. You are in the trenches, day after day, serving your family and ultimately serving the Lord. I know it is TIRING and can get monotonous and also dark at times. I have gone through
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Monday, 16 December 2019 / Published in - Coping With Chaos, Articles, Blog, Hey Mama, Hey Mama Monday

Hey Mama Monday: 10 Reasons Today Went Better than You Thought

  Hey Mama, Today went better than you thought. Let’s see why: Your kids laughed their silly heads off today at least once. They were fed, and they are just FINE. Your house is a disaster, like 99% of other homeschool mommies’ houses are. But all barf and other icky stuff is cleaned up and
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Monday, 09 December 2019 / Published in - Coping With Chaos, Articles, Blog, Hey Mama, Hey Mama Monday

Hey Mama Monday: Mama, His Mercies Are New Every Day

  Hey Mama, I don’t know about you, but I can always use friends who help me bear the weight of homeschooling and mothering, and sometimes those friends are all that are keeping me in an upright position. (Grin) Just stopping by to remind you to pray tonight. Not that I’d expect you to forget;
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Tuesday, 03 December 2019 / Published in - Coping With Chaos, Articles, Blog

Homeschool Burnout: 10 Ways to Thrive Throughout the Year

  Are you a tired homeschool mom? Do you approach the holidays like a sputtering vehicle, running out of gas as you barely reach your destination? If you feel worn out by the end of a calendar year or school year, you are not alone! Many other homeschool moms can relate to the experience of
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Monday, 02 December 2019 / Published in - Coping With Chaos, Articles, Blog, Hey Mama, Hey Mama Monday

Hey Mama Monday: Are You Counting Days, Mama?

  Hey Mama, Count the days. Right? You have Monday through the weekend with your kids, and then your week is over. Finito. Done. This particular week will be forever gone. Any opportunities we choose not to seize, any moments we decide not to give that hug and kiss, any choices we make to scowl
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Friday, 15 November 2019 / Published in - Coping With Chaos, Articles, Blog

The Beauty of Morning Time

  I rushed about the kitchen glancing at the clock as I tossed cereal into bowls and apple juice into cups. Late to school. Again. Ugh. When I signed up for this homeschool thing, I thought I’d enjoy more time. More time to clean, cook, do laundry, and read. As these thoughts raced through my
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Wednesday, 09 October 2019 / Published in - Coping With Chaos, Articles, Blog

Morning by Morning

  Some of you are killing this whole homeschool/organization life. You arrive at every field trip/co-op/trip to the grocery store with your cute thirty-one totes and rolly carts color-coordinated with the names and ages of your children. You manage your day with military precision. Every hour is accounted for, and seldom does a day go
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Tuesday, 25 June 2019 / Published in - Coping With Chaos, Articles, Blog

The Single Parent Homeschool

  If someone had told me fifteen years ago, after the birth of my second child, that within a short period of time I would lose my husband to cancer and go on to raise and homeschool my two children alone, I would have thought that person was delusional. Yet, that’s exactly what happened. It