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#abookandagameaday challenge, still social distancing, Tues. 3/24/20

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#abookandagameaday, Sat. 3/21/20, still social distancing

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Giveaway Based on Random Drawing of Revolutionary Parents 6-Week Webinar

Feeling stressed? Freaking out? Here’s a giveaway of an amazing webinar series to help parents during this troubled time!   I’m pleased to announce that my fabulous friends, Kent and Amy Bowler, homeschooling parents of 7 and grandparents of 4, are … Continue reading

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Free Resources for the Accidental and Long-term Homeschooler, Part 6: Virtual Tours of Famous Museums and Art Galleries

Rick Steves’ videos on YouTube offer wonderful free glimpses into famous museums in Europe. Perhaps you’d like to get more in-depth looks and a bigger variety of offerings, beyond Europe. Here is a site, travelandleisure.com that features 12 of the … Continue reading

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Resource for the Accidental Homechurcher: Discount on ourturtlehouse.com, the website home of talks, podcasts and other resources by Hank Smith, John Bytheway, and Meg Johnson

I listened to the above amazing talk last Sunday while taking a hot soak in my tub and oh how luscious the whole experience was! Meg is a beautiful, fun, smart and engaging speaker who will rock your socks off … Continue reading

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Free Resources for the Accidental (and Long-term) Homeschooler Part #4: Vidangel.com free until March 30

    Did you hear that vidangel.com is free from March 16-30? You can sign up here for a “free stuck at home account” with no credit card that will be charged if you forget to cancel.

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Free Resources for the Accidental (and Long-term) Homeschooler Part 5: Audible Stories

  Image credit: dailyrecord.co.uk You’ve probably heard by now, but in case you haven’t…Audible is offering a bunch of stories for children and teens for free right now due to public school closures. I encourage you all to take advantage … Continue reading

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#abookandagameaday Mon. 3/23/20: Abigail, Winnie, and Lola, plus…the amazing Codenames!

I read aloud these picture books today: A wonderful look at the remarkable Abigail. I don’t agree with the list of women achievers in the back but I do love Abigail. I learned quite a bit from the book, even … Continue reading

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Free Resources for the Accidental (and Long-term) Homeschooler, Part 3: the Learning Palette

This is copied and pasted from a message from Usborne Books and More about a nifty educational tool called the Learning Palette. (I used the Learning Palette disc with my older kiddos when they were young. I just found out … Continue reading

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Free Resources for the Accidental Homeschooler (and Long-term Homeschoolers) Part 2: Morning Rituals to Help You Feel Centered for Your Day with Your Children and Your Mission!

Here’s a special message from my friend Audrey Rindslisbacher, founder of The Mission Driven Mom (MDM: missiondrivenmom.com). You can watch a video of Audrey below to see how cool she is then watch her Facebook live announcement tomorrow for help … Continue reading

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