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Homeschool blog week in review: Feb 17 – Feb 23 2007

Last week on the families.com homeschooling blog, we covered several topics. We talked about schedules, chores, curriculum, standardized tests, and touch subjects. Here is the week in review for Feb 17 – Feb 23. Feb 17 On Saturday Feb 17, I found myself homeschooling my daughter and told you a little about why I chose to teach on a Saturday. Feb 18 To read the posts from the following week, Feb 10-16, please see last weeks’ review. Feb 19 On February 19, a shared a bit of information about how we balance homeschooling and chores in two parts. Part one … Continue reading →

Vocabulary Word of the Day: Inspiration

While watching Fantasia Barrino tonight on American Idol, the word inspiration came to me. Inspiration is described as an agency, such as a person or work of art that moves the intellect or emotions or prompts action or invention. (American Heritage Dictionary) I make it a point to regularly discuss inspiration to my kids. I want to know what fuels their passions. I want them to know what fuels my passions. I want them to be inspired. They can be inspired to do their best academically, spiritually, or physically. It really doesn’t matter, though as a mother I would prefer … Continue reading →

Parents of Special Needs Children Count Their Blessings

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When your child is diagnosed with a special need, it changes you. It strips you of the dreams you had and tosses you into a scary world full of a new vocabulary and a ton of doctors. It makes you doubt yourself and God. But after the dust settles, you begin to grow and learn, and if you’re open to it, having a child with special needs will help you become a more grateful, happier person. You are Stronger than You Think Even wallflowers turn into untiring advocates for their child with special needs. Trying to make sure your child … Continue reading →

Celebrity Relationships and Babies – Oh My!

On again, off again couple Bristol Palin and her baby daddy Levi Johnston didn’t please their families when they recently announced they were getting back together and were engaged. Well, with like many young couples, the families only had to wait it out. Bristol and Levi have called off their second engagement, with Levi claiming they separated as friends. Let’s hope so for little Tripp’s sake. “American Idol” Fantasia Barrino has been supposedly carrying on an affair with Antwuan Cook, according to the lawsuit filed last Wednesday by his wife Paula. She said that Barrino has treated her husband to … Continue reading →

Reader’s Digest

Reader’s Digest Magazine has been around much longer than I have and plays a part in my earliest memories. First published in 1922 by husband and wife team DeWitt and Lila Wallace, only five thousand copies were made in that first run. But only a decade later, Reader’s Digest became the most popular magazine in the United States. Soon the magazine reached worldwide status as well. Today it is read by an estimated 95 million readers around the globe. We had a subscription to Reader’s Digest at my house, and we never let it lapse. I remember delivery days –when … Continue reading →