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Feb 19, 2015

Rhyme and Rhythm: Enjoying Poetry as a Family

Revisiting Some Archived Articles that Have Not Been Lost, but May Have Been Forgotten and Are Worth a Fresh Read Original Post Date: March 5, 2012 Smooth ebony fin Rising over rolling waves Dipping down to depths This week, while on a business trip with my husband to Laguna...

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Feb 17, 2015

Letter to a New CC Mom (continued)

What am I going to neglect and what am I going to pursue? My last article left us with this probing question as we pondered Leigh Bortins’s words… …And I see frustrated parents who have over-estimated their high school child’s elementary education, realize they have not prepared their child adequately...

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Feb 13, 2015

To Everything There Is a Season

If someone were to ask me, “What is the most important thing you would share with a parent who is considering home educating their special needs child?”, my answer would be summed up in one Scripture verse: To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose...

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Feb 12, 2015

The Challenge of Challenge: Mentoring Future Leaders

Revisiting Some Archived Articles that Have Not Been Lost, but May Have Been Forgotten and Are Worth a Fresh Read Original Post Date: July 8, 2011 The Challenge programs are appropriately named: they are a challenge. They provide many opportunities for students to do great things, push themselves further...

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Feb 11, 2015

Confessions of a Middle School Cheater

The Peacemaker Monthly Confessions of a Middle School Cheater by Cara McLauchlan “He who conceals his sin, does not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy.” – The Peacemaker, page 117 Remember the expression “cheaters never win.” Well, sometimes they do. I am ashamed to say I...

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Feb 09, 2015

Music and God’s Good Timing

Most often, we assume if something takes time, it is not as good. Even if we recognize in our minds that this is not true, our actions speak much differently (this is especially true for Americans). We love fast food. We love buying things online. Amazon Prime is the...

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Jan 30, 2015

Homeschooling an 8th Grader: An Honest Look at Challenge B

One of the great benefits of homeschooling is the education parents can receive—most often an education very unlike the one they received when they were young. It is an honor to learn alongside my daughter this year in Classical Conversations Challenge B as she tackles ideas and subjects that truly do challenge her. I could...

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Jan 29, 2015

Thoughts on the Letter ‘C’

Revisiting Some Archived Articles that Have Not Been Lost, but May Have Been Forgotten and Are Worth a Fresh Read Original Post Date: August 14, 2012 I would like to take some time in this article revisiting what should be a very familiar story from the Bible, the occasion...

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Jan 27, 2015

Identity and Music

As humans we crave an understanding of who we are and our purpose for living. Many of us find purpose through the approval of others or by connecting ourselves with a certain person or group of people. Ironically, we may even find purpose through the approval of no one....

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