2023 Word of the Year: map
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2023 Word of the Year: map

I created a printable for you, one you can use to invite curiosity into a word of the year for yourself. When I start feeling a soul nudge to a specific word(s) for the next year, this printable is where I start. It starts like a match to a candle, a small flame to illuminate where God is leading me to confess, repent, deconstruction, reconstruct with His truth, grow, strengthen, prepare for next steps, further growth.

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Favorite Geography curriculum: Beautiful Feet
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Favorite Geography curriculum: Beautiful Feet

I don’t post tons of curriculum reviews. I guess it’s primarily because there is already saturation online to choose from. Possibly it’s also because, like most long term homeschoolers, we’ve found that 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗹𝗮𝘀𝗵𝘆 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺. I’m not opposed to new curriculum; quite the opposite. The surge of new curriculum these past two years is much needed and overdue, a blessing indeed. If I share curriculum here, it’s something we’ve used, often a minimum three times. It’s been vetted, satisfies my multi-sensory standard. It’s benefited our education journey, not merely just something to do. It’s part of a CM feast, spread before us. It’s taken us on living journeys.

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When you’re at the bottom of your umph…
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When you’re at the bottom of your umph…

I remember pouring over parenting magazines, books, and every pamphlet I could find-bedrest during pregnancy after years of infertility treatment offered lots of reading time. And while it seemed 40 weeks would never arrive and I faithfully memorized all the reading material, 𝗶𝘁 𝗵𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗽𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗿𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗮𝗯𝘆.

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book review: Charlotte Mason Summaries by Leslie Noelani Laurio
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book review: Charlotte Mason Summaries by Leslie Noelani Laurio

𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗱𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘮𝘯?

No time to completely read all the CM home education series before this next school year or need a refresher?

𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗱𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘧𝘺 𝘢𝘵 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵?

𝘛𝘏𝘐𝘚 𝘉𝘖𝘖𝘒 𝘔𝘈𝘠 𝘑𝘜𝘚𝘛 𝘉𝘌 𝘞𝘏𝘈𝘛 𝘠𝘖𝘜 𝘈𝘙𝘌 𝘓𝘖𝘖𝘒𝘐𝘕𝘎 𝘍𝘖𝘙.

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What is Motherculture?
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What is Motherculture?

(VIDEO) 𝗠𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙩𝙨 𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗱. For each of us, that’s going to be as unique as we individually have been created. It’s as specific for each of us, detailed down to the way each of us is wired, the way we move about in the places and spaces God has placed us. It’s building a life so beautiful that we can’t imagine doing anything else.

It can be…

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Sometimes narration needs help
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Sometimes narration needs help

FREEBIE Narration card printable: When I first asked our oldest son to give a narration on our first ever homeschool read aloud, he just stared at me. He was/is a voracious reader. I thought maybe I just needed to explain what narration was and we’d assuredly be set.

Still, blank stare.

I gave my narration about the reading, assuming it’d inspire him to expand and elaborate on the reading.

Eyes wide open, “mom, it was good.”

My newbie homeschooling mom fears welled up. I was convinced I was doing something wrong. And I was.

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The gorge & the feast
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The gorge & the feast

When we first started homeschooling, I followed a “list”. I knew I wanted to do the absolute best job I could at this crazy homeschooling adventure and a list felt safe. While I personally had been an avid reader as a child, it was mainly an eclectic mix of what was required at school and whatever else I could get my hands on.

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review: Charlotte Mason Summaries by Leslie Noelani Laurio
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review: Charlotte Mason Summaries by Leslie Noelani Laurio

𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗱𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘮𝘯?

No time to completely read all the CM home education series before this next school year or need a refresher?

𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗱𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘧𝘺 𝘢𝘵 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵?

THIS BOOK MAY JUST BE WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR.

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pivot
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pivot

Last week, we were working on dictionary skills. It sounds oh so basic, but for a kiddo with auditory & visual processing issues, dictionary skills can take lengthy periods of intentional study to master.

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the growth of growing pains
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the growth of growing pains

When we started this crazy homeschool adventure in 2009, graduation wasn’t even on my radar. Here we are-him spreading wings, me grateful that I was able to share this part of his life journey with him.

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Friday reflection
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Friday reflection

Much can be said about leaning in. The leaning in to see clearer-to see others clearer and to allow ourselves to humbly be seen clearer.

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