Attacks come at homeschool families from every side: grandparents, other family members, friends, the news media, and even complete strangers! Some of these sources are better off ignored (a well-lived life is the best response), but sometimes you just have ...
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Storing Water Long-Term, The Right Way
Perhaps the only thing more important than food in a long-term emergency is water. Even the food you do have probably needs water to be cooked and eaten – especially dried beans and grains. Seriously, have you ever tried to ...
Read More »Socialization and Other Myths: Part 1
Whether you are new to homeschooling, a veteran home educator, or just considering it for your family, you are bound to come across many people who think that even the idea of parents teaching their own children at home is ...
Read More »To Spring or Bust: Protecting Your Pipes From the Cold
As the temperatures drop and the snow piles up, we tend to start thinking about all the snow-related things that we need to protect ourselves from, such as pipes freezing and bursting. Unfortunately that is about three months too late. ...
Read More »5 Ways To Cook And Store Food, Without A Fridge
My adventure into the off-the-grid world began when my lights were out – for almost two weeks. Not because I had not paid the bill, not because of a storm, but because of a paperwork mix-up at the power company. ...
Read More »Hospitality Skills for Your Toddler
What is hospitality? Is it a gift, a virtue, a choice? How about a command? Biblical hospitality is one of the cornerstones of our faith and one of the actions that sets apart the “sheep” from the “goats.” Something so ...
Read More »The Time Has Come for A Fair Tax System
“To say that Congress spends like drunken sailors is an insult to drunken sailors.” ~ President Ronald Reagan “The difference between congressmen and drunken sailors is that drunken sailors are spending their own money.” ~ Rep. Tom Feeney In yet ...
Read More »Yes! There IS Homeschool Phys. Ed.
As a homeschool student who went all the way through high school and graduated, I am oh so familiar with the stereotype – nerdy, awkward, and socially inept. Oh, and let’s not forget “has never thrown a ball in their ...
Read More »Packing Up the Kids
We have all thought about packing up for a grab and run scenario. We get the duffel bag, the important papers, a case of bottled water and throw it all in the car. Then we load up the kids. Oh ...
Read More »Brain Freeze
Imagine you suddenly find yourself stranded in sub-zero temperatures. You have a limited amount of fuel to produce a small amount of heat, but you have no idea how much longer you will be stuck. You cannot leave your location ...
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