• trying something new {guest post by Corbett}

    I asked Corbett (my 13 year old) if he would write a guest post about his time in China and specifically volunteering at New Day Foster Home. Much to my delight – he agreed. I’m proud of him for a million reasons and I am also…

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  • why I don’t blog as often

    I was texting my sister about something earlier this week and was reminded of the season I had a newly adopted 14 month old, 3 year old, 4 year old, 6 year old and 8 year old. I blogged a lot during that season of…

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  • The Coach Craig Standard

    A little over 2 years ago, my kids met Coach Craig. What we thought was going to be a summer Crossfit Kids Camp at our Crossfit51 box became a twice a week class they’ve looked forward to for the last 2 years. For homeschool kids…

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  • the courage to let go

    Up and down the street she rides with one hand on the handlebar. She’s been working on getting the courage to let go. She’s watched brothers and friends cruise along with their hands lifted high in the air – calm, cool, and collected. They make…

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  • raising thinkers in a google generation

    Kids filling up nature journals with sketches from our hikes, reading literary classics aloud together, cooking to learn fractions, and a host of other hand’s-on Charlotte Mason-y things were among the visions I had when we embarked on homeschooling. Granted we did and do many…

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