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Are Your Kids Preparing for School and Life?

Are Your Kids Preparing for School and Life?

By Marty Walden ·

How many of you heard it said when you were little, usually accompanied by a pat on your head, “You’re just growing up so fast!”  Or something along the lines of, “You can’t possibly be old enough to go to school!” Seriously, it’s a theme among well meaning relatives everywhere. I think they come in the door of every family gathering… Read More

Filed Under: family, homeschooling, sponsored post

How to Teach Your Kids to Give

How to Teach Your Kids to Give

By Marty Walden · 1 Comment

  We may have just come through the most jolly season of the year and a retailer’s dream, but do you feel like you’ve just survived the apocalypse and your family priorities are all out of focus? Let’s face it. None of us were born naturally generous. I have my first grandson now and believe me, when he wants something, he wants it… Read More

Filed Under: family, homeschooling Tagged With: blessings, giving, gratitude

The Day I Flunked my Homeschool Kid

The Day I Flunked my Homeschool Kid

By Marty Walden · 25 Comments

  It was just one of “those” mornings. The type of day that had been happening over and over for several months in our homeschool life. I went to check schoolwork and either it wasn’t turned in, printed or couldn’t be found. One day I even had the tried and true excuse that the dog ate it and it was… Read More

Filed Under: 31 Days to a Beautiful Home, adoption, family, homeschooling Tagged With: adoption, homeschooling, Parenting, school

Organizing Home and Work with Sharpie Markers

Organizing Home and Work with Sharpie Markers

By Marty Walden · Leave a Comment

“This shop is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Pollinate Media Group® and Sharpie, but all my opinions are my own. #pmedia  #StaplesBTS http://my-disclosur.es/OBsstV” Over the years as a homeschooling family we’ve collected a lot of stuff. Twenty years of homeschooling STUFF. Everything from school papers to projects to textbooks, reading books, manipulatives and games. We’ve had… Read More

Filed Under: family, homeschooling, Organization, sponsored post Tagged With: blogging, homeschooling, organization, Sharpie Markers

Embracing New Motherhood: 5 Things Every New Mom Should Know!

Embracing New Motherhood: 5 Things Every New Mom Should Know!

By Marty Walden · 16 Comments

A seasoned mom of five shares the five life transforming things she wish she had known as a young mom embracing new motherhood. I am walking through a season of life that is new and exciting yet also terrifying. I am no longer “merely” a stay at home mom. I am a work from home, homeschooling mom of teenagers. I… Read More

Filed Under: adoption, faith, family, homeschooling, Lifestyle, Mother's Day, Motherhood, mothering, parenting adult children, Reactive Attachment Disorder, Simple Gift Sunday, Simple Gift Sunday Tagged With: encouragement, Faith, motherhood, Simple Gift Sunday

Celebrating the Homeschool Mom

Celebrating the Homeschool Mom

By Marty Walden · 3 Comments

  Most of you probably know our family has homeschooled a very long time, twenty years to be exact, with only three more years to go!  These years have been a commitment of time, resources and emotions. Homeschooling is a joyous life experience for the whole family, but it can also be isolating, frustrating, exhausting and time consuming. A byproduct of being… Read More

Filed Under: family, homeschooling, sponsored post Tagged With: food, restaurant, TGI Fridays, unlimited appetizers

Day in the Life of a Homeschooler

Day in the Life of a Homeschooler

By Marty Walden · 10 Comments

Have you ever wondered what a day in the life of  a homeschooler looks like? I can tell you one thing for certain. No two days are ever the same! The day might include schoolwork in the bedroom, with a kitty for company.   A certain person loves to read the comics so anytime he has to wait for me… Read More

Filed Under: family, homeschooling

Breakfast and Homeschooling

Breakfast and Homeschooling

By Marty Walden · 4 Comments

(My son racing through his morning routine to get to his favorite part: the comics!) As a homeschooling, work at home mom, I certainly have the option of cooking a good, traditional breakfast for my kids. Sorry to shatter the illusion, but it doesn’t usually happen. My husband would rather sleep than eat and I get up to work and… Read More

Filed Under: family, homeschooling, sponsored post

How to Create Your Own Unit Study

How to Create Your Own Unit Study

By Marty Walden · 11 Comments

How to create your own unit study, that is the question! As a homeschooling mom of 19 years I’ve put together many different studies on varied topics through the years. I thought I’d share a little bit about the process I use. One of the most fun things we do at least once a year is a unit study night…. Read More

Filed Under: family, family memories, family traditions, homeschooling

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