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Triggers of Abuse
I’m back! Wow, the last few months have been totally crazy for me, and I didn’t plan on taking two months off, but it sort of happened when deadlines came and went without me noticing. And let me tell...
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Don’t Throw Out the Baby with ASL
We love the pictures and videos of babies learning American Sign Language, ASL (or any other sign language of your country) to ask for “more milk” or “cookie” or “play.” It is a great help to parents;...
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Lies Homeschooling Moms TELL
Last week I celebrated my big 5-0 birthday. Yes, it is a shocker, and the sound of it still sends chills down my spine. It was a great day. The whole family had lunch at one of our favorite...
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January Ponderings
By the time the first of the year rolls around, I am so burnt out on school. Luckily, we don’t have much longer because, by Easter, we have concluded for the year. After we spend two weeks on...
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The Biggest Lie of Them All
The last article I wrote was a brilliant piece about Lies Homeschooling Moms TELL. Honestly, after writing it, I hadn’t thought much more about it until yesterday. As I was reading the Christmas cards...
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My Favorite Quote
My favorite quote is one that is hand written on an index card and is hanging on my desk. This quote is by a man who has inspired many people and has given us so much. My favorite quote is by Walt...
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The Weight of Words
I sat in the hospital’s chapel. Hands clasped. Head bowed. A wave of emotions washed over me as I pleaded for my son’s life. I begged God, Jesus, my great grandma, anyone who would listen, to heal...
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The Many Roles of a Woman of God
I was thinking the other day about how many different roles a person has to fill in their life. Take me for example: I’m a woman, a daughter, a wife, a mother, and a child of God, to name my most basic...
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A Few of My Favorite Quotes
I love quotes written by authors that touch my heart, as if they were speaking directly to me. Today I want to share with you just a couple that define me and seem to have been written out of the same...
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Moms Don’t Get Sick Days
I wish someone would have warned me to this universal fact – Moms don’t get sick days. Had I known 20 years ago what I know now, I would have built at least a few days off for illness into my wedding...
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The wonder of it all…
There is a quote that has been a favorite of mine for some time now. So long, in fact, I had it shown on my MySpace Page back in the day. Ha! “Stuff your eyes with wonder . . . live as if you’d drop...
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What is Love?
My 11 year old and I have decided to start focusing on the Fruit of the Spirit. Each month we will be taking a character trait, defining it, and seeing how we can apply it to our life in a better way....
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Happy Birthday Bruce
I’m sorry, but I just don’t like Facebook. I tolerate it…post stuff on it, because they make me…but I don’t like anything that steals my time and attention away from the people in my life who really...
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The Reality of Love vs The Lure of Romance
It is that time of year again. The bombardment of romantic images are everywhere. The card shops have aisles upon aisles of red and pink envelopes filling the shelves. Men will be seen carrying...
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Second Match Made in Heaven
As in everyone’s life, there comes a time for change. Some changes are exciting. Some are bittersweet. In the last few months, I have had to accept the bittersweet reality that my ever faithful, still...
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Love is an Action
Cinderella said to Snow White How does love get so off course, oh All I wanted was a white knight With a good heart, soft touch, fast horse Ride me off into the sunset Baby, I’m forever yours. “This...
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Transitions
I want to say “Thank You!” to Homeschool Mosaics for giving me the opportunity to share some thoughts each month. This month, I’m going to share with you why we started home schooling and some of the...
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He Knoweth Our Frame…
I turned 50 recently (not even a month ago), and I’ve been thinking of lessons I’ve learned. It’s not like I know everything; let’s face it: I’m not “there” yet and never will be. I’ll always be...
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Born in God’s Thoughts
I know that, as teenagers, we often think about what we want to do – and be – when we are older. How we want to look, how we want our lives to turn out. We have a plan, and we just hope that it will...
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Psalm 139
1 You have searched me, Lord, and you know me. 2 You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. 3 You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my...
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