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By Charity Posted on March 12, 2013March 12, 2013

Another Voice on Homeschooling: Music, Mayhem, Motherhood

I so liked my impromptu idea of linking to Allia’s post about the nuts and bolts of homeschooling at her house that I decided to repeat it with another blog … Continue reading Another Voice on Homeschooling: Music, Mayhem, Motherhood

Categories: HomeschoolTags: Education, homeschool
By Charity Posted on March 10, 2013December 18, 2020

Homeschool – A Day in the Life, Part II: Curriculum

In Part I, I gave an overview of our homeschooling lives. In this post, I provide information about the materials we use and how we chose them. Not every homeschooling … Continue reading Homeschool – A Day in the Life, Part II: Curriculum

Categories: HomeschoolTags: Education, homeschool, Susan Wise Bauer, The Well-Trained Mind, Thomas Jefferson Education
By Charity Posted on March 9, 2013March 12, 2013

After the Snow: Photos

I took these photos in response to this week’s Weekly Photo Challenge entitled “My Neighborhood,” but originally I didn’t tag them as such because this week’s is a “phoneography” challenge … Continue reading After the Snow: Photos

Categories: PhotographyTags: Photography, Snow, Weekly Photo Challenge, wordless
By Charity Posted on March 8, 2013March 8, 2013

Final Gifts: Understanding the Special Awareness, Needs, and Communications of the Dying

Final Gifts: Understanding the Special Awareness, Needs, and Communications of the Dying by Maggie Callanan My rating: 5 of 5 stars Back when I was a doula, I had this … Continue reading Final Gifts: Understanding the Special Awareness, Needs, and Communications of the Dying

Categories: BooksTags: book review, Childbirth, death, Doula, hospice
By Charity Posted on March 5, 2013

Another Voice on Homeschooling: Homeschool Happymess

This week, Allia from Homeschool Happymess published a post answering questions that she got from a reader of her blog. Since I’m in the midst of my own multi-post series … Continue reading Another Voice on Homeschooling: Homeschool Happymess

Categories: HomeschoolTags: Education, homeschool, Homeschool Happymess
By Charity Posted on March 4, 2013

Weekly Photo Challenge: Lost in the Details

This is my photographic response to a recent photo challenge by The Daily Post. I like taking photos, especially for this type of challenge. I find it leads me to see … Continue reading Weekly Photo Challenge: Lost in the Details

Categories: PhotographyTags: Photography, The Daily Post, Weekly Photo Challenge
By Charity Posted on March 3, 2013October 1, 2020

Homeschool – A Day in the Life, Part I: Overview

Periodically, people ask me what homeschooling looks like. This is a tough question to answer because homeschooling can look vastly different in different households. Some families embrace experiential learning and … Continue reading Homeschool – A Day in the Life, Part I: Overview

Categories: HomeschoolTags: Education, homeschool, Susan Wise Bauer, The Well-Trained Mind
By Charity Posted on March 2, 2013March 3, 2013

Walking Home by Lucy and Susan Letcher

Walking Home by Lucy and Susan Letcher My rating: 3 of 5 stars This is the sequel to Southbound, The Barefoot Sisters’ account of their southbound Appalachian Trail thru-hike. I … Continue reading Walking Home by Lucy and Susan Letcher

Categories: BooksTags: AppalachianTrail, book review, Hiking
By Charity Posted on March 1, 2013March 1, 2013

Bookends: February 2013

The first day of each month, I’m posting a summary of what I read the previous month and what I plan to read in the coming month. I would love … Continue reading Bookends: February 2013

Categories: BooksTags: book review, Books, classics, Jonathan Safran Foer, Pilgrim's Progress, reading
By Charity Posted on February 26, 2013February 26, 2013

Blog, Blogger, Bloggest

Since reading The Berenstain Bears Ready, Get Set, Go! my son has been practicing his comparatives and superlatives. Here’s a brief recap: Him: “Big, bigger, biggest!” Me: “Great, honey!” Him: … Continue reading Blog, Blogger, Bloggest

Categories: MotherhoodTags: Grammar, kids, Motherhood
By Charity Posted on February 22, 2013February 22, 2013

An Afternoon Snack in Four to Five Simple Steps

This post was written as part of this week’s Weekly Writing Challenge from The Daily Post. Step One: Slice a banana into a bowl. Step Two: Stir in a spoonful of … Continue reading An Afternoon Snack in Four to Five Simple Steps

Categories: RecipeTags: banana, DPchallenge, Recipe, snacks, The Daily Post
By Charity Posted on February 20, 2013July 23, 2013

Reader’s Request: Child Spacing and Family Size

My friend Stacy (of Sanity for Stacy) suggested this topic for a Reader’s Request post. Stacy wrote, “I’d like to hear your thoughts on child spacing, how you decided on … Continue reading Reader’s Request: Child Spacing and Family Size

Categories: Motherhood, Reader's RequestTags: child spacing, Children, parenthood, Reader's Request

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