The Unlikely Homeschool

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Web Name: The Unlikely Homeschool

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Welcome! I'm a wife to my "Mr. Right". A momma of five. A maker of slow food and simple living. A collector of memories, a keeper of books, and a champion for books that make memories. An addict who likes my half-and-half with a splash of coffee. A fractured pot transformed by the One Who makes broken things beautiful. I heart homeschooling, brake for libraries, and am glad you're here with me on the journey! Be sure to subscribe to my monthly newsletter. Or, follow along with Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Google +, Youtube, or Pinterest.There s never enough time in the day to get to the necessities, better yet to add in fun. Fun just turns into a massive mess that I have to clean up.I m not very creative. I don t know how to make learning fun. If you ve not said the previous three statements out loud, you ve probably at least whispered them under your breath as you rage-cleaned glitter off the carpet, declaring that you re just not the fun homeschool mom and never will be.Since the moment I was old enough to stumble my way through the one-vowel words of a Dick and Jane classic, I ve been told never to judge a book by its cover. This month, I learned how very wise that readerly advice truly is.After scouring the Libby app for an audiobook to take with me to the first Teach Them Diligently Convention of the year, I settled on one by a new-to-me author that came highly recommended by a few moms during our Storied Mom Reading Challenge. The cover was lackluster, to say the least--girl in a sweeping Civil War-era dress, standing wistfully by a window with light streaming around her, giving her an angelic glow. It had all the classic markings of a fluffy, romance novel.It delivered romance, yes. But it also contained some very rich and timely themes. More on that later...Here s a peek at what we ve been reading this month.Written by Krista Smith.There is an unspoken secret many homeschool moms keep, myself included. It s a question we try to ignore but one which still finds its way into our thoughts more often than we care to admit.Is homeschooling my children just as important as having a job? Am I missing out on some pivotal role in society by choosing to stay home with my children?This past weekend while speaking at the annual North Dakota Homeschool Association conference, I received a lovely card from Wendy, a long-time blog follower, thanking me for creating this little community on the web. At the end of the note, she mentioned that these monthly What We re Reading posts are her favorites to read. I hear that a lot. Turns out, people who like to read, like to read about what others are reading.Extras always seem to weigh me down. They require work, rob me of my energy, and breed unnecessary guilt. As a busy, work-at-home, homeschooling mom, I don t have time for that. I d rather focus my effort on things that bring me joy and add, not detract, from my day. And so I purge all the extras, guilt-free. I prune away any non-essentials...of my time, of my home, of my school.Some time ago, I made the decision to paper purge. For years, I used a popular homeschool planner. And while I was happy with the basic set-up of the planner, I always felt a wee-bit burdened by the pages and pages of extras that I never really used. FOMO sometimes guilt-drove me to fill in the blanks. But all the time spent logging unnecessaries seemed like such a waste.A Note from JamieWelcome to the Unlikely Homeschool! I'm so glad you've joined me on the journey. Like all of life's greatest adventures, homeschooling, for us, has been filled with many unexpected surprises...both triumphs and occasional tragedies. The path will probably never be straight, but with our eyes firmly fixed on our Guide and the calling that He has placed in our lives to "teach them when we sit at home, when we walk by the way, when we lie down, and when we rise up," the journey is sure to be memorable. If you have a question, an idea worth sharing, or just need a good chat with a girlfriend, email me at: theunlikelyhomeschool@yahoo.com

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