A Place of Refuge
I happened to get an earlier start on my walk than usual the other day. The sun was beginning to break through a thick fog and all of the...
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durendalee
Nov 5, 20183 min
Why We Love Teaching Textbooks
I was recently given the opportunity to review Teaching Textbooks 3.0 homeschool math curriculum. I don’t usually do reviews, but this...
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durendalee
Oct 23, 20182 min
When God Plans Our Homeschooling
As we neared the end of language arts today, I could see that I was losing Silas (our 14 year old)…he was distracted by some mosquito...
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durendalee
Aug 27, 20182 min
The Unhurried Homeschooler Mentoring Course
When we started homeschooling over 23 years ago, I never would have imagined what kind of results taking an unhurried approach to...
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durendalee
Aug 23, 20182 min
Life After Homeschooling: Learning to Rest in Messiness
This week I had to apologize to one of our adult children. I had used mom guilt in order to be heard. I didn’t recognize it in the moment...
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durendalee
Jul 31, 20184 min
Life After Homeschooling: What Now?
“Our way of being -in-the-world works its way into us through ritual and repetition. James K.A. Smith explains that a particular view of...
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durendalee
May 15, 20184 min
Everyday Grief
I held my husband’s hand as we walked to our church across the street. There was a break in the thunderstorm that had been threatening...
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durendalee
Feb 15, 20182 min
The Comparison Trap
THE COMPARISON TRAP Galatians 6:4,5 “Pay careful attention to your own work, for then you will get the satisfaction of a job well done,...
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durendalee
Oct 4, 20173 min
Hope for the Imperfect Homeschool Mom
Every mom struggles with whether or not she is doing right by her children. We are bombarded with countless voices telling us how to...
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durendalee
Aug 3, 20171 min
Homeschooling Moms: When You Doubt You are Enough
I don’t know if there is a week that goes by without that nagging feeling that I just may not be enough for my kids when it comes to home...
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durendalee
Aug 1, 20174 min
Fearless Homeschooling
Homeschooling is amazing. We have the opportunity to fine-tune our children’s education to fit their personality, gifts, strengths, and...
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durendalee
Jul 17, 20171 min
Homeschooling: Am I Doing Enough?
EVERY homeschooling mom seems to be constantly haunted by the thought that she isn’t doing enough…that her kids might not be prepared for...
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durendalee
Jul 12, 20173 min
Dealing With Sibling Conflict/Part 2 (Sibling Series Episode 4)
(The video version of this post is at the bottom, if you would rather listen than read!) This video is packed with scriptures regarding...
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durendalee
Jul 11, 20174 min
Dealing With Sibling Conflict/Part 1 (Sibling Series Ep. 3)
(The video version of this post is at the bottom, if you’d rather listen!) In the last video I talked about what it looks like to nurture...
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durendalee
Jul 6, 20173 min
Ways to Nurture Sibling Relationships (Sibling Series Ep. 2)
(The video version of this post is at the bottom, if you would rather listen than read!) Sibling relationships are really lifetime...
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durendalee
Jul 3, 20171 min
An Update for Y’all!
Most of you already know that my family recently made a cross country move, so I’m catching you up on that as well as wanting to find out...
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durendalee
Jun 22, 20173 min
Why It’s Important to Nurture Sibling Relationships (Sibling Series Ep. 1)
(The video version of this post is at the bottom, if you would rather listen than read!) “To the outside world, we all grow old. But not...
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durendalee
Jun 4, 20171 min
Raise Kids Who Can Think for Themselves
I’ve been thinking about this for quite some time and thought it was about time to share my thoughts and experience in raising kids who...
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durendalee
Jan 6, 20171 min
Less is More When it Comes to Homeschooling
We all have an idea in our heads of what it looks like to “educate” our kids. Unfortunately it often involves copying the traditional...
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durendalee
Nov 12, 20163 min
When Arrows Fly
We have been homeschooling over 20 years now. I wouldn’t change a thing. It’s still something that brings me to my knees. It still...
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