By Holly Giles | homeschooling , Inspiration
The Fear As home education becomes a more popular choice these days, I worry many mothers are scared to death they cannot teach their children or feel adequate enough in creating a homeschool. It is like an epidemic of the flu. I meet mothers at conventions, read letters and posts on social media and it […]
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By Holly Giles | Family , Inspiration
This was the moment. Fully seeing the physical struggle in Grayson verified I had not been wrong the last three years. I wasn’t crazy. My gut instincts were right. However, I had allowed all the quiet voices around me to silence my thoughts. I had pushed my instincts back into submission. But now, I see […]
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By Holly Giles | Family , Inspiration , Mama's Musings
The quiet whispers of “Is there something wrong” started when our first child, Grayson was a newborn. He cried for up to seventeen hours a day until he was about seven months old.
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By Holly Giles | homeschooling , Inspiration
Finding your homeschool tribe can take time. Frustration and burnout can occur without the right support system for you and your children. But how do you find what is right for your family?
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By Holly Giles | Family , homeschooling , Inspiration
This year marks my ninth year of home-schooling. During those years my intent was to home-school with purpose. However, each year I took on the role of each home-school mom stereotype at one point or another.
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By Holly Giles | Family , Inspiration , Mama's Musings
Thursday morning was hectic. I had to get one boy ready for a trip and another prepared for a lawn job. All while trying to get myself put together in a dress. I had made two cups of coffee since 6:30 am, however, I took one sip of the first, it was spilled, then I never found where […]
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By Holly Giles | Family , homeschooling , Inspiration , Mama's Musings
I avoided going to a homeschool convention for the first four years of schooling my boys at home. I was told, “it will overwhelm you!”. Yes, it was overwhelming and I got a serious migraine the first time I went to a large convention. All the curriculum choices, row after row of stuff that will make […]
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By Holly Giles | Family , Inspiration , Mama's Musings , popular
A few weeks before the holidays, Curtis and the boys went on a week-long trip to visit friends. I had the house to myself for the first time since, well, I can’t remember! I had made a schedule of all I was going to accomplish while they were gone. Cleaning, like deep cleaning, organizing, paint the […]
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By Holly Giles | Family , homeschooling , Inspiration , Mama's Musings
Have you ever had ordinary days, well, weeks when everything seems to be in a perpetual state of disarray? Yesterday was the tipping point for feeling like my life was on a hamster wheel going nowhere. My days are always ordinary and full of dirt, dishes, and multiplication. Our home education routine has been less than on track for a […]
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By Holly Giles | Boy Crafting , Great Outdoors , homeschooling , Inspiration , Mama's Musings
It was going to be a good homeschool day. I was on fire about it. I had the planners filled out, the papers, books and necessary items within reach and the anticipation that THIS was going to be a good start to the week. The boys woke up a little late, which made them sluggish in […]
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