Just wanted to share this lovely poem I came across recently. I hope it is as inspiring to you as it is to me.
If I Had My Child to Raise Again
If I had my child to raise all over again,
I’d finger-paint more, and point fingers less.
I would do less correcting and more connecting.
I’d take my eyes off my watch, and watch with my eyes.
I would care to know less and know to care more.
I’d take more hikes and fly more …

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Hi, all! I’m going to post about my February goal results soon, but until then, head on over to Lee Taylor Photography for a fantastic (and I mean FANTASTIC) giveaway. My darling friend, and super talented photographer, is giving away 2 free sessions to 2 very lucky winners. Mandi has done birthday photo shoots for us in the past and, trust me, she’s awesome. I’m keeping my fingers crossed because I would love for her to do our baby’s newborn …

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So, I’m guessing a lot of you have heard of the book The Happiness Project: Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun (how’s that for a title?) by Gretchen Rubin. It’s been on the New York Times Bestseller list and gotten its fair share of buzz. I read the book in December and was motivated to work on my own happiness project, a la …

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Hello, friends. Can you forgive me for the 4-month long silence? I’m here to announce that I’m back and excited to start posting again! These past 4-months have been quite the roller coaster ride.
Good thing our family likes roller coasters! (That's Pearl in the purple shirt with a look of pure delight on her face.)
Because of a number of changes in our family (including my husband’s decision to try working from home and other bits and pieces), I got to …

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Now that Easter has come and gone, are you left with a bunch of plastic eggs just begging to be useful again? If so, here is a great way to use those Easter leftovers. And what a fun way to welcome Spring!
I first read about this idea here at Stacy’s blog. It seemed pretty simple, so I thought I’d give it a try. The steps:
1. Gather your eggs.
I decided on four pairs (or pair, if you prefer) of plastic eggs.
2. …

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My friend over at Giving Up on a Clean House is having a great giveaway right now–adorable felt board sets! The winner will get to choose a set from StressLESS Teacher’s Shop on Etsy.
Aren't these great?
I just wanted to let you all know about this so you can get a chance at the goods! Head on over and enter!

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Well, here we go! My very own, hot off the press, homeschool blog!
Note, dear non-existant (as of yet) readers: I’ve chosen to blog about our homeschool journey because it’s simply the best system I can think of to document some of our adventures, essay my brain around theory texts, keep track of ideas that I want to use some time in the future, and keep my thoughts and plans organized. The fact that it’s a public system is secondary. But …

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