F Is for Failure – and Other Parenting Myths

I have made an amazing discovery. Are you ready for this? I knew a lot more about parenting sixteen years and eight children ago. And, in the manner of all irony, I’ve also discovered that others think just the opposite and perceive me to be knowledgeable in parenting. Perhaps it’s because we usually appear to be generally in one piece, … Read more

Homeschool Online Learning (SchoolhouseTeachers Review)

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Members of the Schoolhouse Review Crew were recently given a  full Yearly Membership Option to SchoolhouseTeachers.com for review. SchoolhouseTeachers.com is a homeschool online learning experience unlike any other, brought to the homeschool community by The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine. SchoolhouseTeachers contains more than 50 subjects, with current or archived content written for Preschool through High School, and … Read more

Advent Idea Box

I vaguely remember participating in Advent during a few minutes worth of a Church service as a child. It was different from my regular thrilling traditions of Santa and family and gifts. I didn’t quite understand it, but I do remember being intrigued by the sacredness of the candle ceremony. Once married, with children on … Read more