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I guess one thing that the pandemic has reminded me of is how to travel small. I very much miss all the big trips that I haven't taken, especially the missed opportunities to travel with my kids while I still have them, but these tiny travels make memories, too, and are very easily done during that one day a week when no kid has ballet or community college class or a horseback riding lesson or work or volunteer obligations.We've been using the Southern Indiana Ice Cream Trail as a chance to travel small. Matt plans out one or two stops...

Does anyone have a really easy-going child, until it comes time for homework? (Raises hand emphatically!) Is anyone a homeschooling mom that loves teaching their child, until they come across something difficult and they become difficult in return? (Still raising hand emphatically!) My 10-year-old son has his fair share of challenges with school and having ADHD. It is not the lack of focusing that gets in the way, it is what is happening in the brain when faced with a challenge that gets him. ADHD or not, the brain reacts the same. I’ve heard it called the “amygdala highjack” and...

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Last week, I had the privilege of meeting one of the co-founders of Ambleside Online. Lynn Bruce worked with five other homeschool moms more than 20 years ago to put together a Charlotte Mason curriculum for homeschoolers. They fought in court to keep it free. Details, details, details. You don’t want to know. But trust me, the world of homeschooling curriculum creation can be as brutal as the business world. Lynn Bruce and I, at Seven Islands By the way, have you seen the Ambleside Online website recently? It is new and improved. Totally worth a visit. When my children...

About the BookBook: Personal ThreatAuthor: Kimberly Rose JohnsonGenre: Romantic Suspense, ChristmasRelease date: September 21, 2021Bodyguard Sally Wilson has become the target. Can she save her own life as well as her daughter’s?Christmas is supposed to be the happiest time of the year, but when Sally’s young daughter, Emma, becomes the target of child traffickers, and the little girl’s biological father wants Sally dead, the Christmas season takes a dark turn.Police officer, Dillon Brady, responds to a call for help at the home of his friend and Protection Inc. bodyguard, Sally Wilson. When their relationship tips beyond friendship, Dillon is determined no one will...