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“You gotta do somethin’ they never got ’em in the world.” Simon Rodia, WIkipedia Are you familiar with the outsider art of architect Antonio Gaudi in Spain? If you like his work, there is an excellent monument located in the United States, right in Los Angeles, that taps into this wonderful spirit of outsider art. Gaudi’s Casa Batillo in Barcelona What is outsider art? Outsider art includes works that are largely other-worldly and display a place that has “different rules.” Often times the work is dreamlike, folk, visionary, spiritual, or surrealistic in style. Here is a super article that shows...

In Tennessee, one must register to homeschool either with an umbrella school or with the local public school system. Umbrella schools typically cost around $50-$110, while the Superintendent’s Office is free. Some umbrella schools will ask you to test with them once a year. The public school will only make you test in 5th, 7th, and 9th grades. The kids painted seven wooden clocks for newly remodeled rooms at Zoder’s Inn and Suites. Our umbrella school is Berean Christian School in Knoxville. We can register by mail because we have been with them for at least three years and do...

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We know that adjusting to change can be challenging. Change can come into our lives as a result of a crisis, as a result of choice or just by chance. There is no escaping the impact that change can bring into in your life. Managing change in life is key to living a life where you are not only surviving but thriving as well. Over the past few months, we have experienced an unprecedented shift in our way of life due to the pandemic. Whether it’s our work situation, homeschooling our children, looking after relatives or neighbours, the pandemic has created...

Spring 2020/ Sandra Peoples There are times that I let my son’s autism hold us back. We make decisions based not only on what would be easier for him, but also what we want to avoid (like stares and unhelpful advice from others). But last year I turned forty. One of the blessings of that milestone was that it moved us to decide to be more adventurous as a family. Becoming forty also helped me care less about other people’s reactions to us. So, we decided to hit the road as a family! During 2019, we went from coast to...