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I hope you had a merry Christmas; #merryandbright, as they say in our social media world. We stayed home and enjoyed wrapping gifts for our children on Christmas Eve. When it is -2 F (-16.7 C) outside, you do not feel like going anywhere. Our children building their respective LEGO kits Now that they are older, our teens give us a list of wishes. One of the wishes is that we also give them something they do not expect or know about. They like to be surprised. Something new for me this year: I discovered the “rule of four categories”...

Letting Go In Our Homeschool ~ Written by Jessica Waldock As homeschooling parents, we’re used to being in control. We put lots of time and effort into choosing the right curriculum, planning lessons and field trips, and hours teaching our homeschoolers. But what if we just let go of the reins? What if we adopted an interest-led learning approach and let our homeschoolers take the lead? Would it really be so bad? What if we had the courage to let go in our homeschool and something amazing happened? I’ve been letting go in our homeschool and it’s been amazing! Keep...

Disclosure: Samples were provided to me. All opinions stated are genuine and my own. One thing we like to do over the break is make sure the kids' minds stay sharp for school, but not in a way that is intrusive or 'educational' blah blah blah, but rather, a way that is fun for them, will make them laugh and have the learning a million miles a minute without even knowing it's happening. There is a company that specializes in this kind of thing, and that is Mrs. Wordsmith.  Check out her website to see the many excellent academic items available...

8 min readSuhani Shah is an illusionist, mentalist, and magician from Udaipur, Rajasthan, India. Shah quit school at a young age to pursue her dream of becoming a magician. Her first show was at the age of seven years old. As a result of her touring at a young age, Shah was homeschooled. Shah does not only work as a traditional in-person magician but has also used live streaming to showcase her talents. Her achievements include having more than 3.26 million subscribers on YouTube, performing more than 5,000 shows, and working with Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Infosys, BCG, and more for corporate...

This post contains affiliate links - using affiliate links from HS Coffee Break helps fuel this blog. Usually on Fridays I share and link up a Five Minute Friday post, but that link-up is taking a holiday break for three weeks. Oddly, as it turns out, I discovered that I missed writing on three words way back in February when I did the Write 28 Days Blogging Challenge. My theme was Coping With Change, and it also turns out those three words are perfect for the most recent changes in life that I've been coping with. Bonus words to write about for five...