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On Witness and Respair / A Personal Tragedy Followed by Pandemic

On Witness and Respair / A Personal Tragedy Followed by Pandemic

On the Sea of Time, 2020, acrylic on canvas.PAINTING BY CALIDA RAWLES.On Witness and Respair: A Personal Tragedy Followed by Pandemic The acclaimed novelist lost her beloved husband—the father of her children—as COVID-19 swept across the country. She writes through their story, and her grief. BY yesmyn ward ILLUSTRATION BY calida rawles SEPTEMBER 1, 2020 My Beloved died in January. He was a foot taller than me and had large, beautiful dark eyes and dexterous, kind hands. He fixed me breakfast and pots of loose-leaf tea every morning. He cried at both of our children’s births, silently, tears glazing his face. Before...

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Vlogmas 2022 – Part 2!

Vlogmas 2022 – Part 2!

.wp-block-image img {max-width: 100%;} img {height: auto;} Vlogmas 2022 – Part 2! is a post from Confessions of a Homeschooler. If you’ve enjoyed this post, be sure to follow Erica on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and Pinterest! Also be sure to stop by her Community to join the discussion or her Store to see her latest items! I hope you are having a wonderful holiday season!  VLOGMAS 2022 Part 2 is live!! If you’re new to our site, vlogmas is where we upload daily vlogs sharing all of our fun holiday content for the month of December! So grab a cup...

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Independent Math Explorations

Independent Math Explorations

Incorporating math practice into your regular schedule doesn’t have to be hard with these independent math explorations. We all know that practice makes perfect, and that’s especially true when it comes to mathematics. These games will give your children concrete tools they need to understand math concepts. And, they’re great to use for exploration and practice during those extra moments when children need to be educationally busy while you’re otherwise preoccupied. You’ll love how easy it is to work on number sense, operations, fractions, measurement, patterning, algebraic concepts, and even geometry! With so many fun and exciting ways to learn...

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Currently . . . December 7, 2022

Currently . . . December 7, 2022

This post contains affiliate links - using affiliate links from HS Coffee Break helps fuel this blog.    At the beginning of each month I've been participating in a "Currently" link-up hosted at Overflowing With Thankfulness. Our hostess Jennifer posts a set of action verb prompts for the month and writers respond. So, without further ado, here are this month's prompts and what's happening currently . . . *********** Loving - that I get to buy new furniture?! Hey, I've got to look at the positives of making this move, because it's not what I would have chosen and overall I'm just sad...

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"Passages of Hope" by Terri J. Haynes

"Passages of Hope" by Terri J. Haynes

 About the BookBook: Passages of HopeAuthor: Terri J. HaynesGenre: Christian Fiction / Historical / RomanceRelease date: November, 2022Discover the Story Behind a Secret PassagewayWalk through Doors to the Past via a new series of historical stories of romance and adventure.Gracie Kingston begins renovations on the Philadelphia house inherited from her grandmother and finds a secret room. It is connected to a house nearby, the home of William Still, the man known as the father of the Underground Railroad. As she researches, she discovers a mystery in her house’s ownership. In 1855, Olivia Kingston helps a mother and her young child by hiding them in...

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