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Choosing a Homeschool Approach – Understand Your Child First

Thursday, October 2, 2014 (Updated: Monday, June 29, 2026)
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There are many websites available that tell homeschoolers exactly how to do their schooling. These approaches focus on a certain way of scheduling, a demanding philosophy, or a particular curriculum. For some families these approaches will work just …

Category: Creative & Visual-Spatial Learners | Gifted & 2e Homeschooling | Homeschool Planning | Relaxed Homeschooling BasicsTag: Understand Your Child

Homeschooling a Very ADHD Son | From Chaos To Computer Science

Wednesday, October 1, 2014 (Updated: Saturday, November 15, 2025)
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Today’s guest post is by Brenda Nuland of Coffee, Tea, Books and Me. My children were born twelve years apart. My daughter’s first day at the University was the same day my son began Kindergarten. Same husband. Same marriage. Definitely God’s …

Category: Gifted & 2e Christian Parenting | Gifted & 2e Homeschooling
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Keeping It Real As We Enter October!

Tuesday, September 30, 2014 (Updated: Thursday, March 30, 2023)
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How is it really September 30th? The past three weeks have been a total blur of Caroline getting sick, being sick, and recovering from sickness. Then we had her eighth (eighth!) birthday prep and celebration. And during this time our babysitter was …

Category: Our Family Life

Discovering Your Child Is Gifted – Does It Matter?

Monday, September 15, 2014 (Updated: Thursday, May 28, 2026)
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Venturing into writing about having a gifted child is a whole new area for me. I wrote recently about discovering Caroline’s giftedness. In part, I wrote: As evidenced by the topics in my header, I’ve always known that Caroline had unique …

Category: Asynchronous Development | Gifted & 2e Christian Parenting | Twice-Exceptional (2e)Tag: Gifted/2e Testing and Diagnosis
We Love Our Homeschool Co-op

5 Reasons Why We Love Our Homeschool Co-op

Monday, September 8, 2014 (Updated: Thursday, May 28, 2026)
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I confess I had heard so many negative stories about homeschool co-ops that I wasn’t sure if I wanted to join one. But I also knew that co-ops can vary widely based on the make-up of the group so we should probably give it a try. Most …

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“Perfect” and “Homeschool” Shouldn’t Be Used in the Same Sentence

Friday, August 22, 2014 (Updated: Friday, February 7, 2025)
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I was recently looking for something online and I saw a link for a post about creating the perfect homeschool schedule. May I quote Miss Alice from the television show Christy? Perfection belongs to God. The last thing a homeschool mom needs is …

Category: Homeschool Planning

Our Homeschool Learning Room For Third Grade

Thursday, August 14, 2014 (Updated: Monday, November 17, 2025)
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Our homeschool learning room hasn’t changed a lot since the previous years (first grade, second grade), but for the sake of keeping a record I thought I would go ahead and share some photos. I won’t mention some of the areas I’ve …

Category: Homeschooling Elementary SchoolTag: Homeschool Room
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Sallie Schaaf Borrink

I’m Sallie — wife, mother, just-retired homeschooler, and curator of my home. Our little family lives a quiet and cozy life of home education, self-employment, and pithy exchanges. I’ve been writing here for 20+ years about Truth, Goodness, and Beauty. And I like to laugh. A lot. Start here. ♥




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