Repost: 100 Reasons to Homeschool

READ list here I'm going to add one more reason to homeschool your precious children: to continue to see this look of joy and confidence on their faces as they grow and learn, rather than the grinding down of their personality and spirit as they try to fit in and conform to others' ideas of… Continue reading Repost: 100 Reasons to Homeschool

3 Life Lessons Kids Learn Playing Soccer

One embarrassing and un-American soccer player will not change kids’ love of the game. This humble sport enthralled international audiences and was accessible to the most rural, least developed areas long before Americans joined and renamed the game. More than a sport inspiring fans to paint themselves in home team colors and chant in stadium-vibrating… Continue reading 3 Life Lessons Kids Learn Playing Soccer

Seeking Writing Style Critiques

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Aloha! 2019 is flying by, even my kids noticed. I have been chauffeuring them, wrestling with the internet, researching stories to present from a parent's perspective, and writing, writing, and rewriting. I am inspired by my current read Writing True: The Art and Craft of Creative Nonfiction by Sondra Perl and Mimi Schwartz to ask:… Continue reading Seeking Writing Style Critiques