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Can Your Homeschool Blog Earn Money? {Part 2}

In part 1 of, Can Your Homeschool Blog Earn Money?, I covered how to create a blog posts that attract readers.  Creating good content is the first step to creating a quality blog.  I cover this in Blogging Tips and Tricks as well.  Today, I want to cover a few more background areas before discussing opportunities, so hang in there.  When I say profitable with regards to your homeschool, I do not simply mean financially. Let’s start by exploring what makes a good homeschool blog. The competition is fierce.  While you need to be aware of what your competitors are … Continue reading →

When to Ask the Big Questions

Last time I examined whether or not premarital counseling ought to be a considered option for couples before they marry. Today I’ll look at another part of the question: how much couples should know about each other before they approach the altar. The main reason why premarital counseling might be a good idea is because sometimes people don’t know the sorts of things they ought to know about each other before they get married. The idea was sparked by a girl who called into my local radio station to say that she’d signed herself and her fiance up for counseling. … Continue reading →

My Insurance Broker was a Big Help!

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I am still searching for affordable health insurance. All my attempts to find it so far have resulted in being accepted for policies that were too expensive. Today, my husband and I met with an insurance broker. She was incredibly helpful! At this moment, I have absolutely no health insurance coverage. I am seeking an individual policy. I don’t happen to have the type of job that offers employer sponsored health insurance, (which would be a group policy). I am also seeking health insurance for myself, only. My husband has health insurance coverage through Medicare. Today, we went to see … Continue reading →

It Doesn’t Have to Be a Big, Hairy Deal

Occasionally when I tell someone I homeschool, their eyes widen and they gasp. “Oh, how do you do it? How do you stay organized? It must take hours and hours …” and I wonder what their perception of homeschooling is, to elicit such a response. I’m sure they’re picturing globes and charts and maps and routines and piles of books. They’re envisioning waking up at the crack of dawn to march the little students in to the table to face a day of math and science, writing twelve-page papers on Socrates, and so of course their eyes glaze over. If … Continue reading →

Featured Homeschool Blog: 2 Teaching Mommies

2 Teaching Mommies is a collaborative blog written by Madonna and Amber. Their goal is to inspire creativity and a love of homeschooling in moms just like you. With big imaginations and an even bigger hearts these ladies guide you through well thought out lessons at no cost to you. If you are seeking a place to start your journey homeschooling your preschool through Kindergarten child, 2 Teaching Mommies, should be your first stop. The effort used in putting lessons and unit studies together is unmatched. Each themed lesson will contain a letter, number, basic science, social studies, color, and … Continue reading →

When Kids Ask Questions

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I recently had the nice experience of my daughter’s six-year-old cousin asking me questions about her condition. He wanted to know if our new baby had to do the things that her sister does (like taking enzymes and wearing The Vest). When I told him she doesn’t, he wondered why. After all, it makes sense to him that if one sister has to do something than the other should too. So I got to explain what makes Maggie different from him and from her little sister too. I told him the very basic information about cystic fibrosis. All I had … Continue reading →

The Biggest Problem with Church

Sometimes the biggest problem with church is people. Don’t get me wrong, it’s not that I don’t like people, I do. But I’ve come across a few incidents recently where people, and I’m talking Christian people who are part of the church, have been downright rude and unfeeling towards others. One that struck me particularly and I have see this a lot is where two or more people are engaged in a conversation and another person comes up and immediately cuts into the conversation and starts to talk as though what they have it say is more important. More often … Continue reading →

My Big Exam (Part 1)

If you’ve been reading the education (or fatherhood blog) for a while you will be aware of my summer of reading in preparation for my doctoral qualifying exams. This series of testing after the classes have been taken and passed is a difficult and painful experience as a student (and also as a father). It is certainly difficult to explain the mental and emotional states that exist during a preparation for exams that takes into account all one is supposed to have learned in a graduate program. The test itself is massive in scope but the questions asked are specific … Continue reading →

Ask and Receive

Some months ago I was asked to give a talk at ladies’ evangelistic event, which is the biggest event our church ladies’ group has each year. After some prayer I agreed, even though I’d rather stand up and sing any day than talk. For a time I had no idea what I was going to talk about so I did what I usually do when I havent got a clue, I asked God for his wisdom of what to do talk about and His words. The thing I love is we have that assurance from God’s word that no matter … Continue reading →

President Barack Obama’s Address to Students is No Biggie

This is one of those under a rock situations where you had to be practically brain dead to not be aware of the uproar over The President’s planned address to students scheduled for Tuesday September 8. After reading the full transcript for the planned speech, it is clear to me that it’s really no big deal. While there is a chance that he won’t read the pre-written speech verbatim, I can’t find anything that a reasonable parent would object to. In short, the president talks about some students may be reluctant to go to school and tells about when his … Continue reading →