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What Is A Republican & What Is A Democrat? (For Kids)

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We all know there is a difference - but to try to articulate how Democrats and Republicans are View Post

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6 Successful Habits Of Joanna Gaines

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  Share this post on Facebook! Isn't it funny where the odd places where Life teaches you View Post

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Five Healthy Lunches For Moms Who Have Five Minutes Or Less

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Looking for some healthy lunch ideas, moms? Only have five minutes to eat? You're in luck! Today I'm View Post

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Zeezok: Music Appreciation For Homeschoolers!

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Readers: This week I'm sharing a few things I've been trying and loving! I received free sample View Post

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That Time I Tried Hello Fresh…

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Readers: This week I'm sharing with you a handful of products I've tried and enjoyed. I've been View Post

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How To Find Snippets Of Rest In Your Day As A Mom

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Today, I made biscuits.  They were absolutely delicious, but there was a cost involved. I had just View Post

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Is Sonlight Homeschool Curriculum Worth The Money For Elementary?

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Do you plan to homeschool children in elementary grades? Wondering if Sonlight homeschool is a good View Post

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I’m Not Addicted To My iPhone Anymore, And Here’s How I Did It

By jessica 6 Comments

  Being a stay-at-home mom, I've realized, succumbs one to a few particular temptations. View Post

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To The Mom Who Thinks “I Could Never Be Happy As A Stay-At-Home-Mom”

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A few of my favorite bloggers have some awesome posts about "how to survive on one income" or, "how View Post

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5 Things You Absolutely Must Know Before You Kon-Mari Declutter Your House

By jessica 11 Comments

I have loved the Kon-Mari system (based on the popular book "The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying View Post

Filed Under: Be Confident {Homeschool and Parent With Courage}, Parenting Tagged With: before kon mari, kon mari for moms

10 Things Homeschool Moms Think But Don’t Say

By jessica 13 Comments

When I was gainfully employed as a teacher (in a former life, where I worked out at the gym and got View Post

Filed Under: Be Confident {Homeschool and Parent With Courage}, Homeschooling Tagged With: homeschooling is hard, homeschooling mom encouragement, homeschooling mom help

You Must Read This Before You Try Stitch Fix (The Online Personal Shopper)

By jessica 6 Comments

disclosure: this post contains affiliate links. I've known about Stitch Fix for several years and View Post

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What NOT To Say If Your Kid Doesn’t Want To Go To Church

By jessica 19 Comments

A few weeks ago on the way to church, a son (who shall remained unnamed) remarked rather peacefully View Post

Filed Under: Be Confident {Homeschool and Parent With Courage}, Parenting Tagged With: if your kid doesn't want to go to church, kid doesn't like church, kid won't go to church

2016 Reader Survey – Tell me anything!

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Who knows when I'll get he guts to do this again... :-) But I'm taking your input! I'd be so View Post

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Your Kids Want You To Discipline Them

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Yesterday at the library, my children checked out 33 books, topics ranging from Star Wars to trash View Post

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Sam’s Egg Challenge, round II : (Or, What Not To Do To Anxious Mothers)

By jessica 2 Comments

I wanted to post an update about Sam's egg allergy challenge here, because so many friends (and even View Post

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Good Books For Moms To Read in 2016

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note: this post contains affiliate links. I am nearly seven years into this parenting gig, and View Post

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Teach The Gospel To A Child At Christmas With 5 Questions

By jessica 6 Comments

Part of becoming a parent is realizing you don't know the answer to millions of "dumb" questions. Or View Post

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What Obamacare Did For Our Middle-Class Family

By jessica 58 Comments

In the six years that I have been blogging, I have never once discussed an overtly political View Post

Filed Under: House, Home and Health Tagged With: obamacare for middle class, what obamacare is really like

5 Kid-Friendly Activities For Rainy Indoor Days

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Do any of you live in Seattle?? If Seattle is as rainy as I've heard, how do you do it? I really View Post

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25 Gift Ideas For Creative Kids

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Know a creative kid? Here are some gift ideas, PLUS enter to win a $125 Amazon Gift View Post

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What I’m Doing Differently This Christmas

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Regrettably, for much of my Parenting Career, Christmas has been a item on my To-Do list, instead View Post

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When You Feel Lonely As A Mom

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A month or two after I became a mom, I was walking my new baby in a stroller around the block. We View Post

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Lies Modern Moms Believe: I USED to be so together

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a note from Jessica: I'm thrilled to introduce you to the last and final post in my series. This View Post

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Lies Moms Believe: If I’m The “Cool Mom,” My Kids Will Love Me More

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A note from Jessica: Soon after beginning my "31 Lies Moms Believe" series, I got a great idea. Why View Post

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Lies Moms Believe : If I Could Just Get It Together, God Would Love Me More”

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Today is the last post of the month in my series, "Lies Moms Believe." (I'll be sharing two guest View Post

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Lies Moms Believe : “Good Moms” Don’t Take Medication For Depression Or Anxiety

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Since I have "gone public" with my battle with anxiety, I receive usually 1-2 emails a week from View Post

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Lies Moms Believe : I Can’t Love This House

By jessica 4 Comments

So, this post is obviously in my 31- Day "Lies Moms Believe" series. And I want to be honest with View Post

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Hi! I’m Jessica. Former English teacher turned homeschooling mom of three. ESTJ. iPhone addict (in recovery). Anxiety overcomer. Allergy mom (only slightly neurotic). Loved by God, and wife to Mr. Fix Anything. I run a mean 12-minute mile and can make just about anything dairy free. I’m glad you’re here! Read More >>>
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