A Homeschool Mom and Author - A Very Special Homeschool Guest

My Homeschool Guest today is very special.    She is a homeschooling mom and children's book author!    

I've gotten to know Jenn through her blog, Little Homeschool on The Prairie, and was thrilled when she realized her dream of publishing a book.   I have been curious about how she actually DID this, and she agreed to share her story with us today. 

Jenn's post will inspire you.  Share it with your children... mine were interested to hear how she actually published a book!  

Her book, Just Plain Nora, is wonderful.   My daughter, Anna, read this book in one sitting and immediately asked when the next book will be coming out!    

I consider it a privelege to welcome Jenn today and please leave a comment so you can have a chance to win a copy of Just Plain Nora!  

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Don't Lose Mom

A homeschooling friend on Facebook recently posted that she was putting her son in an online public school this coming year. She said she no longer wanted to be his full-time teacher, just his mom. As I read her post and the sweet encouraging words in the comments that followed, I realized that thereʼs a bit of that pull in me too. Maybe thereʼs a bit in all of us.

With all that we do with our kids- facilitating, teaching, correcting, training, grading- in the name of homeschooling, is it true perhaps that we are in danger of losing “Mom”?

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Adding Art in Your Homeschool

"Well, I'm just not artistic."

 I've heard that statement rather often from other homeschoolers when they talk about the lack of art in their days. Since adding in the joy of art is one of my passions, I'm here to encourage you that building this habit is not hard. You did not have to inherit the art gene to pull out the paint brushes.

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