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Lessons Learned From a Bowl of Oatmeal

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A couple of mornings ago, my oldest daughter brought to my desk this beautiful and yummy bowl of oatmeal.  As I sat eating it, I thought back to all the breakfast I made for her and her brother and sisters. A flood of memories came back to me of being surrounded by four little ones. This was a "harvest" that I was receiving! ....continue reading

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Homeschooling Your Entrepreneurial Child

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If you have a child that dreams big and has big ideas, you might be raising an entrepreneur. 

How do you homeschool your entrepreneurial child? If you have more than one child you know that they are each unique. Even though they come from the same parents, and are raised in the same home they can be so very different. And if you have more than one child with entrepreneurial characteristics, they could eventually become owners and founders of vastly different businesses.... continue reading

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Playing with Plays- The best way to do plays by Shakespeare and other famous playwrights

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Parenting: Here is what I have learned

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A Letter from Matt at  Axis (Understanding Your Teen Summit)

1. There are no perfect parents. 
2. My approach to screens/smartphones truly does matter and can shape my children's' minds and lives.
3. I must be the first authority on sex and pornography for my child -- Always bringing it up earlier than I actually think I should too. Because the world speaks loudly.
4. The minute I check out on my kids, they will see it and reciprocate.

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Your Reluctent Writer

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In January 2008, in faraway Nottingham, England, my then-23-year-old son Ben turned in a 63-page dissertation. In so doing, he capped off a year of grad school and became a candidate for a master’s degree in philosophical theology.

Why do I share this? Because…

  • Your eighth grader can’t spell his way out of a paper bag.
  • Your sixth grader keeps wadding up his paper in frustration and hurling it across the room.
  • Your kitchen table has become a battleground.
  • This very morning, you asked yourself why you even bother homeschooling.
  • Most days you just can’t believe your child will actually grow up, mature into a productive adult, and find his place in the world..... continue reading

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