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Given or Taken

“There is a difference between giving something and having it taken from you.  If you still count the things that you lost with resentment, then you did not give them.  You need to let go of those things that you no longer have.  Lay them down.  If you find yourself in bed at night tallying…

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It’s August

I can’t believe I just wrote that it’s August!  What a strange time we have been living in the past few months.  I don’t know about you, but I’m trying to keep home as normal as possible right now, despite nothing in life feeling normal.  Have you already started your homeschool year yet?  We started…

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The Grind

Hi Everyone We are so excited to give you The Grind today!  We pray this will be such a help to your homeschool year.  We will be releasing one journal each quarter of this homeschool year to help keep you on track and not just surviving but thriving in this year!  Can’t wait to have you…

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Eclectic Homeschooling

The Eclectic Homeschooling style is one in which the parents pick a chose various curriculums and resources from a number of places, aren’t tied to anyone style, and often customize what is being learned in the home by whatever the parent plans and directs.  The flexibility within eclectic homeschooling is great as they aren’t tied…

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Charlotte Mason Homeschooling

The Charlotte Mason style of homeschooling is really a method.  She believed in education the whole child not just the mind.   Rather than write a bunch on this I’m going to give you this link (CLICK HERE) Sonya Schaeffer from Simply Charlotte Mason does an excellent job explaining the Charlotte Mason video and has a video…

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Unit Study Homeschooling

Unit study homeschooling style simply put is taking a theme and learning all you can learn about that theme in all the subjects you wish for your children to study.  For a basic example, you could pick the theme of prairies.  For history you could study the time of the pioneers in the prairie, for…

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Online and Video Homeschooling

The style of online and/or video homeschooling is simply your child being taught by online or video instruction.  There is limited amount of work on you as a parent – usually just grading or filling in when questions arise.  Most online and video homeschool programs offer an umbrella structure for the family as well. The…

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Mother’s Day

To my dear homeschool mothers, I wanted to take a moment of your time today and make sure you know what an honor it is to stand shoulder to shoulder with you, my sisters in Christ.  While the world tells us our children are an inconvenience –  YOU brought your children home to spend every…

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Planning the Homeschool Year

Raising Arrows has been busy preparing resources to help you as you plan your up and coming homeschool year.  There is a ton happening on the Raising Arrows Facebook Page, including give aways, discussions, and bonus videos.  To find the Planning the Homeschool Year Journal CLICK HEREWe hope these resources will be helpful to your upcoming…

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Homeschooling With Littles – Q&A

Hi Everyone – here is our last video on homeschooling with littles.   This video is from Q & A questions people in Raising Arrows sent in.   Here are the rest of the videos from our Homeschooling with Littles SeriesHomeschooling with Littles – Our HeartsHomeschooling with Littles – ConsistencyHomeschooling with Littles – AnchorsHomeschooling with…

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