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Hi!

No matter what your parenting background, or whether your kids attend school or homeschool, this parenting thing is tough and no one should have to go it alone. I love to help, so your questions are welcome. Feel free to browse around and comment where ever you feel led.

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The Ultimate Homeschool Planner Review

08.12.2019 by Dawn //

The Ultimate Homeschool Planner Review

When I first started homeschooling, I was excited to fill out my first lesson plan book. I bought it at the teacher’s supply store.  It had a big apple on the front, and unlined blocks to write in.  I used it faithfully every day, but it didn’t take too long before I began wishing it […]

Categories // Homeschooling, Product Reviews Tags // back to homeschool, high school, homeschool planning, lesson planner, lesson planners, planners

5 Ways to Graduate and Why Homeschoolers Shouldn’t Take the G.E.D.

05.21.2019 by Dawn //

Why Homeschoolers Shouldn't Take the GED

It’s easy to think “I have 12 years of homeschooling to get them through to the end. I have all the time in the world.” Twelve years seems an eternity away. It IS an eternity away—until it isn’t anymore.

Categories // Homeschooling Tags // GED, high school, high school graduation, homeschool diploma vs GED, homeschool graduation, homeschoolers shouldn't take GED

How to Wrap Up Your Homeschool Year: 6 Things to Evaluate

05.10.2019 by Dawn // Leave a Comment

How to Wrap Up Your Homeschool Year: 6 Things to Evaluate

Here we are in May. It’s time to evaluate how your homeschool year went. Is it just me, or does it seem the school year flew right by? How did the year go? Now that you’re hopefully through the annual homeschool mom meltdown (it happens to me every year like clockwork), it is time to […]

Categories // Homeschooling Tags // end of the school year, evaluations, high school, homeschool evaulation, homeschooling high school, progress

10 Things You Should Know About Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes

11.18.2018 by Dawn //

10 Things You Should Know About Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes

I had the pleasure of chatting over coffee with Diane Rice, the Network Collection Coordinator for Operation Christmas Child Spokane Valley. I came ready with some questions for her, but she brought much more than I could even dream up! We volunteer yearly at the Collection Center and Diane heads everything up. Diane has been […]

Categories // Faith, Home Tags // OCC Collection Week, OCC shoeboxes, OCCGift, Operation Christmas Child

Inevitable Gaps and Amazing Strengths

04.09.2018 by Dawn // 1 Comment

Inevitable Gaps & Amazing Strengths: The highs and lows of Autism Spectrum Disorder

Homeschoolers are perhaps the worst when it comes to stressing about educational gaps. Gaps are inevitable, because it simple isn’t possible to know EVERYTHING about everything. When it comes to the Autism Spectrum though, there are gaps everywhere. The strengths and the gaps of Autism can make me crazy. Far from his original diagnosis of […]

Categories // Autism, Homeschooling Tags // 2e, 2e kids, Autism moms, educational gaps, homeschooling with autism, remedial math, special needs

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Dawn is a retired homeschooling Momma of 19 years, hospital CNA with a totally self-taught geeky side. She lives in Eastern WA with her husband, the youngest 2 of their 6 kids and 2 yappy pomeranians.

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