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You are your Child’s Advocate

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06/04/2023 By Leah Mejia Leave a Comment

"Your child's body is telling you something's wrong. You need to take her to the ER."... "Her blood is like water" these words echo in my head to this day. We were told they found the answer as our little girl lay in a hospital bed less than a month before her second birthday. In the midst of a scary situation, we had to be our child's advocate. I asked if they were sure... I asked if they ran all … [Read more...]

Mother, What are you Thankful for?

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05/08/2020 By Eujeana Chism Leave a Comment

As we are approaching yet another Mother's Day, I have been thinking about all the things I am thankful for as a mother. I am so thankful to be a mother! What are you thankful for? Entering the year 2020 was rough in and of itself for our family. My husband was facing major surgery, January 2020, that was looming on all of our minds. My kids all rallied beside me and took care of me with love … [Read more...]

Joy Compromised – Life Changes as the Year Ends

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12/17/2017 By Eujeana Chism Leave a Comment

Life changes throughout our year can a lot of times compromise our joy. It is up to us to hold our heads high and move forward helping and being a blessing to those around us. I have known many who have had major losses this year and my heart hurts with them. For you see, we too have had those hurts in our own family. My mother penned this poem from her heart and I thought it only fitting to share … [Read more...]

Secrets to Homeschooling with Toddlers

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01/19/2017 By Eujeana Chism 1 Comment

People often ask me how do you homeschool with toddlers? What is the secret? Engaging with toddlers while you are teaching older siblings is a challenge a lot of homeschool moms face. Let me simply share things I did to keep those toddlers busy and yet still learning while I was working with my other children. Toddler Toys First, I took a day or two to go through all their toys, separating them … [Read more...]

Homeschool Basics – Finding Your Way Back

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10/25/2016 By Eujeana Chism Leave a Comment

Let's talk about the homeschool basics and finding your way back if you have strayed away. Do you feel lost? Have you lost focus? It happens! Don't fret about it simply stop and take a breath. Then take a day or two to revamp and get back to the basics. What are the homeschool basics? What are the basics? Simply the three R's: Reading, 'Riting and 'Rithmetic. I know you're thinking, "Can I … [Read more...]

5 Qualifications to Homeschool

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07/27/2016 By Eujeana Chism Leave a Comment

5 Qualifications to Homeschool What are your qualifications to homeschool? “How are you qualified to school your children?” We hear this questions all the time! We have those skills and qualifications already. Realizing it is key. 1. Qualified to train Did you train your children thus far? Then yes, you have that qualification. Training our children in their academics is a natural skill t … [Read more...]

Time Saving Tools to Rock a Homeschool Schedule

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05/26/2016 By Eujeana Chism 1 Comment

We all need Time Saving Tools to Rock a Homeschool Schedule. Curriculum is ordered and box day has arrived. Let the fun begin! Time to find some time saving tools. Organizing materials and finding storage filing systems to keep all the papers and tests organized is a priority to make us feel we are ready to begin our homeschool year! But wait, what about our time? We must work on organizing o … [Read more...]

Devotional for Homeschool Mom

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03/09/2016 By Eujeana Chism Leave a Comment

Homeschool Devotional just 5 minutes a day! Recently a friend of mine contacted me to let me know that she had penned some short, encouraging words for Homeschool Moms. I was thrilled to hear that someone had taken time to be an encourager in this way. Homeschool moms definitely need encouragement. There are many of us who have been where you are and have walked the path successfully. During … [Read more...]

Managing Interruptions in your Homeschool Day

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02/02/2016 By Eujeana Chism Leave a Comment

How do I manage the interruptions? Plan for the interruptions and be flexible. First, are there things that I can actually schedule or plan? I decide how many of these types of interruptions per week that I can handle based on a good routine day. I have decided that two interruptions are more than enough. So when that friend calls or I call a friend and want to get together in the afternoon, I … [Read more...]

Homeschool is Behind! Help!

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01/26/2016 By Eujeana Chism Leave a Comment

Why is my Homeschool behind? Behind in Homeschool? Are you prepared in your homeschool for the unplanned events that so often face us? Do you feel behind? How do you prepare? Can you adapt? We homeschool! We don't get behind we adapt and learn daily! Homeschooling and being organized does not mean you cannot be flexible. It actually allows you more flexibility. Are you prepared? If you were s … [Read more...]