3 benefits of a mentor (and how to get one)

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Written by contributor Kat of Inspired to Action. One of my greatest fears in life is that I will be the same person at 76 that I am at 36; that I will have the same hangups as an older woman that I had as a younger woman. Instead, I want to be someone who [...]

A probable explanation

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I‘m over at (in)courage today, talking about how my brain and heart are all flip-floppy. From my post: “I’ll love that our house is teeny-tiny, but then I’ll think about how nice it would be to have just one extra bedroom. Or I’ll relish in the bliss of living right at the base of mountains, [...]

Weekend Links

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Why homeschooling is a boon to a liberal society :: The Atlantic Marked :: Deeper Story 100 ways to encourage a new mom :: The Gypsy Mama Life in the bike lane :: Family Sponge How to survive the February food blahs :: Simple Bites The ten winners of a PDF copy of Mindset for [...]

Interview and giveaway: Mindset for Moms

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This giveaway is now closed. I‘m speaking at Blissdom this weekend, so I thought it’d be fun today to publish a little interview I did this week with my friend (and editor of Simple Homeschool!) Jamie Martin. She’s the voice of Steady Days, advocate of Love146, and all around cool cat. (You should see her [...]

Home Is What YOU Make It

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Written by DIY contributor Katie Clemons of Making This Home. I can’t tell you the precise definition or location of “home”, but I can tell you this: home is whatever you make it. In my case, it’s been a progressive making and remaking since the day Martin (my German-born husband) and I met. We’ve been called [...]

Just jump in

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One of the hardest things about the culture where I lived in the Middle East was the definition of cleanliness. See, no matter how clean I thought our home was (not that it was ever spotless, with two preschoolers underfoot), it paled in comparison to my average neighbor. See, my local friends—when they cleaned, they [...]

Weekend Links & Poetry

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Why working out is working for me this time :: The Happiest Mom Why I tell my girls they’re beautiful. Often. :: Motherhood Your Way Make your art :: S. Bryant Humility in parenting :: Gracefull Mama An open-hearted letter to moms of young children :: FIMBY The winner of the Lil’ Soak gift certificate [...]