• homeschooling a handful: a chat with Zoe
    Nov 1 2024

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    a lovely chat with my guest co-host Zoe

    2:32 - Homeschooling all ages
    3:48 - HOW do you do it!???
    6:48 - What it looks like day to day
    10:57 - Making curriculum work for the needs of your family
    15:42 - When learning to read is a challenge
    20:26 - Homeschooling fosters self-motivation
    25:03 - Being ok with slower progress
    26:44 - How do you keep little ones entertained during school hours?
    31:39 - Efficiency in our day and phonics
    34:55 - Overcoming learning challenges in education
    37:40 - How many hours are you spending on school work?

    Toe by Toe curriculum for struggling readers

    Mother of Divine Grace School

    mastery learning (blog post)

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    47 mins
  • teaching creative writing: an alternate approach
    Oct 31 2024

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    Feel free to disagree.

    blog posts on writing

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    4 mins
  • being both a disciple and an imperfect human
    Oct 25 2024

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    How do we spread joy and profess a life in Christ when we're so messed up? Some thoughts on this ever so human experience.

    This is the last of a series of episodes on the basics of joy. The other episodes are:

    What is joy? Back to basics.

    The story of two moms.

    Living joyfully when it's hard.

    1:55 - Not time for perfect
    3:37 - Being an apostle of joy even when I struggle with it myself
    4:20 - Scattering joy in our messiness
    7:48 - Accepting difficult circumstances
    15:15 - You have been called to be a disciple

    joy and kindness are simply good habits (blog post)



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    19 mins
  • living joyfully when it's hard
    Oct 12 2024

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    a few thoughts on personal growth and acceptance of God's will through joy and suffering

    1:37 - Can we find joy in suffering?
    5:25 - Being angry with God and accepting what is
    13:54 - Facing tragedy by God's grace
    17:53 - Compliance to our circumstances

    perseverance in homeschooling: remembering what matters (podcast)

    revelations (blog post)


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    24 mins
  • public service announcements
    Oct 7 2024

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    join us here for all the fun

    https://youtube.com/@hellosray?si=zkiKwiPzq79s8euy

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    1 min
  • the story of the two moms
    Oct 5 2024

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    a story from when I was expecting my first daughter and reflections on the type of mom I want to be

    you deserve to be lifted up (blog post)

    simplify your life (podcast)

    the fundamental elements of kindness part one (blog post)

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    19 mins
  • kindness: forgiveness of injuries sustained
    Oct 1 2024

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    The hardest road to kindness.

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    9 mins
  • what is joy? back to basics
    Sep 27 2024

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    So much back ground noise in the episode. I think my husband and son may have been reenacting the battle of the Rohirrim. Apologies on that. Just me on this episode sharing well, why joy? How did it happen that joy became my personal little mission. And why does it matter?

    1:40 - Using and sharing our gifts
    4:24 - Where my journey began
    9:20 - Taking charge of our own lives
    12:34 - Unearthing joy
    17:06 - Tackling some impediments to joy

    why order matters (podcast)

    some truths in family life ~ part one (podcast)

    do something that brings you joy (blog post)

    defining joy and why it matters in our homeschool world (blog post)

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    29 mins