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Continue reading →: Stepping Into History: Our Day at the Historic Arkansas Museum Homeschool Fair
Yesterday, our homeschool journey took us on a time-traveling adventure to the Historic Arkansas Museum in downtown Little Rock for their 3rd annual Homeschool Fair, and what a memorable experience it was! The theme, Fall Market Days, was a perfect seasonal tie-in that echoed the rhythms of life in 19th-century…
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Continue reading →: A Royal Adventure in Learning: Our Visit to the Arkansas Renaissance Festival
This homeschool year, we are taking a deep dive into all things Medieval – and what better way to bring history to life than stepping straight into a world of knights, queens, dragons, and merrymakers? Last weekend, our family ventured to the Arkansas Renaissance Festival at Dragonstone Springs in Mount…
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Continue reading →: Feasts & Fairy Tales: Our Medieval Homeschool Kickoff Breakfast
The first morning of a new homeschool year always carries a kind of magic – a mix of excitement, anticipation, and the quiet hum of possibility. Before the lessons begin and the calendar fills, we gather for a tradition that has become one of the anchors of our home education:…
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Continue reading →: Have You Ever Worshipped the Idea of “Busyness”?
It’s been two months since my last post. That’s not because I’ve been off somewhere writing a book or taking a dreamy vacation. The truth is simpler and less glamorous: I’ve been busy. Very busy. And I need to ask you something – bluntly: Have you ever worshipped the idea…
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Continue reading →: Confessions from a Summer Swim Mom Or: How I Learned to Love Chlorine and Embrace the Bleacher Jungle
It’s officially summer swim season—also known as “that time of year when I live out of a canvas bag that smells like sunscreen and regret.” Our first meet is this Saturday, and let me just say: nothing bonds a family quite like waking up at 5:45 a.m. to cheer on…
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Continue reading →: Teaching Self-Worth in a Status-Obsessed Society: A letter to my kids on self-acceptance—and a reflection for the rest of us
Lately, I’ve been holding a deep ache in my chest—the kind that doesn’t always have words, just weight. It comes from watching my children begin to notice the quiet hierarchies that shape our society. The status games. The social exclusions. The way worth seems measured by who you know, what…
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Continue reading →: 🐛 Wings in the Dining Room: A Summer Study on Life Cycles
*See the Life Cycle Lesson Plan and Resource Roundup at the end of the post for more details on curriculum and teaching tools/resources Here at Mind & Scholar, summer doesn’t mean the end of learning—it simply means we shift gears. We relax the pace.We say yes to more walks and…
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Continue reading →: 🌿 The God Who Sees the Middle: A gentle follow-up on grief, grace, and being held when words are few
After I shared my last post, I didn’t expect much. I wrote it in a haze of grief and vulnerability—just trying to make sense of the ache in my chest and the swirl in my mind. I almost didn’t hit publish. It felt too raw, too unfinished. But what I…
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Continue reading →: When the Grown-Ups Break: Grief, Growth, and Grace in Hard Seasons
I’ve been quiet here lately. Not because there’s nothing to say—but because there’s been too much. The kind of “too much” that leaves you staring out the window long after the coffee’s gone cold. The kind that makes writing feel like shouting into the wind. These past few weeks have…
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Continue reading →: 🌍 Raising Wide-Eyed Thinkers: Why Our Children Need More Than One Perspective
The world our children are growing up in is noisy.It’s fast.It’s filtered.And it often rewards certainty more than curiosity. As a homeschooling parent, I carry a quiet hope every day—not just to teach reading and math and science, but to raise critical thinkers.Children who are curious.Children who are kind.Children who…
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I’m Patricia.
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