I know that if youâre an RAR Family, you are raising kids who love to read, because thatâs what we do around here! And with a love of reading often comes the inspiration to write. And those young writers will come to you looking for feedback on their stories. But what if we, as parents,…
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Have you ever worried that you might have missed what God was trying to tell you? Maybe you didn’t hear Him correctly? Maybe you even wonder if there’s too much noise around you to hear His still, small voice? In this episode, we give an update on our…
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Instead of seeing the “good stuff” right in front of us, we often hold a mental checklist of what will get better “someday.” The impact this has on our children cannot go unnoticed.
In this episode, we talk about the fruit that comes from seeing and…
Read MoreI want to introduce you to one of my new favorite authors. She’s younger than most published authors. In fact, she says she decided to publish her first book at nine years old. When she was 10, she attended her first writing conference. When she was 13, she self published her first book. She was…
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We’ve been on a journey of simplifying our lives. While it hasn’t been the easiest path, we’re discovering unexpected beauty along the way.
This week, we share what we’re learning during this time of scaling back and embracing a quieter season, how…
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Our nervous system’s main job is to protect us, but what happens when it’s our kid’s need for more of us (more time, more play, more food, more…more…more…) that makes us feel unsafe? How do we recognize it? And how do we take care of ourselves…
Read MoreOn todayâs Best of Read Aloud Revival episode, Iâm replaying one of our most popular episodes. Without fail, at every homeschool conference, at least one person comes up to me and says, âDyslexia was not even on my radar until I listened to the episode with Marianne Sunderland.â And thatâs because most of us donât…
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How can we live more in the moment? Besides, the here-and-now is a gift, which is why it’s called being “present” (see what we did there?!?)
Philippians 4 models for us what it looks like to truly live in the present and receive His peace, which…
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God placed eternity in our hearts (Ecc. 11), and along with that, dreams and desires for using the gifts He’s given us. Yet, somewhere along the way, we succumb to the belief that our dreams will never become reality. What is it that holds us back…
Read MoreBy far the most popular episode weâve ever done here on Read Aloud Revival is the episode with my oldest daughter, Audrey, when we looked back together on homeschooling from her vantage point as a sophomore in college. We discussed what worked, what didnât, and about our homeschool experience in general. And last spring, at…
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