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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Have you taken a thousand-piece puzzle and dumped it upside down on a table? Pieces everywhere. Some right side up. Others right side down. Border pieces mixed with middle pieces. That’s what our lives feel like as we try to find where all of the…
Read MoreThere is one question that plagues us, that we all ask, and that we ask all the time: Am I doing enough? When we constantly ask ourselves if weâre doing enough in our homeschool, it makes it difficult to stay present and engaged and actually enjoy it. Whether youâre relatively new to homeschooling or a…
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It’s the time of year for new rhythms, school routines, and activities. But that also comes with the subtle feeling of disconnection with everyone going in separate directions. In this episode, we talk about how the invention of the clock, light bulb,…
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Summer coming to a close inevitably means new routines. But have you considered where those routines are taking you? How those routines today, if continued, will shape your children’s hearts a decade from now? How these routines even shape your…
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