Parenting
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Helping Your Child Cope with the Loss of a Pet
2020 was difficult for a lot reasons, but the hardest part for our family was losing two pets. Both animals were young and their deaths were very sudden and unexpected. The most devastating loss was my daughter’s favorite cat, Henry. Up to that point, she had never experienced any sort of death in her life. While I’m grateful for that, it didn’t make Henry’s passing easier to bear. I’m not an expert in helping children through losing a pet by any means, but I wanted to share things that helped us work through grief. I was scouring the internet and asking Instagram friends for suggestions to help. I wished that…
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What We’ve Been Reading Lately – June 2020 Edition
Welcome to another edition of What We’ve Been Reading Lately! Claire and I love being able to share some of the books we’ve enjoyed during the month. If you’ve been a reader (or a friend) for any length of time, you know that we’re both fairly prolific readers. That being said, we don’t share every single book we read each month. That would be an insanely long post! But we love to give you the highlights (and sometimes the lowlights 😉). What I’ve Been Reading The Maltese Falcon This book was kinda lame, if I’m being entirely honest. I decided to read it after it played a role in Book…
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Our Favorite Winter Picture Books
Oh, the weather outside is frightful, but books are so delightful! I feel certain that’s the song of every bookworm. Winter is the perfect time to cozy up with a good book (or two … or twenty!). I wanted to share our favorite winter picture books to enjoy after playing in the snow … or when waking up in the morning … or anytime! We hope you find some new books to enjoy as well! (All pictures are clickable links to purchase the books. This post contains affiliate links. I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you if you purchase a product from a link on…
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Why We Homeschool
“Why?” “Oh, I could never do that!” “But our public school in this town is excellent.” “What about socialization?” These are just a few of the (nicer) responses I’ve received when I mention we are homeschooling our daughter. In today’s society, there seems to be more acceptance of homeschooling than in the past. True, there are still those that think all homeschoolers are backwoods, ultra-conservative, socially awkward families that want to isolate themselves and their children from the world, but I think a lot of those stereotypes are falling to the wayside. While it seems like many people are supportive, there are a lot of questions about WHY we do…