In 2012, I walked “The Way” of St. James, also known as the Camino de Santiago, to Santiago de Compostella with my four children, then ages 2, 5, 7, and 9. The movie “The Way” with Martin Sheen had just come out. Once I watched the movie, by the time the credits rolled, I immediately …
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Sandboarding for Homeschoolers While touring the 50 USA States with my four homeschoolers, we had the opportunity to play in the sand dunes on the beautiful Oregon Coast. Specifically, the kids learned how to sandboard. We squeezed in a sandboarding class at Sand Master Park in Florence, Oregon. We had a fabulous instructor. While his …
Walmart Boondocking We did it! Walmart Boondock. Done. Check. Oh, yeah! Another bucket list item checked off! I camped at Walmart. My First Walmart Boondocking Experience It’s pretty amazing how things unfold sometimes. I’ve wanted to boondock, a.k.a. dry camp, at Walmart, but it took me months of Rv’ing to finally do it. …
Approaches and Philosophies to Homeschooling As the popularity of homeschooling surges in the United States and around the world, it may come as a surprise to parents, and to people generally curious about homeschooling, that there are many different approaches and philosophies to homeschooling. How a child is homeschooled can vary dramatically. The homeschooling approach …
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