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An Excellent
College Education
for Your Child.
A Great Value
for You.
As seen on the
Today Show and
in USA Today!
Get the inside scoop
from the experts at
The Princeton Review!
Available at PrincetonReviewBooks.com
or wherever books are sold.
Heart & Soul
Homeschool Mama
I;am;appreciative;of;your;true;and;honest
glimpse;into;your;life.;This;is;my;second
year;homeschooling,;and;it;is;way easier
than;last;year.
I;always;felt;you;had;to;show;the;people
around;you;that;you;were;Super;Woman
and;could;do;it;all;by;having;the;perfect
child, the perfect school plan with it all laid
out;for;the;year,;all;the;extras;(music,;art,
and;physical;team;sports;extras),;the;field
trips, and the entire month of meals laid
out that were, of course, made from scratch.
Oh,;and;be;Super;Wife;to;go;along;with;it.
Then;reality;set;in.;I;realized;that;even
the;person;you;thought;was;Super;Wom-an . . . isn’t. No one is perfect except God.
We all have strengths and weaknesses.
Mine;happens;to;be;housekeeping.;My
house isn’t clean and there are piles of
books and stuff everywhere. I like to
think;it’s;my;education;spilling;over!
It’s nice to be validated in this! That is
why;I;had;to;let;you;know;that;your;ar-ticle;is;just;what;I;needed;to;read;today.
Thank;you;again;for;being;honest;about
not;being;Super;Woman.;I;think;that;one
piece of information alone would be the
support needed for all new homeschool
mamas! Be the Heart and Soul Mama
first. If the other stuff comes, well, that’s
just;icing;on;the;cake!;If;not,;well, okay
then. Thanks again!
—Suzie Mattern, Woodbridge, VA
The Homeschool Minute
Thanks ever so much. I love the en-couraging;articles!;I;really;loved;the;list
of;25;[reasons;not;to;give;up];all;in;one
place;[The Homeschool Minute; March
7,;2012;;“I;Want;to;Give;Up”].;Nice;to
have this little bit of “free” encourage-ment;in;my;mail.;I;don’t;have;funds;to
subscribe or purchase frills, and with
also working more than half-time I
don’t;have;time;to;search;it;out.;May
God;bless;you;exceedingly.
—Teresa, rural KS
Thank you, Teresa! Here it is again for our
digital readers:
25 Reasons Not to Give Up
•;God’s;grace;is;sufficient.
•;God;gives;us;everything;we;need;for
life and godliness.
•;God’s;mercy;endures;forever.
•;It;is;God;who;works;in;us;both;to;will
and to do of His good pleasure.
•;Our;children;need;Godly;parent;men-tors and teachers.
•;Our;children;need;their;questions;an-swered from a Biblical worldview.
•;Our;children;need;and;are;permitted
room;to;grow;and;time;for;creativity.
•;Our;children;need;and;receive;Godly
socialization.
•;Our;children;learn;to;be;unselfish;and
how to serve others.
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