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Able and Eager

July 27, 2020Mary JoLeave a Comment on Able and Eager

It’s been 30 years since we took these photos and our faces were printed on the prestigious pages of the local newspapers. Our 5 seconds of fame weren’t perfectly preserved, but I thought I’d share what I had.

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Homeschool • Parenting • The Details

Our Education Path

July 21, 2020July 27, 2020Mary Jo4 Comments on Our Education Path

This is OUR story, based on our prayers and our answers. We don’t claim to know what’s best for anyone else. This is what we chose, based on the Word and its direction for us. This is our testimony, not because our path was the best path, but because the One who chose our path for us is the best at choosing.

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Saying Goodbye to Heart-Schooling

May 4, 2020May 9, 2020Mary JoLeave a Comment on Saying Goodbye to Heart-Schooling

I still have a few more things to take care of. There are some grades to send in to their home-school umbrella. There are some books to give away, and some books to sell, and some boxes to clean out. There are some things to consider. Do I need to keep all these pencils? Do…

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America • Friends • Homeschool

Ms. Nelson is Missing

October 28, 2016March 2, 2021Mary Jo1 Comment on Ms. Nelson is Missing

Once upon a time there was a beautiful teacher named Patricia Nelson. She had thick dark hair and eyes, a bright smile that produced dimples on her cheeks and sparkles in her eyes. She was slender and seemed confident just by the way she carried herse…

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America • Family • Friends • Homeschool • Michigan • Parenting • Writing

Rising to a Smile: Ms. Nelson Part 2

February 21, 2016May 14, 2020Mary Jo2 Comments on Rising to a Smile: Ms. Nelson Part 2

I realize now that Ms. Nelson didn’t just love her students. It wasn’t simply her care and attention that made her memorable to us. She seemed to have an ability to challenge us that made us do things we didn’t know we could do. I loved every afterno…

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Family • Homeschool

Assigned Seating: Ms. Nelson Part 1

August 3, 2015March 2, 2021Mary Jo3 Comments on Assigned Seating: Ms. Nelson Part 1

Once upon a time there was a beautiful teacher named Patricia Nelson. She had thick dark hair, a bright smile that produced dimples on her cheeks and sparkles in her brown eyes. She was slender and seemed confident just by the way she carried herself.…

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