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1:29 - joy is a choice
4:36 - homeschooling out of love
8:14 - connecting with your child
11:17 - being polite and friendly 
14:44 - avoid pouncing on your kids
18:34 - developing relationships


Rest, Play, Grow by Deborah MacNamara (Amazon)
Nourished: Connection, Food, and Caring for Our Kids by Deborah MacNamara (Amazon)
Rest, Play, Grow: Interview with Dr. Deborah MacNamara (podcast)
Nourished: an interview with Dr. Deborah MacNamara on her new book (podcast)

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a lovely chat with my guest co-host Zoe

2:32 - Homeschooling all ages
3:48 - HOW do you do it!???
6:48 - What it looks like day to day
10:57 - Making curriculum work for the needs of your family
15:42 - When learning to read is a challenge
20:26 - Homeschooling fosters self-motivation
25:03 - Being ok with slower progress
26:44 - How do you keep little ones entertained during school hours?
31:39 - Efficiency in our day and phonics
34:55 - Overcoming learning challenges in education
37:40 - How many hours are you spending on school work?

Toe by Toe curriculum for struggling readers 

Mother of Divine Grace School

mastery learning (blog post) 

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blog posts on writing

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How do we spread joy and profess a life in Christ when we're so messed up?  Some thoughts on this ever so human experience. 

This is the last of a series of episodes on the basics of joy.  The other episodes are:

What is joy? Back to basics.

The story of two moms.

Living joyfully when it's hard.

1:55 - Not time for perfect
3:37 - Being an apostle of joy even when I struggle with it myself
4:20 - Scattering joy in our messiness
7:48 -  Accepting difficult circumstances
15:15 - You have been called to be a disciple

joy and kindness are simply good habits (blog post) 

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a few thoughts on personal growth and acceptance of God's will through joy and suffering

1:37 - Can we find joy in suffering?
5:25 - Being angry with God and accepting what is
13:54 - Facing tragedy by God's grace
17:53 - Compliance to our circumstances

perseverance in homeschooling: remembering what matters (podcast)

revelations (blog post) 

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a story from when I was expecting my first daughter and reflections on the type of mom I want to be

you deserve to be lifted up (blog post)

simplify your life (podcast)

the fundamental elements of kindness part one (blog post)

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The hardest road to kindness.

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So much back ground noise in the episode.  I think my husband and son may have been reenacting the battle of the Rohirrim.  Apologies on that.  Just me on this episode sharing well, why joy?  How did it happen that joy became my personal little mission.  And why does it matter?

1:40 - Using and sharing our gifts
4:24 - Where my journey began
9:20 - Taking charge of our own lives
12:34 - Unearthing joy 
17:06 - Tackling some impediments to joy

why order matters (podcast)

some truths in family life ~  part one (podcast)

do something that brings you joy (blog post)

defining joy and why it matters in our homeschool world (blog post) 

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Another element of kindness, broken down into something doable and digestible.  
Affability of speech - AKA, tone of voice...

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