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It’s that time of year again when many families are making a plan for summer learning.  Nothing too strenuous or over the top, but just enough to keep a finger

Several weeks ago, I sat in my car outside my daughter’s school waiting for her to finish rehearsals for her school’s spring theatre production. As teenagers

It's my favorite time again-  time to give back to you, our readers, with an amazing giveaway! This Christmas, we are giving away this cozy snowman sign by

It’s been a year. Together, we’ve managed to accrue 63 articles, 16,375 visits to the blog, and right at 1,200 followers. I’d say we’re doing pretty good! While

Growing up, my family used lots of “sayings” to dispense wisdom or teach a lesson. They were called sayings where I lived, at least. They’re also known as

    I like to hear the phrase, “Hello, child” even though I’m 40.  I like the comfort of eating warm plums right off the tree.  I

I got to be on the radio. And I learned some stuff. Or relearned some stuff; however you want to think about it because these lessons seem to be reoccurring

The last installment in this series has been a long time coming.  We took a break for Easter, the Kentucky Derby, Mother's Day, and a contest.  But now it is

Congratulations to Jodi B from TX!  Jodi is the winner of ASD's May Gift Basket Giveaway!  I can't wait to hear from Jodi about all the ways she's enjoying her

  Mother's Day has passed, but the fun is not over just yet!  All of you inspired me so much with your comments about spring planting and

When we began this series, I thought it would be fun and possibly helpful to take a peek at my very first written educational philosophy.  This

Homeschooling can seem like an unapproachable task until you have asked yourself some tough but fundamental questions about education, its purpose and how you

This article is the first of three in a series called Homeschool 101 discussing some basic approaches to homeschooling and offering some methods to put those

  Julie Anderson is ASD's first guest contributor, and I am proud to share her story with you.  In it, I hope you find encouragement and

There is this quaint little place I love to visit just off Hwys 45 and 100 in Henderson, TN.  It is filled with the wonderful earthy smell of soy candles

It's that time again!  I am so excited about this giveaway.  It is chock-full of fabulous fall items, just in time to help you

We posted on the SD Facebook page and in the comments of the "Gift Basket Giveaway" article some time ago that we had a winner for our first