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Oct. 22, 2008 - Mother as Mentor

Mothers are mentors where they like to think of themselves as such, they are. We as mothers really do inspire, motive, and we teach.

The past 3 weeks have been difficult for me and many outside things came up. Due to these disturbances I have been feeling "stressed" in our homeschool and thinking I should do more. Then reality hits. I do so much I cannot add anything more or the scale will break. It was during one of those moments when I had to go to my room to think and contemplate life, homeschool, and my role. I prayed that I could sort out the what's and why's again. I needed inspiration and needed to be reminded what I do as a mentor.

When the answers came I realized how I inspire my children. I realized how I mentor them. Sometimes it really is important to re-evaluate life and homeschool.

I'm going to make a small list of things that I came to a realization that I do personally as a mentor and what they do to inspire my children. Perhaps this list will help you remember the things you do too.

  • I run a business online (for 10 years): it has taught my children how to run a business and all about customer service.

  • I write articles and wrote a book: my children love to write and are always jotting down notes.

  • I am a social butterfly: my children socialize well too.

  • Healthy eating, exercise, and wellness are very important to me: my children are accepting to a variety of foods, are accepting of herbs and vitamins, and study my books with relish.
  • I love homemaking. It is my passion: my children all love homemaking, one daughter studies cookbooks, my son tries to help cook, my eldest is an expert at all things mechanical around the house like the vacuum.
  • My religion is my life: my children have testimonies of God, they enjoy scripture study time, FHE, and love going to church. They enjoy being involved in church activities and the older ones try hard to read scriptures often.
  • Books are like Food to me: my children are read to from birth. They love reading and being read to. Just tonight my toddler pulled out one of my books from a book shelf and flipped through it with interest for ten minutes.
When you are feeling that you do not do enough, take time to write down things that you do or have done and the positive affects it has had on your children. Your list may surprise you!
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Oct. 28, 2008 - I hear you!

Posted by Wimommyoftwo
You are not alone! Thanks be to God for the grace we need.
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Nov. 19, 2008 - Homeschooling help

Posted by Anonymous
Hi, I have been reading your many blogs for over a year now, and all that you do with your family is a great inspiration to me. I was wondering if you could give me suggestions for homeschooling my children. this is my first year of homeschooling my eldest (almost 6), and iam finding it hard to juggle my other 3 children all at the same time. My second oldest son (Deisel) is almost 4, so i try and do workbooks and things with him, but every time i pull out his workbook during school time, My eldest Owen, stops his stuff to help Deisel. And i cant seem to get my 2 year old involved either. I am getting very down and discouraged about what to do with them all, and i fell so bad because i don't get to spend time with my baby (hes 3 months old) during school time. Do you have any suggestions that might help?

deiselowenmommy@hotmail.com
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Dec. 24, 2008 - Real Learning

Posted by basketflat
Those are great things you do to mentor your children. They are blessed to be able to spend their days with you and to be inspired to do REAL learning.
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Jan. 8, 2009 - Untitled Comment

Posted by pinkginghamom
Thank you everyone for your wonderful comments! I appreciate them!
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Books Read for 2009
31 Hours by Masha Hamilton
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
Raising Real Men by Hal and Melanie Young
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Detectives Don't Wear Seatbelts by Cici McNair
The Runner's Diet by Madelyn H. Fernstrom
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
The Biggest Loser Fitness Plan
The U.S. Constitution for Everyone by Mort Gerberg
Common Sense by Thomas Paine
The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas
Twilight by Stephanie Meyer
You Can Heal Your Life Companion Book by Louise L. Hay
The Well Trained Mind
Doctrine and Covenants
The Secret by Rhonda Byrne
You Can Heal Your Life By Louise Hay
1776 by David McCullough
Follow the River by Thom
The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton
Through the Window of Life by Suzanne Freeman
The Chosen by Chaim Potok
Judge Me, Dear Reader by Erwin Wirkus
Cheaper by the Dozen by Gilbreth
FedEd by Allen Quist
The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis


Books Read for 2008
The Chimes by Charles Dickens
Prevention's Shortcuts to Big Weight Loss By Chris Freytag
Shrink Your Female Fat Zones By Denise Austin
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
The Love Languages of Children by Gary Chapman
Anna Karenina By Leo Tolstoy
The Virginian by Owen Wister
Feelings Buried Alive Never Die by Karol K. Truman
The Bonds That Make You Free
Adrenal Fatigue: The 21st Century Stress Syndrome by James L Wilson
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
Hiding in Plain Site By Ken Bowers
Going Home (Brides of Webster County #1) by Wanda E. Brunstetter
Thomas Jefferson Education Home Companion
Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
It Takes a Mother to Raise a Village By Colleen Down
Ten Peas in a Pod by Arnold Pent III
One Tattered Angel by Blaine M. Yorgason


Finished 2007:
Persuasion by Jane Austen
Emma by Jane Austen
Homeschooling Methods by Paul and Gina Suarez
I'm Going to be the Greatest Mom Ever by Terri Camp
If it Weren't for Eve, I'd be a Perfect Wife by Terri Camp
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
She's Gonna Blow by Julie Ann Barnhill
I Didn't Plan to be a Witch by Linda Eyre
Things I Wish I'd Known Sooner: Personal Discoveries of a Mother of Twelve by Jaroldeen Edwards
The other Eminent Men of Wilford Woodruff By Vicki Jo Anderson
Arm the Children by Arthur Henry King


Books Read as a Family 2007:
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
King Arthur Tales of the Round Table by Andrew Lang
Ten and Twenty


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