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    Why I Hate Black Friday + Best Deals & Freebies

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    • by Ana Willis
    Black Friday

    How can I say I hate Black Friday, right? I know, I know. Hate is a strong word, maybe I shouldn’t say hate, maybe I should say I really don’t […]

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    Blessed MOMdays Link Up Party #7

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    Blessed MOMdays Link Up Party

    Welcome to Blessed MOMdays Link Up Party! I am so glad you’re starting your week here! The purpose of this link up party is to bring our community together as […]

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  • Christmas, Seasons & Holidays

    Prepare Your Heart For Christmas with Abraham’s Advent

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    • by Lindsey Gallant
    Abraham's Adevent

    What is the real focus of Christmas? Abraham’s Advent will take us on a journey to discover it! It’s only the middle of November, but the journey to Christmas is […]

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    7 Best & Sure Ways To Monetize Your Blog Year Round

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    Monetize Your Blog

    Are you looking for sure ways to monetize your blog year round? Monetizing your blog is important! Truly money is not the reason I blog, let me just clarify that […]

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  • Seasons & Holidays, Thanksgiving

    FUN Thanksgiving Learning Activities for Your Homeschool

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    Thanksgiving Fun Learning Activities

    I love these great Thanksgiving learning activities I found to use in our homeschool! Who doesn’t love Thanksgiving? The amazing smells of Turkey dinner and the Thanksgiving decor around the […]

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    Blessed MOMdays Link Up Party #6

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    • by Ana Willis

    Welcome to Blessed MOMdays Link Up Party! I am so glad you’re starting your week here! The purpose of this link up party is to bring our community together as […]

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    History Unboxed – Bringing History to Life!

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    • by Ana Willis

    History is a gift! This month we received a very exciting gift in the mail and had to quickly open to start unboxing History together! What am I talking about? […]

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    Blessed MOMdays Link Up Party #5

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    • by Ana Willis

    Welcome to Blessed MOMdays Link Up Party! I am so glad you’re starting your week here! The purpose of this link up party is to bring our community together as […]

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  • Homeschooling, Language Arts, Poetry Teatime

    It’s Poetry Teatime! +60 Poetry Teatime Favorites Printable.

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    Poetry Teatime

    My kids and I have felt in love with the idea of having Poetry Teatime the moment we heard about it for the first time. Since then, we have set […]

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  • Encouragement, Motherhood

    Enough With The Hustle! Confessions of A Burned Out Mom.

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    Hustle

    You heard me correctly, enough with the hustle! Most people don’t realize that this hustle culture it’s causing moms, dads, whole families to be exhausted! This hustle culture is also […]

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Ana is a wife and homeschool mom of 3 turned into homeschool blogger. She is a Messianic Jewish biblical scholar-in-training, and a passionate Hebrew and Bible teacher. She loves helping homeschool moms to find joy and fulfillment in their homeschool calling. Her goal is to help moms go from stressed to blessed, nurturing a restful homeschooling through a living education, and living a beyond blessed life. Learn More

 
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You've been treating rest like a reward you haven' You've been treating rest like a reward you haven't earned yet. Charlotte Mason built it into the method on purpose. Atmosphere is one of her three instruments of education. Not a luxury for after the math is done. A core teaching tool, sitting right alongside the living books on your shelf. So the slow morning where you read one chapter aloud and your child asks questions for twenty minutes isn't a detour from learning. It is the learning. The unscheduled afternoon that becomes a cardboard-and-string world of their own making? That's the feast too. Mama, rest is not what happens after the homeschool day works. Rest is part of what makes it work. Drop a 💗 in the comments if you know you need to be more intentional in resting more. No guilt allowed.
The kitchen table where you teach phonics is an al The kitchen table where you teach phonics is an altar. Mama, the world calls homeschooling a lifestyle, a philosophy, a parenting preference. It is all of those. But it is something far weightier first. Homeschooling is ministry. You are not just teaching math. You are discipling a soul who will outlive every empire. You are not just reading aloud. You are placing living words into a heart the Lord is shaping. You are not just folding laundry between lessons. You are building a home where Christ is the center. There is no hierarchy in the work of God. There is only faithfulness. The hours nobody sees are the hours He is using most. So when someone asks what you do, sister, do not shrink. Do not say "just a homeschool mom." You are raising disciples. The work of your hands is holy. 🌿 If your heart needs encouragement for this holy work, come sit with us at the Charlotte Mason Inspired Online Conference. We would love to have you, friend. http://charlottemasoninspired.org/ #charlottemasoninspired #homeschoolmom #christianhomeschool #homeschoolencouragement #homeschoollife
They told me it would go by fast, but I wasn't pre They told me it would go by fast, but I wasn't prepared for this. Yesterday was Ben's first day of work and Hadassah came with me to my naturopathic doctor's appointment. We had a lovely day together. We went to a cafe, a library, then a couple of thrift stores, and she drove back on the way home. We stopped at a farmer's market, then drove by the new house we're moving to next month and found a beautiful park nearby, then headed home, which is 30 minutes away. All of a sudden, it hit me so hard. They are no longer littles, I kept thinking. They've grown up. They're independent. They're driving. Ben has a job! Oh friend, just retelling this I want to cry. My heart is heavy with a feeling we call in Portuguese "saudade," a melancholic longing for someone or something that is absent, often accompanied by a sense that the object of longing may never return. Saudade is not nostalgia either. It's so much more than that! But with the saudade I was feeling, I also felt a strong sense of accomplishment and gratitude. I taught them their entire lives. I helped them with every assignment, read every book, and led them to be who they are today. Capable, independent... This morning Ben received an email from his boss complimenting him for his hard work. I feel so proud of his accomplishments, but I also feel proud of mine. I did it! I thought. Nothing was in vain. No work in the Lord is in vain. The seeds I planted are giving fruits, and it is a blessing to watch them grow! Mama, if you're in the thick of the little years, or watching your own grow up too fast, come sit with us at the Charlotte Mason Inspired Online Conference, June 22-26, 2026. This year's theme is "Education Is a Life," and it's a sweet gathering of sisters walking this same road. Bring your coffee, your weary heart, and your questions. We'll meet you there. 🤍 #theycallmeblessed #homeschoolsisterhood #charlottemasoninspired #homeschoolmom #educationisalife
Look who is driving me from my doctor’s appointmen Look who is driving me from my doctor’s appointment! 😉 🚙
What if you are not actually the teacher? Mama, h What if you are not actually the teacher? Mama, hear us out. Charlotte Mason said it plainly: "Self-education is the only possible education; the rest is mere veneer laid on the surface of a child's nature." Most of us start homeschooling by recreating a classroom at home. Lesson plans. Lectures. Quizzes. And then we wonder why we are exhausted by Tuesday. 💛 The shift that changes everything? You are not the knowledge-deliverer. You are the guide who opens the door. Swipe through for three small shifts that take the weight off your shoulders: → Why living books do the heavy lifting → How narration replaces the worksheet → What your real job actually is You were never meant to pour knowledge in. Save this for the next day you feel like you are doing it all wrong. You are not. 🤍 Want to know how to drastically transfrm your homeschool by doing less, not more? Join us at the Charlotte Mason Inspired Online Homeschool Coference! Education is a Life: Nourishing Living Ideas at Home June 22–26, 2026 | Online | Lifetime Access Included Your Lifetime Access Pass Includes: 🌿30+ Christ-centered Charlotte Mason workshops 🌿Live online sessions June 22–26 🌿Lifetime access to all replays 🌿Private conference community 🌿Printable conference guide 🌿Virtual swag bag filled with digital resources 🌿Daily giveaways from our sponsors 🌿Prayer and worship sessions And much more! EARLY BIRD BONUS Register today and get instant access to the full 2025 Charlotte Mason Inspired Conference replay library. 2026 Conference + 2025 Replay Library = only $25! (Early Bird price ends on June 15, so hurry up!) Grab your Lifetime Access Pass for just $25! #Linkonbio #charlottemason #charlottemasoneducation #homeschool #homeschoolmom #charlottemasoninspired
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