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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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  • Blogging

    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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    • by Ana Willis
    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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  • Educents, History, Homeschooling, Resources, Reviews

    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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    • by Ana Willis
    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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    • by Ana Willis
    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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Shabbat Shalom, sweet friends. 🤍 What a beautiful Shabbat Shalom, sweet friends. 🤍
What a beautiful week it has been.
Yesterday we wrapped up our Charlotte Mason Inspired online homeschool conference after an incredible week with 35 amazing speakers. Together we learned, worshipped, prayed, laughed, and encouraged one another. My heart is overflowing with gratitude for every homeschool mom who joined us. What a gift this community is.
Were you there? Or did you miss it?
Today, I am embracing the gift of Shabbat—a sacred invitation to stop striving, rest in God’s presence, and remember that He is the One who sustains us.
“Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.” — Exodus 20:8
Shabbat is our weekly invitation to “be still, and know that I am God.” — Psalm 46:10
As the sun sets and our family gathers around the table, I am reminded that God’s goodness is not measured by all we accomplish, but by His faithful presence with us. His mercies are new every morning, His peace is available to every weary heart, and His blessings are abundant beyond what we deserve.
After pouring out this week, I’m choosing to be filled again. To rest. To worship. To simply enjoy the goodness of the Lord.
I hope you too have made time today to “Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in Him.” — Psalm 34:8
Wishing you a peaceful and refreshing Shabbat.
✨ How is your Shabbat going? I’d love to hear what you’re grateful for today.
#shabbatshalom #TheyCallMeBlessed #homeschool #charlottemasoninspired #homeschooling
Independent learners, What would your homeschool Independent learners,
What would your homeschool day look like if your child could do math without needing you in the room?
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You still see everything. Progress is tracked automatically and reported back to you.
Your child does the work. Your child earns the success. That's how confidence actually gets built.
CTCMath has been our math of choice for the past 9 years and we loved it! I know you will love it too.
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She spent years preparing the feast and never once She spent years preparing the feast and never once pulled up a chair.
The perfect curriculum. The color-coded schedule. The Pinterest-worthy morning basket. And somehow, still standing with her back to the table.
Preparation can become the most acceptable form of avoidance we know. It looks like faithfulness. It feels like love. But sometimes the planner in our hand is the very thing keeping us from the chair right behind us.
Charlotte Mason called the mother a facilitator and inspirer. Not a performer. Someone who creates the conditions for learning, then steps inside them.
Mama, your children do not need a more perfect table. They need you sitting at it.
The feast was never just for them. 🤍
You don't need a curated shelf, a nature table, or You don't need a curated shelf, a nature table, or a morning basket with 14 items. You need a book, a notebook, and a walk outside.
Somewhere along the way, Charlotte Mason became Pinterest-worthy. And new homeschool moms quietly wondered if they were doing it wrong before they had even started.
Mama, you are not doing it wrong. When Ana began homeschooling, she picked up living books, took her kids outside, and asked them to narrate. Years later she realized she had been walking the Charlotte Mason path the whole time. The simplicity was the point.
Your permission slip:
>> Start with one living book
>> Skip the nature table for now
>> Follow your child's curiosity, not a checklist
>> Call it Charlotte Mason even if it looks simple
Start small. Start today. You are enough. 🤍
Can we be honest? Attention feels harder than ever Can we be honest? Attention feels harder than ever.
For our children, yes. But also for us moms.
Screens, notifications, noise, constant stimulation, too much input, too little quiet... it all shapes the atmosphere of our homes and the habits of our minds.
That is why I am thrilled to welcome @andrewpudewa back to the 2026 Charlotte Mason Inspired Online Conference for his workshop Cultivating Attentiveness.
This is such an important conversation because Charlotte Mason education depends on attention. Not pressure. Not entertainment. Not endless explaining. Attention.
Andrew will help us think deeply and practically about how to help our children reflect, remember, compare, contemplate, and grow in the kind of thinking that real education requires.
Join us June 22-26. Don't miss this live workshop with Andrew Pudewa and many more. Sign up now at https://go.theycallmeblessed.org/2026-charlotte-mason-conference
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