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Do-Over Stories

At a wedding reception, Gary and I were sitting with several couples who had completed their journeys with their children’s home education. As we were talking at the table, one of the women said, “I loved every bit of homeschooling. I’d do it all over again and this time I’d know what I’m doing!” I had to tilt my head and reply, “I think the whole point of the journey is the not knowing, not…

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The stories we tell ourselves

Recently, my youngest experienced a locked knee. Of course, the knee locked on Friday afternoon at the start of a long weekend. Over the three day weekend, we reached out to every resource we had to help resolve the locked knee. We eventually took her to the Emergency Room, with the frustration of knowing the ER wouldn’t be able to resolve anything but feel we’d be negligent if we didn’t go. Out of the hours…

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