Remembering In November
Today is Remembrance Day. As a very sensitive Empath, it is impossible for me to live only one day a year remembering anything. I live in...
Our House Was A Pig Sty!
Literally! Our family volunteers at Big Curve Acres in the summer! There are lots of baby animals that need socializing and we have an...
Freeschoolin' Through Loss
This past week, Hope's only sibling passed away. Her brother, my beloved first-born, Skylar Matthews-Jones, was 26 and very troubled. ...
Mother's Day Madness
I Love Being A Mother! But it wasn't always this way and my mother did not teach me positive things about Motherhood, nor did she...
Parenting Without Punishment
We have never punished Hope. Not even once. When we ask the question, "Is there really such a lack of natural consequences in life that...
Kids, Kindness & Our Unschooled Week
A Better World Is a Kinder World 💫I recently read a post about explaining to kids the science of kindness. It was full of positivity and...
Freeschoolin': Helping The Homeless
With Privilege Comes Responsibility Our family has been volunteering with a group called "Friends of the Homeless Living in Barrie!" It...
The Dangers of Daylight Savings
It's that time of year again. Twice a year we adhere to the practice of turning our clocks ahead an hour in spring and an hour behind in...
The Freedom of Freeschoolin'
Are We Free? There's so much we assume we have to do in life, but step outside society's traditional boxes and eyes are opened. ...
Freeschoolin': A Happy Life
How to Live a Happy Freeschoolin' Life Ingredients Family Life University Respect Positive Outlook Love of Learning Patience Freedom...
Is Freeschoolin' Smart?
We don't have cell/smart phones! Now, this wasn't a conscious choice at first. Finances forced this way of life for us, but we are...
Freeschoolin': Celebrations
How our freeschoolin'family celebrates the holidays! What we don't do Holiday Shopping Other than for Hope, we don't really buy for the...
Unschooling/Freeschoolin' A "Bad Day"
Last Wednesday we had a "bad day". We had 2 car appointments, shopping to do, a snow storm to drive through BEFORE we even got to town,...
Freeschoolin': Life Is Learning
What does that even mean, "Life is Learning"? Life is learning means that just by living everyday life, everyone is constantly learning....
Freeschoolin' Mommy: Doing It All!
How Do I Do It All? Homesteading, Home Education, Book Writing and Illustrating, Horse Care and Animal Training, Blogging, Vlogging,...
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