February 2010

Making the Most

February 28, 2010

Three of my best girlfriends and I are on our second annual weekend trip to the mountains, an event that has inspired no small amount of excitement and anticipation for four mothers with eighteen combined children among us. We each try to bless the others in our own unique way, whether cooking, planning excursions, whatever. [...]

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What It Truly Means to Teach

February 24, 2010

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what is involved in both the teaching and mentoring of a child, or anyone for that matter. Sprittibee and I will be speaking live at the Heart of the Matter online conference this Thursday on “How NOT to Homeschool,” which obviously leads me to ponder the inverse. Also, [...]

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iHeartFaces Week 8 (2nd year): Hands On

February 21, 2010

This week’s themes at iHeartFaces is “Hands On” and the guest judge is Becky Earl. When I first heard the theme “Hands On,” I thought of a cool, artsy shot I have of my oldest son. When I read theme’s description, however, I changed my mind: Show off those teeny-tiny baby hands, chubby toddler hands, [...]

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Fun with Geography at The Homeschool Post

February 20, 2010

Please join me at The Homeschool Post today for Fun with Geography: Learning the Highest Peak on Each Continent!

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Feedback Needed for Online Homeschool and Lightroom Workshops

February 19, 2010

I would really appreciate your feedback in two areas. If you only have feedback for one (because they are totally unrelated), then feel free to only leave it for just that one. How NOT to Homeschool Sprittibee and I are speaking at the Heart of the Matter’s online homeschool conference next week on the topic [...]

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Happy 20th Birthday, Photoshop!

February 18, 2010

On any other day, I would advise you to join NAPP using my promo code, DAWN, which will get you a $10 discount and Corey Barker’s Adobe Photoshop CS4 Design Effects DVD free. But see, today isn’t just any day. Thursday, February 18, is the 20th Anniversary of the release of Photoshop! It’s interesting to [...]

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Good Stuff for Educating You and Your Kids

February 17, 2010

Here are some goodies that I wanted to share with you. Heart of the Matter Conference {online} Heart of the Matter is holding another great online homeschool conference next week, February 22-25. Sprittibee and I (the Bee and Peach duo!) will be speaking together again! This time our topic is “How NOT to Homeschool” and [...]

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Encouraging Your Child’s Creativity: A Writing Exercise

February 15, 2010

During our Valentine’s date last night, my 10-year-old daughter called to tell me that she was bored and had nothing to do. My mother hated to hear us say we were bored — a sure sign of a lack of imagination — and I share the sentiment. My husband told her to write a story, [...]