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This is my second year homeschooling. To say this has been an interesting challenge is an understatement. So many emotions, doubts and fears have accompanied this decision and many times I have wanted to quit. When I worked for a living, there was always an outward indication that I was doing my job well: raises, bonuses or promotions. Since I've… Continue reading

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I was talking to a girlfriend of mine the other day and we got on the subject of self-worth and how we see ourselves. The thing that stuck out the most about this discussion was how I was determining my worth and how faulty it was. What is self-worth? I looked up the word in the dictionary and found, "the sense of one's own value or worth as a Continue reading

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