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Homeschooling Schedule: What Has Worked for Our Family

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By Amanda Pelser

We’re in the middle of our 5th year of homeschooling. I still can’t believe we’ve been on this journey for that long! Every year our homeschool schedule as been a little different. Homeschooling with a Modular Schedule Last year, we used a modular schedule for the first time. Rather than trying to fit every subject…

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Getting Over the Mess of Chalk Pastels

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By Amanda Pelser

I was letting the fear of messes keep me from doing real art with my kids. Chalk pastels helped me get past that. At ThePelsers.com.

I don’t like messes. I live with three boys. Can you see the problem? My boys enjoy art. I’m not talking about crafts, but real art projects. They love paint and things like that. You know what I mean. I’m talking about the types of art that make big messes that make this momma freak out…

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Learning to Take Better Pictures of My Kids

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By Amanda Pelser

Taking pictures of my kids is important to me. I'm learning to take better photos of my kids. Here's how I've been learning. At ThePelsers.com.

I love taking pictures of my boys, but I don’t feel like I’ve ever been very good at it. My pictures always look so amateur. I never feel like I’m capturing the moment or their faces well. Often times I’m using my iPhone instead of a real camera. I’ve heard it said that the best camera…

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Waiting for God: Learning to Wait Only Upon Him

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By Amanda Pelser

Are you waiting for God? He never disappoints. Read more at thepelsers.com about how to handle the waiting in Wait Only Upon God.

I’ve spent a lot of time over the years waiting for God. Infertility. Jobs. Moving. Depression. I’ve done a lot of waiting, but I’ve learned that it’s a lot better to be waiting for God than to be running ahead of him. It’s so much better to be in His timing than my own. I’ve tried…

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Walking in The Way

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By Amanda Pelser

Walking in the Way: Teach your kids the Word and point them to Jesus

Did you know that the first Christians were called followers of “The Way?” Take a look at these verses in Acts: “… and asked him for letters to the synagogues at Damascus, so that if he found any belonging to the Way, men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.”Acts 9:2 (ESV) “But when some…

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