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homeschooling, curriculum, routine Charlene VandenBrink homeschooling, curriculum, routine Charlene VandenBrink

HOW Do I Homeschool?

We feel the tightness in our backs, stomachs or heads as we try to decide on the right educational opportunities for our children and family in the midst of overwhelm and worldwide uncertainty. 

After you have chosen the path to home educate you may start searching for resources and discover how bountiful the materials are—decision fatigue could easily set in!

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I'd fall for all of this again... After a full September, camping was the perfect way to welcome October's crisp air and leaves and enjoy our freshly turned #7 and #9 little boys! My book companion was fitting, The Understory: An Invitation to Root
You would be 70 today...changed and aged by the last three and a half years. Annelise would be eye to eye, Faith close behind, and Ethan towering over you. We still quote "you're quite the guy" to Gavin, and when grief floods a moment, Ju
Celebrating another year of life & friendship with these lovelies & nature's beauty 💐 @greenthumbkidssherwoodpark
This trip gets an 11/10 🫶 as we pulled the Zinger into BC for the first time and explored gorgeous sites around Revelstoke and the Shushwap area for eleven days & ten nights! It is a gift to keep making memories together in these precious middl
We are midsummer. The sun is high, the songbirds sing, and the calendar is about to say goodbye to July. In these slower, sun-soaked weeks, before we head out on a longer trip, I’ve been reflecting on nourishment. Nourishing the relationships
Our first camping trip of the season wasn't a 10/10 (though surprisingly, some kids gave it an 8), as we weathered rainy days and swarms of mayflies on our hikes... But we built fires, played games, whittled, read, and browsed shops, and my mom stay
A missed call read “OJ Zerbin” on my phone recently and I froze. What I would give for one heavenly phone call with that comforting, reassuring voice! Somehow my contacts were synching with my husband’s and an old contact for my
What a wonderful weekend with our 2025 Easter "babies" and our neighbours, church family and extended families celebrating Jesus 💜