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5 Fun Ways to Celebrate the True Christmas Season
Discouraged at how secular Christmas "ends" on Dec. 26th? Mary Donellan offers five fun ways to celebrate the true Christmas season at home, Catholic-style!
Read More »The Secret to Helping Children Find Their Vocations
Mary Donellan says parents can find in homeschooling the unique opportunity to fully foster their children's desire to discover their God-given vocations.
Read More »“Weapon of Work” The Virtue of Industry for Fathers & Sons
Catholic moms and daughters aren't the only ones called to make their work holy! Mary Donellan shares advice from Fr. Lasance for Catholic dads and sons.
Read More »3 Easy Ways for Moms & Daughters to Grow in the Virtue of Industry
With spring cleaning around the corner in your home, Mary Donellan offers thoughts to inspire you towards the beautiful but often hidden virtue of industry.
Read More »8 Simple Ideas to Inspire Your Plans for Lent
If Lent seems to come sooner every year, don't worry! Mary Donellan has eight spiritually rich ideas and old traditions to inspire your homeschool for Lent.
Read More »6 Survival Strategies for Tutoring Your Siblings
Has tutoring your younger sibling become a bumpy ride? Mary Donellan offers six simple strategies to keep calm and have fun as you help teach your sibling.
Read More »The Secret to ‘Thank You Mom’ When We See a School Bus
Homeschooling mothers are today’s heroines. Mary Donellan, shares a School Bus tradition in a heart-felt tribute to her mother and all homeschooling moms.
Read More »5 Fruitful Ways to Honor the Holy Name in Your Homeschool
January is the month of the Holy Name of Jesus. Mary Donellan offers five simple ways to honor His Name and make reparation for the world's irreverence.
Read More »4 Easy Ways to Bring Advent Prayer into Your Daily Homeschool
Not sure how to welcome the spirit of Advent into your home this year? Mary Donellan describes her family's simple and achievable prayer traditions.
Read More »The Secret to Homeschooling Around the Advent Wreath
Mary Donellan offers that the Advent wreath is the secret to keeping your family's Advent both simple and sacred during the chaos of the holiday season.
Read More »The Secret to Asking for Help from Our Guardian Angels
Need a little help? In October we honor our guardian angels. Mary Donellan reminds us to involve our often overlooked helpers in our homeschooling efforts.
Read More »The 3 Best Saint Quotes to Start the School Year
Nervous about the new school year? Mary Donellan has encouragement and wisdom from Saint Benedict, Francis de Sales, and Augustine just for homeschoolers.
Read More »3 Unexpected Reasons Why I’m a Grateful Homeschool Graduate
You may be surprised why Mary Donellan is a grateful homeschool graduate. Here she cites three amusing reasons which she credits entirely to homeschooling.
Read More »4 Easy Ways to Deepen Your Spiritual Life this Summer
Mary Donellan offers that summer can be the perfect time to deepen our Spiritual Life with God. Here are four simple tried-and-true methods of her own!
Read More »Why Dads are Champions of Homeschooling
Mary Donellan offers a heartfelt tribute to homeschooling dads, and reminds us to honor these unsung heroes in a special way this Father’s Day.
Read More »6 Ideas for Surviving the Family Rosary… with Tots!
by Mary Donellan | We try to pray the daily family Rosary. We really do try. It's hard! We can all be honest for a moment and admit it.
Read More »The Grateful 8: Gifts of Catholic Homeschooling Inspired by the Saints
Mary Donellan shares the top eight special gifts she finds in Catholic homeschooling arranged as an acrostic.
Read More »When the Van Died: The Homeschooling Spirit of Christmas
Mary Donellan shares her hilarious true story of a Christmas celebrated in the parking lot, and the cheeriness that kept the spirit of Christmas alive.
Read More »4 Reasons Homeschooling Helped Me to Succeed as a Mass Cantor
Mary Donellan reflects on lessons learned as a Mass Cantor, and realizes that her successes come from her experience as a homeschooler. Find out why!
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