Author Archives: Dana Hanley

A special sort of bloggy giveaway

Now there’s a blog giveaway I can get behind. Leave Amber a comment, and she may make a donation to your favorite charity! Oh, and there could be coffee in it for you, too.

A little homeschool-style socialization

Seated around our table with five of her friends, Mouse celebrated her eleventh birthday.

One is two years younger than she. One is three years older. The other three are her age.
All five are Christian. Only three attend our church.
Three are homeschooled. Two attend public school.
One lives down the street. Four [...]

Voting ends today!

In case you’ve been procrastinating, take a few moments to vote for your favorite blogs nominated in the Homeschool Blog Awards and take time to get to know a few new ones!

And a message from my official spokesbaby:

Happy voting!

You got your hands full

We had a roll off delivered to our new property today in order to begin clearing out all the old carpeting and drywall.  As the driver backed into the drive, he couldn’t help but notice our many small children running about, anxiously absorbing all that was going on.
How many you got there, miss?  Did I [...]

Instilling mindfulness in our homeschool

In his book New Pioneers, Jeffrey Jacob quotes a homesteader from Idaho’s description of the joy she has in the way of life her family has chosen:
There is so much more to say, and all I can start with is–this is a most beautiful way to live.  We feel joy in just watching a gate [...]

Welcome to Principled Discovery!

After speaking with my campaign manager about my slip in the polls, we decided a change in strategy was in order.  I quickly ruled out mass quantities of spam email, campaign promises I couldn’t keep and ballot box stuffing courtesy of my technologically inclined relatives.
I am going to try to run a clean campaign here, [...]

Seeking meaningful work for the homeschool

This dog has got to be the most annoying dog we have ever owned.  He charges the children when they open the door, knocking them aside for his taste of freedom.  Once outside, he runs in mindless circles at top speed, just out of reach, all the while barking incessantly.  When he tires of this, [...]

Principled Discovery nominated for Homeschool Blog Award

I was rather surprised and humbled to find myself on the list of nominees for the Homeschool Blog Awards so a heartfelt thank you is in order for whoever thought my blog worthy.  I’m in the Best Current Events, Opinions or Politics Blog of 2009.  And we all know I have the best opinions because [...]

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