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Continue reading →: 🏊‍♀️ Chlorine, Chaos, and Character-Building: Why We Love Summer Swim Team
If you’ve ever officiated a summer league swim meet,you know. You’ve stood on the side of the pool in 98-degree heat with a stopwatch in one hand and a half-melted popsicle in the other. You’ve yelled “take your mark” to a pack of wiggly 6-and-unders who may or may not…
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Continue reading →: 🌺 Still Good: What Lilo & Stitch Taught Me About Mental Health and Family
We’re watching Lilo & Stitch again tonight—my kids and I.It’s one of those movies that wraps itself around your heart without asking permission.Silly, sweet, deeply sad in places… and surprisingly wise. Maybe it’s the music.Maybe it’s the color and whimsy.But for me, it’s always been the words—those quiet, aching lines…
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Continue reading →: 🏫 When Equity Is a Two-Way Street: Rethinking Accountability for Schools Receiving Public Funds
🌿 A Note from Patricia: This post is part of my Informed & Hopeful series—a space for honest, grace-filled reflection on educational policy and the ways it touches real families. It isn’t about choosing sides. It’s about imagining better ways forward—together. 🕊️ New to the Series? Start at the beginning…
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Continue reading →: 🏛️ When Funding Becomes a Filter: Thoughts on HB1761 and the True Cost of Educational Access
🌱 A Note from Patricia: While Mind & Scholar is usually a space for encouragement, rhythms, and gentle reflections on homeschooling and mental health, I’ve felt called in this season to speak into something that touches many of us—educational legislation. These posts are part of a special series I’m calling…
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Continue reading →: 🌿 The Hummingbird Outside My Window: On Stillness, Memory, and the Healing Work of Paying Attention
There’s a hummingbird outside my window. Actually, there are several. They dart and hover around a little cluster of plastic feeders I’ve suction-cupped to the window—tiny test tubes filled with sugar water and tipped with flowers. I’ve placed them in a kind of playful pattern, each one offering a different…
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Continue reading →: 🌿 The Beauty of Learning Side by Side: Why Schooling Multiple Ages Together Just Makes Sense
If you’ve ever tried to teach a math lesson with a baby on your hip and a preschooler under the table, you already know—homeschooling is rarely neat and tidy. But what if that messiness… is actually part of the magic? In a culture that prizes structure and separation—students by grade,…
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Continue reading →: 🌿 Friendship in This Season: Grace, Boundaries, and Letting Go of What’s Not Yours
Homeschooling has brought so much joy and purpose to our family. But there’s a quieter side to this life that isn’t often talked about: Sometimes, it’s lonely.Sometimes, friendships change.And sometimes… people disappoint us. Whether it’s a friend who suddenly pulls away, a lack of support where you hoped for connection,…
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Continue reading →: 🏛️ What the LEARNS Act Is—and Why It Matters: Reflections on Educational Freedom, Equity, and Choosing What Works
🌱 A Note from Patricia While Mind & Scholar is usually a space for encouragement, rhythms, and gentle reflections on homeschooling and mental health, I’ve felt called in this season to speak into something that touches many of us—educational legislation. These posts are part of a special series I’m calling…
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Continue reading →: 🌿 “When You’re Ready, I Have a Bandaid”: What a Bedtime Moment Taught Me About God
It was a small moment. One of those bedtime pauses every parent knows well—where the light is dim, the day is winding down, and tiny troubles suddenly feel big. My son had a small wound on his finger—so small he couldn’t quite find it. But it was bothering him enough…
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I’m Patricia.
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