By Shari McMinn Ghoulish masks. Headstones. Risque costumes. Scary Clowns. Witches and warlocks. Do you agree that this is the sight in every single store you enter during October, even when just to buy groceries or gas? When two of our adopted...
Legislative Update for October 18, 2023
By Carolyn Martin (CHEC Director of Government Relations) School Districts Overstepping School districts across the state continue to ask for information not required by the homeschool law. It’s important not to give it to them because they won’t...
Slacking in Follow Through
By guest author Suzanne Wales Raise your hand if you have made a parenting mistake in your homeschool. My hand is up too. Thankfully, we serve a loving, gracious God who can turn our failures into beautiful opportunities for redemption. It...
How to Successfully Lead Your Children
By Ashley Vaughan Parenting is hard, I get it. You are just living your life … and then you wake up one day, look at the little faces gathered around you and suddenly realize you and your spouse are outnumbered! You’ve heard that there is strength...
Baseline Start for a Home Run Year
By Shari McMinn Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into...
Legislative Update for September 20, 2023
By Carolyn Martin (CHEC's Director of Government Relations) Prepare to Vote The November 2023 election is fast approaching. Now is the time to start preparing to vote wisely! Generally, ballot initiatives on odd-years deal with tax spending and...
Vicarious Living
By guest author Cindy Puhek What picture comes to mind when I say “stage mother?” Most of us think of a parent of a talented child who is excelling in some activity like theater, music, or sports. This parent has crossed the line from being...
Instilling a Love of Learning
By Ashley Vaughan Who wouldn’t want an easy, stress-free homeschooling experience? One where the students wake up every morning, eagerly get dressed and rush downstairs, and sit in their chairs without fussing, just begging for you to share some...










