by Renée Gotcher Finding support and encouragement for your homeschooling journey is vital. No matter how prepared or qualified you are, or how “on board” your spouse and children are, you will find yourself in need of encouragement at some point. ...
How Do You Do It All? You Don’t! Nine Secrets for Organizing Your Homeschool Days
by Shari McMinn Homeschooling moms frequently ask me, “How did you do it all?” Well, I’ll be honest. I didn’t! I was an old, tired mom — in my mid-60s when I finally graduated the last of my nine home-educated children after 28 years! Before...
Homeschool Groups for Unique Learners
by Shari McMinn I am thankful that for the 28 years I homeschooled nine of my 11 children, our family participated in several different cooperative support groups that greatly helped us stay the course of Christian discipleship and home-based...
Think Outside the Cookie-Cutter: Seven Homeschool Methods to Consider
by guest author Julianna Duerksen Step into an average homeschool family’s day, and you’ll notice a definite difference in the routine, subjects, and teaching methods between one family and the next. Every family’s personality and goals are...
Five Ways to Find and Connect with Homeschool Groups near You
Finding homeschool groups that work for your family isn’t as easy as a quick Google search. In this article, you’ll learn five ways to make your search for homeschool groups more focused and fruitful.
Why Use an Independent School (Umbrella) if It’s Not Required?
by Renée Gotcher When my mother decided to start homeschooling in 1988, I was just two years away from finishing high school. We had moved too far from my public high school for me to continue attending, so she included me in this sweeping...
Looking for Homeschool Community? Start a Simple Homeschool Co-op!
by Renée Gotcher The foundational idea of a homeschool co-op is to “cooperate” with one or more families to share any part of the home education process. Co-ops can be as simple as two families meeting regularly to cover one subject or as complex...
Homeschooling on a Budget Without Government Funding
by Shari McMinn But godliness with contentment is great gain, for we brought nothing into the world, and we cannot take anything out of the world. But if we have food and clothing, with these we will be content. But those who desire to be rich fall...












