By Shari McMinn For consider your calling, brothers: not many of you were wise according to worldly standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is...
The Importance of Like-Minded Fellowship
By Shari McMinn And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. (Acts 2:42 ESV) In my blog post last month, I shared about creating a support net for your special needs child,...
Long-Term Caring for Your Special Needs Child
By Shari McMinn And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’ (Matthew 25:40 ESV) When we agree to take on the responsibility of parenting and home educating...
Expressing Love So Our Children Feel Love
By Shari McMinn Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but...
Instilling a Thankful Heart
By Shari McMinn Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. (Colossians 3:16 ESV) Oftentimes, children who...
Experiential Learning
by Shari McMinn You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. (Deuteronomy 6:7 ESV) As homeschool parents, we should...
Destressing Your Homeschool
By Shari McMinn Destressing Your Homeschool Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving...
Unique Learners — Instilling Godly Character
by author Shari McMinn Today is my amazing Mom’s 90th birthday, as well as my oldest son’s 42nd birthday. Two great celebrations for two beloved family members, one celebration is for the one who modeled godly character for me during my idyllic...





