by Amy Pentimone

Ready or not … school is starting!

And there’s almost nothing as fun as new school materials. The aisles of new crayons, markers, and notebooks in stores right now are still as enticing to me as an adult as they were when I was being homeschooled. But as if those school supplies weren’t enough fun, new school books were always the most exciting part! Whether we were opening a box with some brand new workbooks or if they were new-to-us items from a used curriculum sale or garage sale, it really didn’t matter. Fresh school books were always exciting! 

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Just as one school year wraps up, it’s already time to start thinking about making curriculum choices for the next year. Sometimes you find just the right curriculum on your first try, but other times … what worked for one student doesn’t work for the next. Or, you purchase a highly recommended curriculum, only to find that everything you heard about it doesn’t seem to work that way for you. Have you ever wondered if it needs to be so hard?

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Homeschooling is a life of high adventure. There was the initial plunge, and there’s always something new along the way — something unexpected, something that doesn’t work anymore, something that makes things harder than it seems like they should be … and then there are some things that are surprisingly good, experiences that are surprisingly exciting, and relationships that are surprisingly sweet. 

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As homeschooling families, we choose this path because we know it matters. Yet, as much as we know that homeschooling matters, not everyone else believes it. Since we live in a country where our Christian foundation is being torn down and disregarded, it’s more crucial than ever before to make sure we don’t keep the importance of homeschooling and all that it signifies — religious liberty, parental rights, Christian foundations, and God’s design for the family — to ourselves.

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Happy New Year from your friends at CHEC!

As we enter a new year, we are overwhelmingly grateful for your prayers! It is God who makes it possible for our team of homeschool parents and grads to equip and encourage families through our resources, training, and support services. Please join us in prayer for 2020! 

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