By Guest Author Natalie Ambrose,

Though the homeschool community grew substantially in recent years, home education can still sometimes feel like an “outsider,” fringe place. Many homeschooling families will intentionally seek out pods of community for support. Healthy community bursts with ways for the church collective and individual churches to weave life-giving connections that resonate into eternity. Homeschoolers deserve respectful consideration because they are pioneers in their own right. They seek out and carve out a place for themselves! In the spirit of going off the beaten path, I offer this lyric from the United States Air Force: “Here we go, off into the wild blue yonder!”