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Homeschooling With the End in Mind

Homeschooling With the End in Mind

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by Renée Gotcher

If you’ve been homeschooling for any amount of time, I’m sure you’ve encountered at least one person who has questioned your decision to do so. I remember when we began homeschooling in 2010, every time I met someone new and introduced myself as a homeschooling mom, the response would be, “Why did you decide to homeschool?” 

This familiar conversation got more interesting when the inquisitor found out that my husband and I were both homeschooled for part of our schooling years back in the 1980s—their furrowed brows shot up, their mouths gaped open with shock, and their tone immediately shifted. “Really—you were homeschooled?”

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Burnout: 6 Ways to Reclaim a Balanced, Joyful Homeschool Journey

Burnout: 6 Ways to Reclaim a Balanced, Joyful Homeschool Journey

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by Yvonne Strachan

Do you continually pour yourself out yet feel exhausted and drained of the joy and peace that God promises? The various pressures that come with homeschooling, maintaining your home, and serving your community can lead to burnout. But what if you don’t recognize the exact source of your exhaustion, and your solution leaves you feeling just as depleted months down the road?

Friend, it is time to hit the reset button and implement these six ways to realign your heart, release the burden of false beliefs, and let God restore the joy and peace you so desperately need.

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Selfless devotion Conviction

Selfless Devotion: Passing on Godly Conviction

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by Brook Wayne

Pouring Into Our Children

Passing our convictions to our children is an amazing, time-consuming, rewarding, eternity-impacting experience… and sometimes downright exhausting. Parents who have a vision to educate their children, not just in academics but also in a Christian worldview, find a purpose much larger than themselves. God wants parents to hold Him first in all aspects of their lives.

God calls parents to train their children for His glory each day. We educate our children in increments. Foundational concepts are laid, and then more complex ideas. The alphabet precedes reading. Addition must be mastered before multiplication. So it is with teaching Scripture to our children (Isaiah 28:10). We begin with who God is, who we are as humans, and right and wrong. Opportunities to teach our children these truths abound in our normal, everyday lives if we look for them.

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Find Conviction and Purpose in Your Homeschool Journey

Find Conviction and Purpose in Your Homeschool Journey

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Triumph Over Tears

by Yvonne Strachan

Every perceived failure I carried as a mother and teacher washed over me like a tidal wave. Collapsing onto my daughter’s bedroom floor, I buried my face in trembling hands. Moments before, I had kissed her goodnight. Her soft, innocent voice stirred memories of all that she had already endured: her fragile start in my womb, life-saving heart surgery as a newborn, and eye surgery at age four.

Now, as I tried to help her through her struggles with processing, math, and fine motor skills, I felt the weight of my inadequacy. I was not trained for this, but the thought of enrolling her in a special program at a school was unbearable.

Was I enough? Could I continue to teach my little girl?

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Encouragement for the lonely or grieving at Christmas.

Christmas in the Dark

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Christian Home Educators of Colorado wishes you a Merry Christmas! 

This blog is dedicated to those of you who may be feeling lonely, weary, or teary-eyed this Christmas season. We understand that the holidays can be difficult, especially when life feels heavy or when we’re grieving. Please know that you are not forgotten — you are seen, loved, and cherished. Whether you’re walking through a season of loss or carrying burdens that make this time harder, we pray that the peace and love of Christ will surround you this Christmas and bring comfort and hope to your heart.

Christmas in the Dark

By Julie Neils

I sat in the dark weeping next to the Christmas tree. My cries were weighted by the utter pain of living without our son, a sweet chestnut-haired boy who had died in my womb from an unexpected cord accident. His absence filled every single tear. Like the dark, the presence of grief surrounded me. Loneliness and despair closed in as well.  Yet, the outside world seemed to go on with insulting regularity and ease. Like looking at a snow globe, I seemed to be separated by glass from all of my friends and their lives, too. The merriment and decorations of Christmas only made it worse.

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