by guest author Marcia Washburn It’s January — that month we face with combined anticipation and dread. We’ve...
Does Your Homeschool Need a Mid-Year Makeover?
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Four Homeschooling Misconceptions Debunked in Our 14-Year Journey
by Renée Gotcher As a homeschool graduate (also married to one), deciding to homeschool should have been an easy...
Choose Homeschooling: It’s Worth the Sacrifice!
by Shari McMinn Looking back on my life now that all my homeschooled children have graduated and left home to pursue...
Feeling Overwhelmed? Five Places to Find Homeschool Encouragement & Support
by Renée Gotcher Finding support and encouragement for your homeschooling journey is vital. No matter how prepared or...
When Back to School Isn’t Picture Perfect
by Renée Gotcher What do you remember most about the back-to-school season of your youth? The smells of freshly...
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...
Foster and Adoption: Navigating the Ups and Downs of Attachment and Trauma
By Shari McMinn May is recognized nationally as Foster Care Month. I want to personally thank all of you parents who...
Sensory Processing Issues: Avoiding or Seeking?
By Emily Werner I was watching my son participate in “Safety Town,” a little community summer day camp for soon-to-be...
Homeschooling With the End in Mind
Homeschooling with the end in mind will help guide you in evaluating curriculum choices, teaching methods, scheduling, co-ops, extracurricular activities, and help you remember your “why” when you need to adjust and re-prioritize.
Burnout: 6 Ways to Reclaim a Balanced, Joyful Homeschool Journey
by Yvonne Strachan Do you continually pour yourself out yet feel exhausted and drained of the joy and peace that God...
Selfless Devotion: Passing on Godly Conviction
by Brook Wayne Pouring Into Our Children Passing our convictions to our children is an amazing, time-consuming,...
Find Conviction and Purpose in Your Homeschool Journey
Triumph Over Tears by Yvonne Strachan Every perceived failure I carried as a mother and teacher washed over me like a...
Homeschooling Does Bear Fruit – Just Wait for It!
by Deborah Wuehler Our journey to homeschooling began with an observation of other home-educating families, which...
Fall Into Field Trips
by Shari McMinn Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him! (Psalm 34:8 ESV)...
What Does God Say About Mom Guilt?
by Yvonne Strachan Hey, fellow moms! Do you often find yourself grappling with feelings of guilt? You are not alone!...
Break Free from the Comparison Trap
by Yvonne Strachan I set fruit on the table and put watercolors out for art class. Soon, all of us moms were admiring...
Completely His, Part 2
by Patricia Dotten For the eyes of the LORD roam throughout the earth, so that He may strongly support those whose...
Completely His, Part 1
by Patricia Dotten For the eyes of the LORD roam throughout the earth, so that He may strongly support those whose...
Gearing Up for the New School Year
by Shari McMinn And the Lord went before them by day in a pillar of cloud to lead them along the way, and by night in...
Five Common Homeschool Struggles and Solutions to Overcome Them
by Yvonne Strachan I am genuinely grateful for my experiences educating my kids over the past fifteen years. But that...