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Happy New Year from the Craig Family

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Dear Friends,

Happy New Year from our family to each of yours! God has been very kind and merciful to us in 2016, and I am excited about what He has in store for 2017. I don’t know what that will be, but I know it will be good since He has promised that “All things will work together for good to those who love him and are called according to his purpose” (Romans 8:28).

I pray that your family is entering the new year with this same confidence and optimism as well.

I would like to recommend a passage of scripture that, if adhered to as a guide for all of your 2017 goals, planning, and activities, will guarantee your homeschool will accomplish what is ultimately required of it in the coming year.Read More

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Encouragement for the Second Half

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Congratulations! You’ve made it through half the school year! Of course, by this time, you might be feeling a little like doing this …

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Cartoon by Todd Wilson, familymanweb.com

All right! We won’t graduate them all — at least, not yet! But as you round the bend into the the next few months of the homeschool year, let me offer a few words of encouragement …Read More

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Balancing the 3Rs and Bible

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By guest author Robin Sampson

Telling a homeschooling parent to teach with a Bible focus is easy. Accomplishing that goal? That’s entirely different. It’s remarkably easy to get caught up in the 3Rs (Reading, wRiting, and aRithmetic).

We want our children to learn in a Christian setting, and we believe that these subjects are what they must learn. But what about the Bible? Isn’t that why we are homeschooling? How important are the 3Rs when establishing a Bible-based education?Read More

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Best Foot Forward

Reaching Out to Your Local Community

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By guest author Shari McMinn

As home educators, we can often be isolated from those around us – on our block, in our surrounding neighborhood, and in our community, whether a small town or large city. Studying together as a family at home in the morning, running errands and participating in extracurricular opportunities in the afternoon, home chores on Saturday, and church on Sunday – we are busy all week long, yet often neglect relationships with those around us.

Perhaps one of the reasons that non-homeschoolers question our ability and motives is because we are not connected with them?

When our family lived in a large metro area and began our homeschooling journey more than 20 years ago, many adults questioned what we were doing and were concerned about our children being “socialized.” We chose to put our best foot forward and engage these doubters on a regular basis. Relatives, friends, neighbors, and church members were all placed on our “acts of kindness” list.Read More

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Counting the Costs

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By guest author Cindy Puhek

Counting the cost is a Biblical principle. Jesus told people to count the cost of discipleship like a man counts the cost of building a tower or a King counts the cost of going to war (Luke 14).

I’ve found that it is wise to count the cost of commitments as well. Every activity on my family’s schedule comes with a cost. The cost comes in many forms. Sometimes the cost is time. Sometimes it’s energy. Sometimes it’s just emotional space.

All of these should be considered and counted carefully. There have been occasions when I had physical time but not emotional or mental room to take on a project. Sometimes I was invested emotionally in an activity but the physical time needed to participate was non-existent.Read More

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