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Practical Tips for a Peaceful Start to the New Year

Practical Tips for a Peaceful Start to the New Year

Dec 31 | Blog, How to Homeschool

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The workload of a wife and mother can more than double during December. This year, determine that you won’t fall into...

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Choose Homeschooling: It’s Worth the Sacrifice!

Choose Homeschooling: It’s Worth the Sacrifice!

Oct 8 | Blog, Family Discipleship, Homeschool Vision

by Shari McMinn Looking back on my life now that all my homeschooled children have graduated and left home to pursue...

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Character Training: An Essential Part of Homeschooling Unique Learners

Character Training: An Essential Part of Homeschooling Unique Learners

Sep 24 | Special Needs Labels, Unique Learners

by Shari McMinn This month, my youngest eaglet — a unique learner — successfully flew out of our family’s nest! She...

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Your Homeschool Vision: It’s about the Heart

Your Homeschool Vision: It’s about the Heart

Aug 13 | Blog, Family Discipleship, Homeschool Vision

by guest author Kayla White Homeschooling offers a unique opportunity to disciple the hearts of the children the Lord...

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

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

Feb 12 | Blog, Family Discipleship, Homeschool Vision

by Yvonne Strachan Do you continually pour yourself out yet feel exhausted and drained of the joy and peace that God...

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Completely His, Part 2

Completely His, Part 2

Sep 11 | Blog, Discipling Young Children, Family Discipleship, Homeschool Vision

by Patricia Dotten For the eyes of the LORD roam throughout the earth, so that He may strongly support those whose...

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Completely His, Part 1

Completely His, Part 1

Sep 4 | Blog, Family Discipleship, Homeschool Vision

by Patricia Dotten For the eyes of the LORD roam throughout the earth, so that He may strongly support those whose...

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Home Discipleship, Part II

Home Discipleship, Part II

Aug 7 | Blog, Family Discipleship, Homeschool Vision

by Yvonne Strachan “What is the point?” This is one of the most common questions children ask about academic study....

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Home Discipleship, Part I

Home Discipleship, Part I

Jul 31 | Blog, Family Discipleship, Homeschool Vision

by Yvonne Strachan It was an ideal homeschool day, one I had dreamed about having for years! My children and I were...

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4 Powerful Ways to Support Your Husband’s Spiritual Leadership

4 Powerful Ways to Support Your Husband’s Spiritual Leadership

Jun 12 | Blog, Family Discipleship, Homeschool Vision, Marriage

by Yvonne Strachan When a father leads his family spiritually, his children light up in a different way! According to...

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Dazzled by God

Dazzled by God

Mar 13 | Blog, Family Discipleship, Homeschool Vision

By guest author Patricia Dotten I don’t know about you, but I didn’t homeschool so that my kids could get into an Ivy...

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Homeschool Reset

Homeschool Reset

Jan 3 | Blog, Curriculum & Resources, Family Discipleship, Homeschool Vision, How to Homeschool

By Ashley Vaughan As we stand at the beginning of a new year, with the shimmer of all of its bright possibilities, I...

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Bridled Tongues

Bridled Tongues

Dec 13 | Blog, Discipling Teens, Discipling Young Children, Family Discipleship

by Shari McMinn Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged...

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Redeeming the Time

Redeeming the Time

Nov 29 | Blog, Discipling Teens, Discipling Young Children, Family Discipleship

By Ashley Vaughan Thanksgiving is over (though who else has turkey leftovers still?) and the Christmas season is...

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Captured by the Cowpoke

Captured by the Cowpoke

Nov 8 | Blog, Discipling Young Children, Family Discipleship

By guest author Brandee Gillham As my cowboy and I are working on transitioning our life to having four boys in our...

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Family Discipleship Happens in the Little Things

Family Discipleship Happens in the Little Things

Nov 1 | Blog, Family Discipleship, Homeschool Vision

By Brenda Kelly Children, dressed, hair in place and sitting attentively in the family room, Dad with his Bible giving...

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How to Successfully Lead Your Children

How to Successfully Lead Your Children

Oct 4 | Blog, Discipling Young Children, Family Discipleship

By Ashley Vaughan Parenting is hard, I get it. You are just living your life … and then you wake up one day, look at...

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Vicarious Living

Vicarious Living

Sep 13 | Blog, Family Discipleship, Homeschool Vision

By guest author Cindy Puhek What picture comes to mind when I say “stage mother?” Most of us think of a parent of a...

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Instilling a Love of Learning

Instilling a Love of Learning

Sep 6 | Blog, Discipling Young Children, Family Discipleship, Homeschool Vision

By Ashley Vaughan Who wouldn’t want an easy, stress-free homeschooling experience? One where the students wake up...

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