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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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...
Homeschool Groups for Unique Learners
by Shari McMinn I am thankful that for the 28 years I homeschooled nine of my 11 children, our family participated in...
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...
Homeschooling the Violently Aggressive Child
by Shari McMinn There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and...
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...
Thankful In the Good, the Bad, and Even the Ugly
by Shari McMinn Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will...
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)...
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...
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...
Doubt Yourself? Trust Christ
By Shari McMinn For consider your calling, brothers: not many of you were wise according to worldly standards, not...
Long-Term Caring for Your Special Needs Child
By Shari McMinn And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these...
Not So Complicated After All
By guest author Megan Burgos When God was first calling me to homeschool, I questioned my abilities. “Where am I going...
Cabin Fever: Frustration or Fun?
By Shari McMinn A continual dripping on a rainy day and a quarrelsome wife are alike; to restrain her is to restrain...
Peacefully Navigating the New Year
By Shari McMinn And He awoke and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!” And the wind ceased, and...
Vicarious Living
By guest author Cindy Puhek What picture comes to mind when I say “stage mother?” Most of us think of a parent of a...
Resistant Learners: Help for the Journey Part 2
by guest author Patricia Dotten [Welcome to part two of this series on help for teaching resistant learners. If you...
Resistant Learners: Help for the Journey Part 1
By guest author Patricia Dotten Yesterday I got coffee with a friend, a homeschool mom of four children ages 7–17. As...