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You Can Homeschool on a Budget Without Government Funding

You Can Homeschool on a Budget Without Government Funding

Jan 28 | Blog, How to Homeschool

Right now, school choice and vouchers for homeschooling are hot topics of discussion in Colorado. But what are the...

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Does Your Homeschool Need a Mid-Year Makeover?

Does Your Homeschool Need a Mid-Year Makeover?

Jan 7 | Blog, Family Discipleship, Homeschool Vision

by guest author Marcia Washburn It’s January — that month we face with combined anticipation and dread. We’ve...

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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

by Shari McMinn And He awoke and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!” And the wind ceased, and...

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Revisiting Your Homeschool Vision and Mission

Revisiting Your Homeschool Vision and Mission

Dec 10 | Blog, Family Discipleship, Homeschool Vision

by Renée Gotcher Do you struggle to avoid the comparison trap? Are you second-guessing your curriculum and activity...

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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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Feeling Overwhelmed? Five Places to Find Homeschool Encouragement & Support

Feeling Overwhelmed? Five Places to Find Homeschool Encouragement & Support

Oct 1 | Co-ops & Community, How to Homeschool

by Renée Gotcher Finding support and encouragement for your homeschooling journey is vital. No matter how prepared or...

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When Back to School Isn’t Picture Perfect

When Back to School Isn’t Picture Perfect

Sep 10 | Blog, Homeschool Vision

by Renée Gotcher What do you remember most about the back-to-school season of your youth? The smells of freshly...

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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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Selfless Devotion: Passing on Godly Conviction

Selfless Devotion: Passing on Godly Conviction

Jan 8 | Blog, Family Discipleship, Homeschool Vision

by Brook Wayne Pouring Into Our Children Passing our convictions to our children is an amazing, time-consuming,...

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Find Conviction and Purpose in Your Homeschool Journey

Find Conviction and Purpose in Your Homeschool Journey

Jan 1 | Blog, Family Discipleship, Homeschool Vision, Special Needs Labels, Unique Learners

Triumph Over Tears by Yvonne Strachan Every perceived failure I carried as a mother and teacher washed over me like a...

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Five Common Homeschool Struggles and Solutions to Overcome Them

Five Common Homeschool Struggles and Solutions to Overcome Them

Aug 14 | Blog, Family Discipleship, Homeschool Vision

by Yvonne Strachan I am genuinely grateful for my experiences educating my kids over the past fifteen years. But that...

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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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Is Homeschooling Worth It?

Is Homeschooling Worth It?

May 8 | Blog, Family Discipleship, Homeschool Vision

By Brenda Kelly It’s Mother’s Day week! The day of so many mixed emotions. It’s a day to be honored and made to feel...

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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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Not So Complicated After All

Not So Complicated After All

Feb 14 | Blog, Family Discipleship, Homeschool Vision, How to Homeschool, Start Homeschooling

By guest author Megan Burgos When God was first calling me to homeschool, I questioned my abilities. “Where am I going...

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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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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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Graduating to What?

Graduating to What?

May 24 | Blog, Discipling Teens, Family Discipleship, Homeschool High School, Homeschool Stages, Homeschool Vision, Unique Learners

By Shari McMinn Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he (Proverbs 29:18...

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