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How Do You Do It All? You Don’t! Nine Secrets for Organizing Your Homeschool Days

How Do You Do It All? You Don’t! Nine Secrets for Organizing Your Homeschool Days

Sep 3 | Blog, How to Homeschool, Start Homeschooling

by Shari McMinn Homeschooling moms frequently ask me, “How did you do it all?” Well, I’ll be honest. I didn’t! I was...

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Think Outside the Cookie-Cutter: Seven Homeschool Methods to Consider

Think Outside the Cookie-Cutter: Seven Homeschool Methods to Consider

Aug 6 | Blog, Homeschool Methods, How to Homeschool

by guest author Julianna Duerksen Step into an average homeschool family’s day, and you’ll notice a definite...

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Five Ways to Find and Connect with Homeschool Groups near You

Five Ways to Find and Connect with Homeschool Groups near You

Jul 2 | Blog, Co-ops & Community, How to Homeschool, Start Homeschooling

Finding homeschool groups that work for your family isn’t as easy as a quick Google search. In this article, you’ll learn five ways to make your search for homeschool groups more focused and fruitful.

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Why Use an Independent School (Umbrella) if It’s Not Required?

Why Use an Independent School (Umbrella) if It’s Not Required?

Jun 11 | Blog, How to Homeschool, Start Homeschooling

by Renée Gotcher When my mother decided to start homeschooling in 1988, I was just two years away from finishing high...

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Looking for Homeschool Community? Start a Simple Homeschool Co-op!

Looking for Homeschool Community? Start a Simple Homeschool Co-op!

Apr 9 | Blog, Co-ops & Community, How to Homeschool

by Renée Gotcher The foundational idea of a homeschool co-op is to “cooperate” with one or more families to share any...

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Homeschooling on a Budget Without Government Funding

Homeschooling on a Budget Without Government Funding

Jan 29 | Blog, Homeschool Freedom, Homeschool Rights, How to Homeschool

by Shari McMinn   But godliness with contentment is great gain, for we brought nothing into the world, and we...

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10 Steps to a Memorable and Stress-Free Holiday Season

10 Steps to a Memorable and Stress-Free Holiday Season

Dec 4 | Blog, Family Discipleship, Homeschool Vision

by Yvonne Strachan The stretch between Thanksgiving and Christmas is upon us, filled with twinkling lights, delicious...

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What Does God Say About Mom Guilt?

What Does God Say About Mom Guilt?

Oct 9 | Blog, Family Discipleship

by Yvonne Strachan Hey, fellow moms! Do you often find yourself grappling with feelings of guilt? You are not alone!...

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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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Gearing Up for the New School Year

Gearing Up for the New School Year

Aug 28 | Blog, Homeschool Methods, How to Homeschool, Unique Learners

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...

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Upholding the Homeschool Law

Upholding the Homeschool Law

Aug 21 | Blog, Homeschool Freedom, Homeschool Rights, Legislative Update

By Carolyn Martin (CHEC Director of Government Relations) The purpose of this blog is to focus on the Homeschool Law...

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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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Summer School: Continue Your Own Education

Summer School: Continue Your Own Education

Jun 23 | Blog, Homeschool Vision, Unique Learners

by Shari McMinn He also told them a parable: “Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit? A...

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How to Make Homeschool Friends in Colorado

How to Make Homeschool Friends in Colorado

Jun 5 | Blog, Co-ops & Community, How to Homeschool

Discover how to make homeschool friends.

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Don’t Start Early: Why Waiting to Begin Homeschooling Your Child Is Better!

Don’t Start Early: Why Waiting to Begin Homeschooling Your Child Is Better!

Dec 6 | Blog, Homeschool Methods, Homeschool Preschool, Homeschool Stages, How to Homeschool, Start Homeschooling

By Julianna Duerksen “The earlier they’re in school, the earlier they’ll read.” “Kids need preschool to learn to sit...

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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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Back-to-School: Resetting Routines

Back-to-School: Resetting Routines

Aug 28 | Blog, Homeschool Vision, How to Homeschool, Unique Learners

By Shari McMinn Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as...

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Resistant Learners: Help for the Journey Part 1

Resistant Learners: Help for the Journey Part 1

Aug 2 | Blog, Family Discipleship, Homeschool Methods, Homeschool Vision, How to Homeschool

By guest author Patricia Dotten Yesterday I got coffee with a friend, a homeschool mom of four children ages 7–17. As...

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It’s Worth the Sacrifice to Stay Home

It’s Worth the Sacrifice to Stay Home

May 17 | Blog, Homeschool Vision, How to Homeschool, Start Homeschooling

By Julianna Duerksen One of the biggest obstacles to homeschooling is the predicament of finances. How in the world...

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Experiential Learning

Experiential Learning

Apr 19 | Blog, Homeschool Methods, How to Homeschool, Special Needs Labels, Struggling Learners, Unique Learners

by Shari McMinn You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house,...

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