Convention, Curriculum, Encouragement, Family, Homeschool
by Katie Julius I remember my first experience on a homeschool convention vendor floor. My daughter was two-and-a-half and my husband and I were attending the “Intro to Homeschooling” free workshops the first evening of the convention, which included a pass to...
Bible, Convention, Decisions, Encouragement, God's Plan, High School, Homeschool, Mothers
by LeeAnah James, Convention Speaker From time to time, I go through moments of inadequacy. I get stuck in the trap of comparison and self doubt. I start to wonder if I am being intentionally excluded or left out. Sometimes I feel as if I am unworthy of companionship;...
Convention, Curriculum, Exhibit Hall, Family, Socialization
By Monica Irvine, Convention Speaker for CHEA’s 35th Annual Homeschool Convention, Parents, you are not perfect. You will not always parent perfectly. Of course the Lord knew this, yet He still believed that the very best people to raise His children were you...
Convention, Decisions, Encouragement, Family, God's Plan, Mothers, World View
by Susan Pineda I didn’t want to homeschool. When we moved here, the school year had already started. I was worried for our tender-hearted, painfully shy six year old. How would he fit in and catch up if he was already weeks behind? We had no friends to help us...
Convention, Curriculum, Decisions, Encouragement, God's Plan, Homeschool, Math, Mothers, Science
by Karen D. Koch I have made my share of mistakes in homeschooling over the years. I sometimes lament that I didn’t do this or that, or even that I focused too much on an academic area that wasn’t as necessary as I thought. I got a new perspective...
Convention, Curriculum, Decisions, Household Management, Mothers
by Karen Koch Sometimes more is just more. For the past school year, I have been deeply pondering minimalism. No one in my house is wearing diapers anymore, and my first two children are mainly self-sufficient at this point, so maybe I just finally have enough sleep...
