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...
Decisions, Homeschool, Household Management, Mothers
by Rebecca Kocsis Homeschoolers live in their houses all day–every day. Contrary to our traditional schooling counterparts, who are often out of the home for the better part of the day, our homes are well occupied. Because they are well occupied, our...
Decisions, Encouragement, Family
by Kristi Clover 1. Know WHY You Are Homeschooling—& Write It Down No matter how long you have been homeschooling it’s important to remember why you are homeschooling. This last September I had a girlfriend call me after her first day back to homeschooling...
Curriculum, Decisions, Encouragement, Family, God's Plan, Homeschool, Math, Mothers
Crazy Busy: A (Mercifully) Short Book about a (Really) Big Problem by Kevin DeYoung Reviewed by Karen D. Koch I have spent most of my life striving to complete an impossibly long self-created to-do list that never seems to shrink. When I take some free time, I often...
