Holidays, Homeschool, Household Management, Mothers
by Jennifer Pepito, Featured Speaker, 35th Annual CHEA Convention Christmas is right around the corner, and the holidays present us all with many choices. We can choose to cuddle with our children by the fire and read stories together, or go shopping. We can choose to...
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...
Family, Homeschool, Household Management, Support Groups
Helpful Hints for Homeschool Families Caring for Aging Grandparents by Mindy Chenault As I sat waiting in the hospital with my sister and my dad, I knew that our family’s Christmas break plans were never going to materialize. My mom had suffered a stroke...
Family, Holidays, Homeschool, Household Management, Mothers, Socialization
by Karen D. Koch Thanksgiving has long been my favorite holiday—probably because of family and food, and the noticeably lower materialistic nature (and hence, stress) of the day. During the two years I lived overseas back in the 1980s, it was the holiday I missed the...
Family, Homeschool, World View
by Karen D. Koch We awoke yesterday to another shocking tragedy. Nearly 60 killed and over 500 wounded in another senseless, premeditated shooting at a Las Vegas concert. Another unfathomable event for us to process. What to tell the children. . .where do we begin? I...
