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...
Encouragement, Family, God's Plan, Homeschool, Household Management, Mothers, World View
by Christina Rivera, CHEA volunteer Membership Coordinator Like a butterfly or a moth that comes out of her cocoon; so blooms a homeschool mom when her babies start to gain maturity. This is a beautiful thing to experience; welcoming all the blessings from many long...
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, 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...
Encouragement, Family, God's Plan, Homeschool, Mothers, Uncategorized
By Karen D. Koch In my early days of homeschooling, I remember thinking that once my youngest child was out of diapers that the school part would be easier, or when the kids could take baths alone, or make their own beds, or cook their own meals. . .No one actually...
