Babies & Toddlers, College, Encouragement, Family, Graduation, High School, Homeschool, Mothers
by Karen D. Koch Once upon a time when I had three littles and was busy potty training, teaching shoe tying and pencil-holding and that sort of thing, a homeschool friend with older kids told me, “The days are long, but the years are short.” I was struck...
Encouragement, Family, Homeschool, Mothers, Teens, Uncategorized, Writing
By Madeline Koch I’m 13 years old and I have been homeschooled my whole life. So there are a few things I wanted to hit on in this blog post. The majority of people reading this are homeschooling moms, so this is to all you moms out there, including my own. First of...
Encouragement, Family, Mothers, World View
by Karen D. Koch We’ve all heard of the Mommy Wars. Working mom vs. home mom. Cloth diapers vs. disposable. Nursing vs. formula. Vaccination vs. non-vaccination (or somewhere inbetween?) Car seats minimum time or carseats until age 12? Daycare vs. mom at home? Strict...
Decisions, Encouragement, Family, God's Plan, Homeschool, Mothers
By Rachael Carman, Keynote Speaker, 33rd Annual Convention Some days are bad. Some weeks are bad. Some months. Some years. Life is hard. Sometimes it’s just one thing, while other times trouble seems to come at you from all directions. Sometimes everyone knows, and...
Encouragement, Family, God's Plan, Homeschool, Mothers, Socialization, Support Groups, Uncategorized, World View
by Karen D. Koch Choosing to homeschool at times can feel as if we’ve placed a target on our forehead and asked people to take shots at us. But we don’t need to cower or always be in defense mode. Our Decision We chose homeschooling a long time ago for...
Decisions, Encouragement, Family, God's Plan, Mothers, Planning, Uncategorized, World View
by Janelle Knutson Many moms have come to me ready to give up on homeschooling. The culprit is an ongoing battle between them and their child over school work. Perhaps you can relate? Maybe you’ve given homeschooling a try only to find that being home all day with...