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...
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...
Decisions, Encouragement, Family, God's Plan, Graduation, High School, Homeschool, Planning, Teens, World View
by Karen D. Koch (I wrote this article nearly five years ago, and amazingly, am now on the cusp of graduating my second child from homeschool/high school and my oldest from college at age 19. It’s been a crazy journey, but I’m sending courage to those of...
Encouragement, Family, Household Management, Planning, Uncategorized, World View
by Karen D. Koch One of the dilemmas I’ve faced in 14+ years of homeschool is “getting it all done.” Of course “it” is often a vague idea in my head, with a never-ending list of things to do, to learn, to memorize, to write, to...
Encouragement, God's Plan, Homeschool, World View
Here are a few things our supporters have said this week about CHEA: Jamie De Silvia I appreciate a few things about CHEA: 1. Local and web-based support for me as a school leader/administrator 2. Continual reminders to keep Christ #1 and focus on the spiritual call...
