These are the Moments

Encouragement

by Rachel Smith, The Old Schoolhouse As a second-generation homeschooler growing up on the mission field, I don’t actually remember doing much that would be officially labeled as “school,” with the exception of math and reading. Books have always held a...

When You Feel Alone (and You Will)

Encouragement

by Deb Wuehler, The Old Schoolhouse No matter how long you have been homeschooling, there will be seasons where you feel alone. No matter how many people are around you, or how much or how little support you have, you may have a season or two of feeling alone.  There...

The Best Laid Plans

Encouragement

by Katie Julius You’ve spent all summer researching your curriculum, planning, praying. The day has finally arrived. You take your excited kids out to the porch or the yard for the obligatory “First Day” photos. Maybe you have a cute sign you’ve made or purchased that...

My Favorite Homeschool Schedule

Planning

by Rebecca Kocsis In our many years of homeschooling, we tried several different schedules. Year by year our family dynamics changed, so every year looked a little different. Still for many years, ours was a pretty dyed-in-the-wool homeschool family with a pretty...