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Praying for Our Children~ Our Disciples
Praying for our Children ~ our Disciples by Kris Hage, veteran homeschool mom read to the end to get your FREE download of verses to pray for your children As John Newton told of God’s “Amazing Grace” in his life, he gave credit to his mother for all the prayers she...
6 Great Reasons for Homeschool Record Keeping
As homeschool parents, we can easily feel stressed out, keeping great records will reduce your homeschool stress
Homeschooling Through High School: You CAN do it!
Many homeschoolers begin to panic as they approach the high school years. They fear they can’t continue homeschooling because it’ll be too difficult to teach high school level courses. I’ve heard other people say they don’t think homeschooling will provide a quality...
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Getting Started
Another Idea for Homeschool Planning: Loop Scheduling!
Some homeschool days flow just like clockwork and other days unexpected things happen: someone gets hurt, the baby is fussy, a friend calls needing prayer and encouragement. And we end up feeling frustrated and discouraged at the end of the day because we didn't get...
6 Tips for Homeschooling with Confidence
As I talk with homeschoolers, one of the most frequent questions or concerns that I hear is “I don’t know if I’m doing enough?” or “What if I’m doing something wrong or not teaching them enough?” Even though most parents are going above and beyond what they need to...
10 Tips for a Great Start to Your School Year:
This is such an exciting time of year! All those new school books have arrived in the mail, and you’re thinking through how to use them. (Okay, so it's also a little overwhelming, I know...) But even the kids are starting to look forward to starting homeschooling...
4 Homeschool Pitfalls to Avoid
As we began homeschooling, I remember thinking that I needed to do things right! I wanted our kids to have the best education possible. I bought little metal desks for the two oldest kids (ages 6 & 4) to do their school work in. I bought all the workbooks and the...
The Key to Successful Homeschooling
When we started homeschooling back in 1995, it was NOT something many people did, it was, in fact, a bit socially unacceptable. People looked at you weird when you said you homeschooling. People didn’t understand why you would even WANT to homeschool! There weren’t a...
Organizing your Homeschool Life
As homeschoolers, we have a lot more “stuff” to organize and store. Books, resources, art and science projects, supplies for various activities and regular school supplies as well. Plus we need to organize our homeschool days and plan for what we’ll be doing...
Tips for Managing a Busy Home
School has started and life is in full swing. As a homeschool parent, it’s possible that things are getting a little overwhelming as you add the role of teacher to your already busy life again. I’m not saying that we ever stop teaching, but I’m referring to...
Homeschool Teaching Tips Part 2!
Happy Easter! I pray God will remind you afresh about the amazing miracle of His love and His salvation through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ this weekend. We are so blessed to serve a God who loves us so much that He provided a way for our relationship...
Homeschool Teaching Tips
There are so many tips for homeschooling, really too many to share in one post! I'll share some of the more important ones here, plus tips for teaching children in the younger years. Stay tuned for another post on teaching tips for older students soon! TEACHING...
General Homeschooling
10 Tips for Helping your Child with Mental Health Issues
Mental health issues are on the rise the last couple of years with the pandemic and all that's been going on in the world. Sadly, we just passed the two-year mark of losing one of our adult sons to mental illness. It's the hardest thing I’ve ever been through and has...
What to do if you Suspect Your Child has a Learning Disability
*Be sure to read to the end - you'll find a free download of great resources to help your struggling learner! Jeana struggled to read, sounding out simple words even after just reading the same word previously. At age 10, her peers were reading chapter books while...
6 Tips for Motivating your Child to Learn
Some children just naturally love to learn, they’re easy to teach because they soak up information like a sponge. They beg you to teach them math and reading and more. Other children don’t gravitate to learning on their own. They’re likely still learning new things...
8 Proven Tips for a Successful Homeschool Transition
Photo by Juliane Liebermann on Unsplash With COVID fears and our current world situation, there have been numerous families making the choice to homeschool for the first time over the last year. The National Home Education Research Institute (NHERI.org) gives the...
Finishing Off Your School Year Right!
Finishing Off Your School Year Right! I love spring and the beauty of the green grass and trees. I also love that spring brings the end of another school year and the respite and time to refresh that comes along with that. I’m guessing you are excited for that too!...
Let’s Make Learning Fun!
Photo by Jeremy Alford on Unsplash Make Learning Fun with We Love to Learn Stations Homeschooling is so much more than just doing school at home. It's a lifestyle of learning where we're taking every opportunity to help our children learn through real life as well as...
Another Idea for Homeschool Planning: Loop Scheduling!
Some homeschool days flow just like clockwork and other days unexpected things happen: someone gets hurt, the baby is fussy, a friend calls needing prayer and encouragement. And we end up feeling frustrated and discouraged at the end of the day because we didn't get...
6 Popular Achievement Tests for Homeschoolers
6 Popular Achievement Tests for Homeschoolers Do you have questions or feel anxious about annual achievement testing? Many states require that you give your child an annual achievement test if you're homeschooling them. I'm from Minnesota and achievement testing is...
Keep Your Summer Filled with FUN and LEARNING!
Summer is such a great time to relax and have fun together as a family. It's also a wonderful time to build deeper relationships with our children. I love this time of year! I recently heard it said that we only have 18 summers with our children, so we need to make...
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Encouragement
6 Tips for Helping Siblings Become Good Friends
Many of us begin homeschooling hoping our children will become good friends with one another in the process. Unfortunately, most families experience some conflict and that can put a damper on family relationships. But with God’s help, we can help our children become...
Overcoming the Most Common Homeschool Fears
I remember when I first started homeschooling, I had so many fears! In fact, we almost didn’t homeschool because of those fears. I thought I might ruin our children, or they might become awkward or ‘different’. I was concerned that I wouldn’t do a good job, or that I...
Finding Joy in Your Homeschool Journey
The holidays are done, and the new year stretches before us. It’s time to begin a new semester of school…and I’m guessing that some of you may not be feeling very excited about getting back into a school schedule again. Maybe you feel a bit overwhelmed with the idea...
6 Tips for Homeschooling with Confidence
As I talk with homeschoolers, one of the most frequent questions or concerns that I hear is “I don’t know if I’m doing enough?” or “What if I’m doing something wrong or not teaching them enough?” Even though most parents are going above and beyond what they need to...
Help! I’m Homeschooling a Tween!
I remember a time back when one of our sons was around age 11-12, when he would spend his usual hour working on math, but would only finish 2-3 problems because he was daydreaming so much. He just couldn’t seem to stay focused! Then when our daughter was around that...
7 Ways to Be a Godly Influence on Your Children
We smile as we see a father and son walking down the road and the son is the spitting image of his dad, from his looks to his mannerisms, to what he’s wearing. It’s fun to see children want to be like their parents! As parents, we have such an amazing opportunity to...
10 Tips for a Great Start to Your School Year:
This is such an exciting time of year! All those new school books have arrived in the mail, and you’re thinking through how to use them. (Okay, so it's also a little overwhelming, I know...) But even the kids are starting to look forward to starting homeschooling...
4 Homeschool Pitfalls to Avoid
As we began homeschooling, I remember thinking that I needed to do things right! I wanted our kids to have the best education possible. I bought little metal desks for the two oldest kids (ages 6 & 4) to do their school work in. I bought all the workbooks and the...
The Key to Successful Homeschooling
When we started homeschooling back in 1995, it was NOT something many people did, it was, in fact, a bit socially unacceptable. People looked at you weird when you said you homeschooling. People didn’t understand why you would even WANT to homeschool! There weren’t a...
Faith Development
The Fruit of the Spirit Series ~ GOODNESS
God is good! He is the only One who is really good, through and through. But God says in Galatians 5:22-23 that the fruit of the Spirit is goodness, so that means that with God’s help we can also be good. But what does it really mean to be good? Goodness is defined...
The Fruit of the Spirit Series ~ KINDNESS
Photo by Mei-Ling Mirow on Unsplash If your family has more than one child, you've probably encountered sibling conflict. Siblings spend a lot of time together, and because they're children, they're still learning about how to get along and resolve conflict. It can be...
The Fruit of the Spirit Series ~ PATIENCE
A great way to help your children build godly character is to study the Fruit of the Spirit in Galatians 5:22-23 with them. Let's continue this series on the fruit of the Spirit with a brief look at patience. Patience is a character quality that many of us struggle...
The Fruit of the Spirit Series ~ PEACE
I love summer because there's more free time to build relationships with our children through fun activities! How about also using some of that free time to help develop godly character in your children by talking about the Fruit of the Spirit? I’m super excited to...
The Fruit of the Spirit Series ~ JOY
Summer is a great time to focus on helping our children build godly character since we have more free time. Why not use that free time to focus on something that will benefit you year round? You’ll see your children making effort to be a blessing to each other as you...
The Fruit of the Spirit Series: LOVE
Summer is a great time to focus in on helping our children build godly character since we have more free time. Why not use that free time to focus on something that will benefit you year round? You'll see your children making effort to be a blessing to each other as...
6 Tips for Helping Siblings Become Good Friends
Many of us begin homeschooling hoping our children will become good friends with one another in the process. Unfortunately, most families experience some conflict and that can put a damper on family relationships. But with God’s help, we can help our children become...
7 Ways to Be a Godly Influence on Your Children
We smile as we see a father and son walking down the road and the son is the spitting image of his dad, from his looks to his mannerisms, to what he’s wearing. It’s fun to see children want to be like their parents! As parents, we have such an amazing opportunity to...
5 Ways to Develop Respect in Your Children
“Respect means honoring other people and treating them with care and courtesy. While respect includes good manners, the core of the behavior goes deeper than politeness. It stems from the belief that other people have as much worth and dignity as you, and that harming...
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