by Kris Cox | Mar 24, 2017 | General Homeschooling, Uncategorised
I love to meet and talk to parents who are just beginning to homeschool their preschooler! They’re so excited and eager to learn more about homeschooling. Unfortunately, I find that parents who are just starting to homeschool preschoolers are making the same...
by Kris Cox | Mar 3, 2017 | Faith Development, General Homeschooling, Uncategorised
As I said in my last post, “Motherhood: A Blessed Calling,” we as moms have an amazing opportunity to disciple and train up our children to know the Lord. As a Christian parent, you hopefully have a great desire to teach your children about Jesus, but maybe you...
by Kris Cox | Jan 25, 2017 | Encouragement, General Homeschooling, Getting Started, Uncategorised
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...
by Kris Cox | Jan 11, 2017 | Encouragement, General Homeschooling, Getting Started, Uncategorised
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... by Kris Cox | Jan 4, 2017 | General Homeschooling, Uncategorised
Some of my fondest memories from our families homeschool years were when the kids and I were reading a good book together (or rather, I was reading it aloud to them). I remember getting all choked up in the touching story of an orphan called “Freckles”, and laughing...
by Kris Cox | Dec 28, 2016 | General Homeschooling, Planning & Organizing
As you finish up the first semester of the school year, this is a great time to look back and evaluate all aspects of your homeschool to determine if there should be any changes made for the next semester. When you’re in the thick of it, it’s hard to take time to...