by Kris Cox | Feb 3, 2016 | Faith Development, General Homeschooling, Getting Started, Uncategorised
I started out homeschooling with the idea that we were going to be doing school like they did it in the public school, but we’d be doing it at home. I bought the little desks for the kids to sit in; they were made of metal and wood (bought used from the school), and... by Kris Cox | Jan 21, 2016 | Encouragement, Uncategorised
When I learned a friend was going through a divorce, my heart broke. Sadly, I’ve seen several Christian marriages fall apart over the years. Even homeschool couples drift apart in the busyness of parenting and life. God opened my eyes to this problem... by Kris Cox | Jan 15, 2016 | Encouragement, Uncategorised
I don’t know what it is about January and February, but I suspect it has to do with the long vacation over the holidays, and maybe the cold weather and the trapped feeling from being indoors more. School feels like such a chore, and life is not quite as “joyful” at...
by Kris Cox | Dec 18, 2015 | General Homeschooling, Getting Started, Uncategorised
In part 1 of this series I shared about Learning Modalities, which refers to the sensory method that a person prefers to use for taking in information when learning. Just to recap, visual learners prefer to be able to see what they are learning, and auditory learners...
by Kris Cox | Dec 16, 2015 | General Homeschooling, Getting Started, Uncategorised
As a parent, you probably have realized that even if children are raised in the same environment, they can still be totally different in the way they approach life – each child is unique in the way they think and act. Even identical twins often have completely... by Kris Cox | Dec 4, 2015 | Faith Development, General Homeschooling, Uncategorised
What comes to mind when you think of Christmas? Christmas songs, family gatherings, gift giving, Jesus birth, lots of sweets, snow, Christmas cards, parties… the list goes on and on. It’s just a busy time of year! Children especially love Christmas – they love...