The Homeschool Life Blog

Keeping Your Focus on JESUS this Christmas
The true reason we celebrate Christmas is to remember that Jesus loves us so much that He came down to this earth as a little baby to live among us! His birth is the beginning of the wonderful story of His life here on earth and how He died to pay for our sins. ...

13 Ideas for Making Prayer a Priority
13 Ideas for Making Prayer a Priority Written by Trisha Pull Raising kids comes with an unending list of things to do. As I cross one item off the top of the list, I seemingly add three more to the bottom. Amid it all, it’s easy to lose sight of what’s really...

Rediscovering Joy and Contentment in Homeschooling ~ Renewing Your Mind
Does it feel like the responsibilities of homeschooling are too much? Is there a difficult subject that you don’t enjoy teaching. Or a challenging child who is wearing you out? Maybe the daily school routine has become boring, and you need to make some changes. ...

Adding Routine into Your Homeschool Day
Written by Trisha Pull As the carefree days of summer fade into the demands of another school year, I’m tempted to view the needed return to routine as an imposition. I readily focus on the sacrifice required to maintain routine without remembering the many...

Perspectives from the Porch on Life and Homeschooling
Written by Trisha Pull Have you ever considered the idea that some of our favorite places and pastimes can give us insight into life and priorities? My in-laws house sits on 25 acres next to a river in rural North Dakota. The property is full of places to play...

9 Simple Steps for Homeschool Planning
Are you feeling stressed about preparing for school this fall? I get it, it feels like a lot to do! Let me simplify it for you and hopefully take away some of the overwhelm. 9 Simple Steps for Planning Your School Year Seek guidance from the Lord first! You...

10 Reasons to Memorize Scripture with Our Children
Raising children who love God and follow Him with all their heart is more difficult than ever today. But we serve a powerful God who has overcome the world (John 16:33)! He is more than able to help us, and our children to live godly lives for Him. Memorizing...

Motherhood: A Blessed Calling
“Mothers, don’t forget that you are the shapers of destiny, co-operators with God, sculptresses of young lives, and quiet servants of necessity.” Elizabeth Elliot At times, our society seems to underestimate the importance and value of being a mom. I was a...

More Educational Games You can Make Yourself
Games are excellent tools to use for teaching your children. They strengthen focus, memory skills, executive functioning skills, analytic and problem-solving skills, and even socialization skills. The hands-on, active learning opportunity it provides is also...

How to Make Your Own Educational Games
Our family loves to play board games, so we often used educational games for learning in our homeschool years. Check out this blogpost to see the many benefits of using games for learning. They can be used to teach information or to review information already learned...