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1 Corinthians 13 for Homeschool Moms

If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and teach my children Latin conjugations, Chinese and Portuguese, but do not have love, I have become a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal, and no matter what I say, they will not...

Homeschooling is Not the Hub

I am a huge goal maker. My birthday comes on the heels of New Year’s Eve and so I spend several quiet winter nights reflecting on the past and projecting on the new year. This year as I journaled my thoughts I knew something...

What’s in a name?

The Smith Family Schoolhouse. The Academy of Happily Ever After. GeniusPrep. We’ve heard them, seen them, read them on blog posts and message boards. Perhaps you even have one yourself. A name for your home...

Goodbye plans, hello goals!

With several feet of snow on the ground and subzero temperatures, Mouse turned to the wrapping paper she had saved from Christmas for diversion. She measured and plotted, using a magnifying glass to help sketch the details as...

Yahoo groups for Buying/Selling Curriculum

In my last article I briefly mentioned that Yahoo groups were an excellent place to buy/sell curriculum. I soon realized that a brief mention really didn’t begin to paint an accurate picture, so in this article I’m...

Homeschooling with His Sufficiency

I’m a list maker. And a list cross-off-er. Before the homeschool year began, I had our bookshelves organized, a daily planner set for each day of the year for each child, daily circle time planned, printables printed,...

Homeschooling by Faith

As a Christian woman today I want to serve God with my whole heart. Service to God is my goal, and homeschooling is one of the ways I can accomplish that service. Homeschooling for me is a calling, an outworking of a vision...

Homeschooling for an Extraordinary Family – Part 2

When you have a dream, there is always a gap between the vision and your current reality. How you live in that space makes all that difference. In order to have the dream be reality you must develop into a person who has the...

Self-Doubt – Get out!

“Junior is taking violin, Latin, and computer science this year,” your neighbor brags, “his teachers are marvelous. He couldn’t be happier.” You smile politely and walk away, but then it happens – self-doubt...

Homeschooling with Co-Ops

One of the greatest misconceptions that people have when they hear the term “homeschooling” is that children who are homeschooled do not have the same opportunities for social interaction as children who attend...