5 Ways to Encourage Your Kids to Volunteer You know the old saying, “It is better to give than receive.” For many families the best gifts they can give is the gift of themselves . . . through volunteering. Family volunteering has been an interest to homeschooling advocates for years. Raymond and Dorothy Moore… [Continue Reading]
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Eight Steps to Boldly Send Your Graduate Into The Future | Guest Post by George Shinn
Eight Steps to Boldly Send Your Graduate Into The Future It won’t be long before strains of “Pomp and Circumstance” play through auditoriums, gymnasiums, and football stadiums, with cap-and-gown-clad students marching to receive diplomas. If you’ve been footing the bill for a four-year (or more) college degree, you’re probably ecstatic to see your graduate cross… [Continue Reading]
Looking Ahead to Tomorrow To Set Goals for Today: Balanced Series Day 1
Looking Ahead to Tomorrow To Set Goals for Today It’s so easy to get stuck in each day. To think about today’s laundry (piles!), today’s dinner (no idea!), and today’s to-do list (too long!). In my book Balanced, I encouraged parents to sit down and discuss their family goals. I’ve done this often in… [Continue Reading]
Shaping your Homeschool Schedule: Form Before Fill!
Shaping your Homeschool Schedule: Form Before Fill! I’ve been a homeschooling mom for almost twenty years, and for so many of those years I filled our lives with too much. Thankfully there was a moment when I stepped back, took a good look, firmed up what I wanted to achieve in our homeschool, and then… [Continue Reading]
Homeschool: The Big Challenge
Homeschool: The Big Challenge In the choice to homeschool, I chose a challenge that still makes me ask myself, What was I thinking? at least once a week. There are days I’d rather climb into bed with a coffee and a good book than figure out another lesson plan. There are even days I’d rather… [Continue Reading]
Jesus Likes Messy
Jesus Likes Messy As a mom of six children who has homeschooled for almost twenty years, I’ve had to deal with a few messes in my day. There are paper messes, toy messes, and lunch messes. There are craft messes, book messes, and play-dough messes. Today my kids’ shoes carried in dirt and mud and… [Continue Reading]
Why Your Older Kids Fight Your Teaching . . . and How To Fix That
I’m a mom of six children. I’ve been homeschooling eighteen years, and with three preschoolers, I have another eighteen years of homeschooling to go! Three of my children are adults. Cory is 23 years old, married, and he and Katie have a baby boy and one on the way. He’s a working man and a… [Continue Reading]
Sometimes A Homeschooling Mom’s Role Is Finding Help Beyond Her Home
As a wife, a mom, a sinner-saved-by-grace, and a servant of God, I have peace knowing God has a plan for my life. That He’s always had a plan. And that He’s here to guide me to His path for me. This is one of my favorite verses: All the stages of my life were… [Continue Reading]
Fostering Your Homeschooled Student’s Heart For World Missions
Fostering Your Homeschooled Student’s Heart For World Missions I’m the homeschooling mom of six kids. Three kids, 23, 21, and 19 are beyond the homeschooling years (and doing great!). Then we have three adopted little ones, ages 5, 3, and 2. Yes, that means I’ll spend thirty-five years of my life homeschooling! And during my… [Continue Reading]
Educational Websites that Offer FREE Printables
I’ve been homeschooling for nearly twenty years, and I’m excited about homeschooling little ones again. I know this is going to make me sound old, but the Internet wasn’t really around when I started homeschooling. Now we live in the world of homeschooling blogs, free lesson plans, and printables. It’s wonderfully overwhelming! If you’re interested… [Continue Reading]
The Why and How of Making Beauty a Priority | Guest Post by Trina Holden
Trina Holden is going to be a guest on my radio show, Living Inspired, this coming Thursday. Be sure to tune in to the show at 3:00 Central. Welcome Trina to my blog today! ______________________________ As a mother to three small children—soon to be four!—I simply can’t do it all. I’m constantly weighing priorities in order… [Continue Reading]