Finding Patience When the Homeschool Day Implodes By Tricia Goyer It wasn’t the long division. Honestly, it’s rarely actually about the math problem, or the messy handwriting, or the fact that someone lost their shoes again five minutes before we need to leave for co-op. It was a Tuesday. The toddler had just “painted” the…
Creating a Chore-Time Routine That Works As a mom who’s been homeschooling for over 30 years—with three kids still at home—I can tell you one thing: teaching kids life skills is just as important as teaching math facts. One of the most effective tools in my parenting and homeschooling toolbox? Chores. When we adopted a…
As a homeschooling mom for over 30 years, I’ve experienced every kind of day—joyful ones, chaotic ones, and days where I’m just holding on by a prayer and a pot of coffee. Back when I first wrote this post, I had a full house and was looking ahead to another eight years of homeschooling. Today,…
How to Embrace Routine, Cut the Chaos, and Savor the Season September and October are like a second New Year in the Goyer house. While the calendar may say the year started in January, the start of fall feels like a true reset—new schedules, new school rhythms, and a fresh chance to reorient our hearts…
When it comes to math, I’ll admit, I’m more of a words girl. In fact, when my kids asked me for help with fractions, I often pointed them to their dad. But as I’ve read Scripture, I’ve noticed something powerful: God has a favorite math problem. He loves multiplication. From the very beginning, God blessed…
If you’re staring at a stack of books you haven’t opened, hunting for the Spanish curriculum you swore you ordered, or realizing you’re simply not ready, let me whisper some truth: you are not alone. Homeschooling doesn’t begin with Pinterest-worthy schedules, shiny new planners, and every subject mapped out. It begins with connection. It begins…
When many families turn to homeschooling, it’s often because of faith. We want the freedom to teach our children about God. We long to have the greatest influence in their lives—not the school system, not their peers, not even the culture around them. But somewhere along the way, we get distracted. The stacks of curriculum…
I first started homeschooling because my husband and I had met homeschooling kids and we saw a difference in them. We liked what we saw, but we had no idea where to start. After graduating three kids from homeschooling high school, John and I started again with three more kids, ages five, three, and two….
By Tricia Goyer I’ve been in those hard seasons—the kind where your plans get turned upside down, where life feels like survival mode, and the idea of keeping up with homeschooling feels overwhelming. Maybe it’s a health crisis, a move, the end of a relationship, or simply a year that has knocked you flat. I…
(And How to Make it Interesting for Teens!) I showed up to the first day of co-op with a tote bag full of… beans. Also sticky notes, yarn, and one crumpled printout of a WWI poster. Zero fancy slides. Zero shame. I took a breath, smiled at a row of teens in hoodies, and said,…
When Lesson Plans Give Way to Loss—and Grace Becomes Your Curriculum Grandmother slipped into eternity last week, less than two weeks before our first day of the new homeschooling year. I shuffled to the dining room where my planner was—the one color-coded with history timelines, literature read-alouds, and math facts—only to realize every task suddenly…
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