As busy mothers, our lives are loud. Kids are naturally noisy, and the more we have, the more that noise is multiplied, especially when they are home all day long in a homeschooling household. So when our moms’ group decided to read and discuss The Power of Silence: Against the Dictatorship of Noise by Robert […]

Summer is coming! And my brain is swimming with all of the optimism and idealism of a new school year, a clean slate, only three months away! I am continually praying about what next year will look like, asking God to guide me and show me what my children need. I am pondering the things […]

Homeschooling without a box curriculum, enrollment, or set program requires a little more advance time than if I am just ordering one set of books and plans and preparing those for the next school year. I generally seriously start thinking about the following year shortly after Christmas! I have planned 12 homeschool years, so far, […]

There are days when I find very little joy in being a homeschooling mother. The monotony of the days, the frustration of repeating myself, and the drudgery of the work itself, all pull me down to a grumpy, sour mess. But as Christians, we believe that cheerfulness is a virtue, and as moms, we know […]

“I don’t know how you do it! I could never homeschool! Being with my kids all day would drive me nuts!” says that friend/stranger/acquaintance/family member to me for the thousandth time! You know what? I don’t know how I do it either, and some days being with my kids all day does drive me nuts. […]