Category: Homeschool Life
Jessica Beshearse – Why We Choose to Homeschool
I literally said the words “I would never want to homeschool my kids.” But God has a way of taking the things you never thought you wanted to do and turning them into things you can’t imagine your life without. God had put on my heart to homeschool the youngest of my four biological children,… Read more
Parenting: Letting Go With Grace and Finding Joy in Launching Your Arrows
The Paradox of Parenting and Motherhood Just three days after watching my son Tanner walk across the stage at his high school graduation, my youngest daughter Paige verbally committed to an Acro & Tumbling program at a university over 5 hours away from home. In the span of one weekend, I went from having both… Read more
Learning While Traveling – Transforming Travel into a Classroom
Learning in the Classroom of Life My husband and I have always loved traveling with our son. When I was able to start homeschooling our son three years ago, we decided that travel would be an even bigger part of our lives. Traveling became more than just a once or twice-a-year “vacation.” Now it’s a… Read more
Let’s Pray: Finding Joy When Zeal Wears Me Out
Last night, we read Psalm 119:139-140 together as a family. “My zeal wears me out, for my enemies ignore your words. Your promises have been thoroughly tested and your servant loves them.” I quite literally laughed out loud at how this verse hit me and what I thought the Lord was trying to reveal to… Read more
Come and See: Modeling Spiritual Growth for Our Children
One day some time ago, I spent a couple of hours lounging on the back deck of a friend’s house. Over the course of the afternoon, we chatted about many things related to raising children. We talked about different movements in the homeschooling community and about our own experiences growing up. It was the kind… Read more
Education is Not About Filling in the Blanks
A couple of weeks ago I shared about my family’s recent field trip to Oak Ridge, TN. The biggest highlight of our day was our time at the K-25 History Center, which you can read more about here. As we entered the museum, an older woman named Carol enthusiastically welcomed us and shared that she… Read more
Embracing the Homeschool Adventure – The Benefits of Homeschooling
Maybe you’ve been weighing your options – should I homeschool or keep my kids in school? Or maybe you’re a homeschool parent trying to decide, “Should I keep doing this?” There are so many great benefits of homeschooling, but of course, it isn’t the right fit for everyone. If you need a little push to… Read more
To Test or Not to Test: Navigating Standardized Testing for Homeschoolers
Here I am, poking the bear and writing about the highly debated topic of standardized testing for homeschoolers. I’d like to start with a reminder that this post is just my opinion and you are free to use all, none, or some of these points when making your own decisions regarding testing. We can still… Read more
Homeschool Routine: Finding the Perfect Start Time
When homeschooling it’s easy to feel like we need to be doing it a certain way or at a certain time. We find ourselves asking, “What’s everyone else doing?” and “Am I doing this right?” One question that comes up often is “What time should I start?” In public school, as you know, children usually… Read more
Breaking Free from Mom Guilt: Embracing Imperfection and Finding Strength in Today
Yep. It is totally a very real thing. You know, that moment when another mom is talking about how she found out her child loves birds so she signed him up to take birding classes. Meanwhile, you’re thinking, “I can’t even get my kid to comb his hair, let alone figure out his interests and provide him… Read more