Aug 04, 2026
CHEA's 2026 Leader of the Year: Lesie Blankshain
On July 9, at CHEA's Summer Leadership Conference at Calvary Chapel Downey, we had the joy of presenting our Leader of the Year award to Lesie Blanksh...
Aug 03, 2026
Finding Your Homeschool Method
Curriculum is the material that you use to build your family’s school year, but you need a blueprint and a vision for what your homeschool day will lo...
Jul 27, 2026
Planning Your School Year
It’s time to plan your school year! Does that statement fill you with excitement or trepidation? Do you feel like an author with writer’s block when s...
Jul 20, 2026
Foods of Summer: Ice Cream (Cool Down Edition)
Back in June, we began our Foods of Summer series talking about donuts! Now that we are officially in summer and it is hot outside, we want to give a...
Jul 13, 2026
Preserving Liberty, Together
What a blessing this past weekend was! If you were with us at Calvary Chapel Downey on July 10 and 11, thank you. Whether you drove an hour or crossed...
Jun 29, 2026
Leaning Into Lifelong Learning
One of the greatest gifts of being homeschooled was the freedom to learn in a way that felt alive. My parents never treated learning as something that...
Jun 20, 2026
To the Moms of Multiple Littles: You Will Make It
There may be many readers of this blog whose children are largely beyond the stage that I’m about to address today. I’m guessing, however, that there...
Jun 15, 2026
A Father’s Legacy
“My daddy can beat up your daddy!” Childhood playground taunting sometimes centered around the hero status of the fathers. But as the children grow,...
Jun 08, 2026
The Freedom to Slow Down: Why Homeschooling Isn't a Race
One thing I have learned to appreciate over the past 32 years of homeschooling is the gift of time. I have come to view homeschooling as a 13-year jou...
