Babies & Toddlers, Child Training and Parenting Skills, Preschool Articles
by Rebecca Kocsis I was sitting quietly with my husband before church. The wife of one of our pastors introduced me to a friend who was planning to homeschool. She hoped that I could help her friend with her curriculum dilemma. “I have been researching, and...
Babies & Toddlers, Family, Holidays, Mothers
by Karen D. Koch In the spring of 2001, I was eagerly expecting a much-desired third child. I had longed for this ever since our second son, Mason, was 18 months old. Now he was three, and I was thrilled with an unexpected pregnancy. My husband had been content with...
Babies & Toddlers, Encouragement, Family, Homeschool, Mothers, Support Groups
by Rachel Zwayne, Speaker at CHEA’s 35th Annual Homeschool Convention “They grow up way too fast!” It’s the phrase that I’ve heard repeated over and over by friends and strangers since my early days of motherhood. And, boy, has that truth proven to be an...
Babies & Toddlers, Bible, Curriculum, Family, Homeschool, Household Management, Mothers
Book reviews by Karen D. Koch Too Blessed To Be Stressed How to Find Joy While Raising Small Children by Gaye Burch, 2017 ISBN 13:978-0692960165 $12.99 Amazon My children are no longer young, but this book was a blessing to me in many ways, and a good reminder of how...
Babies & Toddlers, Encouragement, Family, Homeschool, Mothers, Planning, Teens, World View
By Karen D. Koch As a small side job when I’m not busy homeschooling, I occasionally write Facebook posts for a local tree service company. In researching interesting “tree content,” to keep the arborists’ followers engaged, I keep finding...
Babies & Toddlers, Encouragement, Family, Household Management
by Janelle Knutson Anyone else have a rough day? I won’t even begin to explain the day I’ve had. Let’s just say that homeschooling 4 kids, along with a 3 year old who is testing limits and a one year old who has learned to climb just about anything, can make for a...
