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By Elise Hamel Ahh, back to school time! For many homeschool parents it can feel overwhelming. It can be daunting to help our kids get back into a new routine after a more relaxed summer. But whether you school year round, prefer a lighter load over the summer, or...
Encouragement and Inspirations
Originallly published in the Oakdale Homeschool Support Group Newsletter, May 2003 Prayer is about the most important part of the Christian homeschooler’s life. It is what keeps us focusing on God and able to hear His plan for our schools and our children. It...
Encouragement and Inspirations
Anybody who has ever told someone that they homeschool their children knows that the inevitable question to be asked is: “What about socialization?” You know with that look of horror in their eyes that says only a moron takes their children out of such a...
Encouragement and Inspirations
I had a dream that my kindergartener was getting beat up on the playground at her public school. In my dream, I went to talk to three of the authorities whom I knew personally in real life. Being very concerned, I kept pressing them, “What are you going to do...
Encouragement and Inspirations
We live in a society that has effectively persuaded the majority of parents that forfeiting ones personal comfort and “freedom” for the purpose of training their own children is too great a sacrifice. But as I look back over my life I am ineffably thankful...
Encouragement and Inspirations
If you are one of those blessed women who are able to sleep through the night with nary a break in your restful repose, feel free to skip this article. This is addressed to those poor brave souls (I count myself among them) who are awakened night after night, several...
