Homeschooling, the Holidays, and a Supply Chain Crisis

Encouragement, Family, Holidays

by Rebecca Kocsis Yep, it’s November already. I imagine you’ve really gotten into the stride of the school year, and now the holidays are upon you. What do you do? Keep plugging away through your well-planned routine? Or do you pivot into a new holiday plan? And how...

Why It’s All Worth It

Encouragement, Family

by Rachel Zwayne It’s been a long day. The children are finally in bed. You reflect on the chaos of the day, which was not much different than the norm—an early morning with your toddler waking up screaming for no apparent reason, bickering siblings, a teenager with a...

What You Are Called To Do

Encouragement, Family

by Gena Suarez, The Old Schoolhouse®  Twenty years goes by so quickly. The magazine you are holding in your hands or reading online is the most recent issue published by a magazine company, The Old Schoolhouse®, which God allowed to “be born” two full...

Shifting Sands

Encouragement, Family, Graduation, High School

by Mary York I remember staring into the eyes of my firstborn for hours, days, and then years as he grew to manhood, wondering what he would be like when he was full grown. I have searched the eyes of all my children with the same curiosity. I remember many wiser,...

The Beauty of Restful Homeschooling

Encouragement, Family, Household Management, Mothers

by Danielle Poorman I realized there was a missing ingredient to the success of our homeschool. If someone told me ten years ago that I would eventually homeschool my children, I would have laughed out loud. Even as an experienced brick-and-mortar teacher, I never...

Tips for Working from Home While Homeschooling

Family, Working Moms

by Kristen Grossman My homeschooling journey has changed a lot over the past sixteen years. My favorite memories are of having all four of our children at home, spread out over the kitchen and living room. Now, with only one left studying at home, my days look a lot...