Family, Mothers, Socialization, Support Groups
by Penny Ross, Speaker at CHEA’s 35th Annual Homeschool Convention “Go to a Park Day! Make some new homeschool friends and ask your questions!” I see this advice over and over again on Facebook groups in response to someone’s first post or initial question or...
Convention, Decisions, Encouragement, Family, God's Plan, Mothers, World View
by Susan Pineda I didn’t want to homeschool. When we moved here, the school year had already started. I was worried for our tender-hearted, painfully shy six year old. How would he fit in and catch up if he was already weeks behind? We had no friends to help us...
Convention, Curriculum, Decisions, Encouragement, God's Plan, Homeschool, Math, Mothers, Science
by Karen D. Koch I have made my share of mistakes in homeschooling over the years. I sometimes lament that I didn’t do this or that, or even that I focused too much on an academic area that wasn’t as necessary as I thought. I got a new perspective...
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...
Convention, Curriculum, Decisions, Household Management, Mothers
by Karen Koch Sometimes more is just more. For the past school year, I have been deeply pondering minimalism. No one in my house is wearing diapers anymore, and my first two children are mainly self-sufficient at this point, so maybe I just finally have enough sleep...