Empowering Christian Homeschooling: A Comprehensive Guide to Faith-Fueled Learning
Are you a homeschool mom seeking a vibrant journey that seamlessly blends Christian faith and education? Dive into this guide crafted just for you!
Go ahead & ask
It’s the questions that propel us forward, not the answers themselves, this purpose-filled space where we shift from one point to another.
When I was in nursing school, we did a required rotation in the operating room. At the time, I was interested in working in this specialty area…
walls crack, waves wash, love lives
I think we’re scared to reach for goodness and truth-we’re scared that truth will roll in like tsunamis, ready to purge distraction to see what’s left. We’re scared of what’s left. That maybe what’s left isn’t enough, like I’m not enough. And God says no, this is goodness and truth. What’s left is the space that separates you from Me, come. Waves roll, wash me to Him, heart resuscitated beating with peace. This story, your story? He knows the end and it’s good.
2023 Word of the Year: map
I created a printable for you, one you can use to invite curiosity into a word of the year for yourself. When I start feeling a soul nudge to a specific word(s) for the next year, this printable is where I start. It starts like a match to a candle, a small flame to illuminate where God is leading me to confess, repent, deconstruction, reconstruct with His truth, grow, strengthen, prepare for next steps, further growth.
Susanna Wesley, a life that preached
The earliest version of “Hark the Herald Angels Sing” was a poem written in 1739 by Charles Wesley, brother of John Wesley(father of Methodism). I could share the glorious accomplishments of these two men, but without sharing the strength of their mother none of it would make sense.
God meets in places and spaces of grace
𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿. It changes how we view our days, moments big and small, 𝗉𝗅𝖺𝖼𝖾𝗌 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗌𝗉𝖺𝖼𝖾𝗌 𝗈𝖿 𝗀𝗋𝖺𝖼𝖾 𝗐𝖾’𝗏𝖾 𝖻𝖾𝖾𝗇 𝗀𝗋𝖺𝗇𝗍𝖾𝖽.
Openings & Closings in Our Days
Do you feel like you’re on a hamster wheel each morning, running as fast as you can to get “all the things” done? You aren’t alone…
You weren’t meant to do motherhood alone
The day I thought a shower + hair wash + shaving all on the same day was a luxury 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 have been equally eye opening & disappointing. I was a new mother of a colicky babe, the one we prayed for for years. We’d been offered help here & there, but I never accepted. Partially because…
The surprising reality of envy: it shades grace
Surprising reality of envy: it doesn’t let you see others with a whole heart. It shades grace.
If you’ve been following the homeschool arena, whether through conferences, conventions, Pinterest, old school blogs, Periscope, other social media avenues, you’ve seen this. The more “perfectly” curated all is, the more is going on that we don’t see(and truthfully, it doesn’t all need to be on display for worldwide audience). We get clouded by curation and forget how human the person on the other side of the screen truly is. At least, that’s what I did.
Let me backup a bit, because this is a lesson on envy, how it clouds grace…
contrast, conflict, paradox life
Humble 𝘺𝘦𝘵 𝘩𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘭𝘦? Gritty 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘭? Modern 𝘺𝘦𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘵? Tender 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩?
It’s no wonder women feel stuck in the comparison trap!
I ran away, and I’m not ashamed of it anymore
I’m not sure why, I just thought adulthood would be easier than hard childhood. That, I’d know how to do life. But, here’s the part I missed-you bring into adulthood things you carried with you, good and not good.
Favorite Geography curriculum: Beautiful Feet
I don’t post tons of curriculum reviews. I guess it’s primarily because there is already saturation online to choose from. Possibly it’s also because, like most long term homeschoolers, we’ve found that 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗹𝗮𝘀𝗵𝘆 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺. I’m not opposed to new curriculum; quite the opposite. The surge of new curriculum these past two years is much needed and overdue, a blessing indeed. If I share curriculum here, it’s something we’ve used, often a minimum three times. It’s been vetted, satisfies my multi-sensory standard. It’s benefited our education journey, not merely just something to do. It’s part of a CM feast, spread before us. It’s taken us on living journeys.
When you’re at the bottom of your umph…
I remember pouring over parenting magazines, books, and every pamphlet I could find-bedrest during pregnancy after years of infertility treatment offered lots of reading time. And while it seemed 40 weeks would never arrive and I faithfully memorized all the reading material, 𝗶𝘁 𝗵𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗽𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗿𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗮𝗯𝘆.
book review: Charlotte Mason Summaries by Leslie Noelani Laurio
𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗱𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘮𝘯?
No time to completely read all the CM home education series before this next school year or need a refresher?
𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗱𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘧𝘺 𝘢𝘵 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵?
𝘛𝘏𝘐𝘚 𝘉𝘖𝘖𝘒 𝘔𝘈𝘠 𝘑𝘜𝘚𝘛 𝘉𝘌 𝘞𝘏𝘈𝘛 𝘠𝘖𝘜 𝘈𝘙𝘌 𝘓𝘖𝘖𝘒𝘐𝘕𝘎 𝘍𝘖𝘙.
Time audits
*{FREE printable} Auditing your time may seem tedious(because the first time will likely feel tedious), but long term you will be ever grateful that you gifted yourself this honest glimpse of how you are living your days.
Review: Adventuring Together by Greta Eskridge
While I’m a fan of books that have practical real-life takeaways, few of those books manage to infuse joy into the practicality. Greta has accomplished this. Definitely a 5/5 read.
What is Motherculture?
(VIDEO) 𝗠𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙩𝙨 𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗱. For each of us, that’s going to be as unique as we individually have been created. It’s as specific for each of us, detailed down to the way each of us is wired, the way we move about in the places and spaces God has placed us. It’s building a life so beautiful that we can’t imagine doing anything else.
It can be…
Last month’s top nine
These are the things that helped me stay on task last month. While not one of these will solve all the world’s problems, each one played a small part in making life around these busy parts a bit more calm-and that’s welcome always.
Review: Rest & Reflect guided journal by Rachel Fahrenbach
A review for the twelve week guided journal titled “Rest and Reflect” by Rachel Fahrenbach: I know Rachel through a writing group and originally purchased the journal as a way to support another homeschool mom; because, gracious, homeschooling plus writing in the margins of the day is tough stuff. Here’s what I found now that I’ve used this practice a few months. The journal was worth every penny. She leads you through the process she followed to help make Sabbath a priority in her own home.