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
Itโs 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 areaโฆ
walls crack, waves wash, love lives
I think weโre scared to reach for goodness and truth-weโre scared that truth will roll in like tsunamis, ready to purge distraction to see whatโs left. Weโre scared of whatโs left. That maybe whatโs left isnโt enough, like Iโm not enough. And God says no, this is goodness and truth. Whatโs 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 itโs 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 โHark the Herald Angels Singโ 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
๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฒ๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ. It changes how we view our days, moments big and small, ๐๐ ๐บ๐ผ๐พ๐ ๐บ๐๐ฝ ๐๐๐บ๐ผ๐พ๐ ๐๐ฟ ๐๐๐บ๐ผ๐พ ๐๐พโ๐๐พ ๐ป๐พ๐พ๐ ๐๐๐บ๐๐๐พ๐ฝ.
Openings & Closings in Our Days
Do you feel like youโre on a hamster wheel each morning, running as fast as you can to get โall the thingsโ done? You arenโt aloneโฆ
You werenโt meant to do motherhood alone
The day I thought a shower + hair wash + shaving all on the same day was a luxury ๐จ๐๐ค๐ช๐ก๐ have been equally eye opening & disappointing. I was a new mother of a colicky babe, the one we prayed for for years. Weโd been offered help here & there, but I never accepted. Partially becauseโฆ
The surprising reality of envy: it shades grace
Surprising reality of envy: it doesnโt let you see others with a whole heart. It shades grace.
If youโve been following the homeschool arena, whether through conferences, conventions, Pinterest, old school blogs, Periscope, other social media avenues, youโve seen this. The more โperfectlyโ curated all is, the more is going on that we donโt see(and truthfully, it doesnโt 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, thatโs what I did.
Let me backup a bit, because this is a lesson on envy, how it clouds graceโฆ
contrast, conflict, paradox life
Humble ๐บ๐ฆ๐ต ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ญ๐ฆ? Gritty ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ต ๐จ๐ณ๐ข๐ค๐ฆ๐ง๐ถ๐ญ? Modern ๐บ๐ฆ๐ต ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ด๐ต? Tender ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ต ๐ต๐ฐ๐ถ๐จ๐ฉ?
Itโs no wonder women feel stuck in the comparison trap!
I ran away, and Iโm not ashamed of it anymore
Iโm not sure why, I just thought adulthood would be easier than hard childhood. That, Iโd know how to do life. But, hereโs the part I missed-you bring into adulthood things you carried with you, good and not good.
Favorite Geography curriculum: Beautiful Feet
I donโt post tons of curriculum reviews. I guess itโs primarily because there is already saturation online to choose from. Possibly itโs also because, like most long term homeschoolers, weโve found that ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ณ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฒ๐๐ปโ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐น๐ผ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐บ. Iโm 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, itโs something weโve used, often a minimum three times. Itโs been vetted, satisfies my multi-sensory standard. Itโs benefited our education journey, not merely just something to do. Itโs part of a CM feast, spread before us. Itโs taken us on living journeys.
When youโre at the bottom of your umphโฆ
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, ๐ถ๐ ๐ต๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐โ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐ต๐ผ๐น๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐.
book review: Charlotte Mason Summaries by Leslie Noelani Laurio
๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฑ๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐, ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ต ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ณ๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ด๐ค๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ข๐ถ๐ต๐ถ๐ฎ๐ฏ?
No time to completely read all the CM home education series before this next school year or need a refresher?
๐ฆ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฑ๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐, ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ต ๐ง๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ง๐บ ๐ข๐ต ๐ง๐ช๐ณ๐ด๐ต ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ช๐ต ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฏ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ๐ถ๐ข๐จ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ข๐ต?
๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐.
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 Iโm 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) ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐๐น๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฉ ๐๐ฉ๐จ ๐๐ค๐ง๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐ณ๐๐น ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ. For each of us, thatโs going to be as unique as we individually have been created. Itโs 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. Itโs building a life so beautiful that we canโt imagine doing anything else.
It can beโฆ
Last monthโs top nine
These are the things that helped me stay on task last month. While not one of these will solve all the worldโs problems, each one played a small part in making life around these busy parts a bit more calm-and thatโs welcome always.
Review: Rest & Reflect guided journal by Rachel Fahrenbach
A review for the twelve week guided journal titled โRest and Reflectโ 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. Hereโs what I found now that Iโve 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.