The Mirror Image of a Homeschool Mama It happened again yesterday: one of our friends lamented that his mother-in-law watches a television news channel all day long. I think this is a common daily time filler for the elderly. Whew! Wouldn...
What's the best homeschool method? Article after article, speaker after speaker, and company after company claim to have the answer to how you can teach what your child needs to know. Here is one thing I know for certain: You will not ...
What can I do for my reluctant learner? When Winston Churchill was a little boy, few if any would have thought that he would grow up to play a role on the world stage. Young Winston did fine in subjects that interested him, but his other gr...
Should my child start high school early? One issue that mamas bring up over and over again is about students starting high school classes early, while they are still in junior high. My answer to that question is different today than it would...
Is my child missing out? Do you ever wonder if your child is missing out by not being in a school room with children his own age? Let’s keep the history of the world in mind when we think about this question. Since Eve gave b...
How do I know what is most important? The apostle Paul told Timothy the why of what the two of them were doing. It is the perfect why for every day you spend with your children. In 1 Timothy 1:5 , Paul said: But the goal of our instructio...
How can I stop worrying about the future? At our church in Oxford, Mississippi, some of the women planned an elaborate ladies day each year. I have often remembered one creative skit. It showcased the seasons of a mother’s life. The skit was ...
How can I get my child to read? Many mamas worry because one or more of their children don’t want to read. I remember that struggle well myself. Two of our children enjoyed reading almost from the start, but one of our children did ...
Can I keep on homeschooling? I’m guessing that on some days you feel overwhelmed and exhausted. I remember what that felt like. I used to carry homeschooling around on my back like a big sack of rocks. Just ask my husband Ray abo...
Can homeschooling be a lifestyle and not a burden? During our first two years, we carried our homeschooling responsibilities around like a big sack of rocks–and oh, that sack felt heavy! Eventually, we learned to make homeschooling who we were instead...
Am I going to ruin my child? Lots of mamas struggle with this fear -- am I going to ruin my children? I remember those fears well. You can imagine my dismay one day in the 1980s when I told our then-two-year-old, "I love you," an...
A Simple, Profound Truth: God Made Us All Homeschooling parents have daily opportunities to teach their children a crucial concept that the citizens of the world desperately need. Each person needs to know the simple—and profound—truth that “...