I Just Want To Be a Mommy
Our first year of homeschooling, I had a seven-year-old, a five-year-old, and a three-year-old, plus a constant struggle with depression partly rooted in a lack of spiritual growth. At this time, I...
View ArticleFirst Day of School
August 11th marked the Maxwell family’s nineteenth first day of school. We celebrated that night, because it was our very best first day of school ever! Generally the first day of school is one that I...
View ArticleQuietness, Confidence, and Strength
Homeschooling moms can find themselves feeling discouraged by the constancy of their job in the midst of what they want to be the most joyful years of their lives. Here are a couple of moms with whom...
View ArticleOur Desire for a Meek and Quiet Spirit
Recently, I received this note and question from a homeschooling mom. I asked her if it would be okay for me to answer it with this month’s Mom’s Corner, and she agreed. I started to read the book...
View ArticleSchool Year Preparations
For many homeschooling moms, the beginning of a new school year is just ahead! In this Mom’s Corner, I would like to share with you three suggestions for making the coming school year the success that...
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A Voice for Traditional Christian Textbooks
I read your article in the Mom’s Corner on using Christian textbooks in the homeschool. I deeply appreciate you writing that. I’m always reading articles that balk at using textbooks in the homeschool...
View ArticleScheduling for Priorities and Flexibility
Praying about, planning, and putting together a new schedule for the school year is one of my summer priorities. Our 2006-2007 schedule had been committed to paper for a couple weeks when Steve and I...
View ArticleScripture Memory and Bible Copying – Part 4
When I received several e-mails asking questions about Scripture memory and Bible copying, I thought they would be good topics for a Mom’s Corner. As I got started, I discovered that there was much...
View ArticleHomeschooling with Textbooks
“I am reviewing my cherished, Managers of Their Schools book and have been so blessed by it this past year. I was one of those who was completely against textbook learning, but after reading your book...
View ArticleA Homeschool Secret
I wonder how many of you who are homeschooling are thinking about curriculum decisions for the next school year. You are considering your options, looking at what is available, consulting with your...
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Seven Important Reasons Why Homeschoolers Should Give Report Cards
Do you remember being in school and having your report card handed to you? How did you feel as you looked at it? Were you excited? Anxious? Did you open it then or wait until you were alone? What was...
View ArticleSorting Out Decisions
With the 30 years of homeschooling behind me, I remember those spring days and the excitement of thinking about and preparing for a new homeschooling year. As I read the following Mom’s Corner I wrote...
View ArticleThree Crucial Steps to Fruitfully Start the Homeschool Year
How can excitement, drive, and determination so quickly deteriorate into tears, discouragement, and feeling like a failure on the first day of the homeschool year? Somehow my plans, joy, and ideals...
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