Category Archives: Encouragement

Apr. 23, 2018

How to Handle Feeling Overwhelmed on Box Day

By Sonlight

Box Day is amazing! You get an enormous box of educational goodies that you will love and enjoy for the next year. Yet Box Day can be overwhelming, too. If you're having feelings of stress on Box Day, please know that … Continue reading →

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Apr. 18, 2018

How to Boost Your Own Health Through Homeschooling

By Sarita

Homeschooling can definitely improve children's health. They often get more sleep, more active play, healthier food, and are exposed to far fewer germs. I also think homeschooling can be great for your health as a parent. Much of that comes … Continue reading →

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Apr. 16, 2018

5 Ways Homeschool Families Can Support Missionaries

By Gina Munsey

Of all the reasons I love our Sonlight education— learning through real-world books, not rewritten sources, developing (rather than simply reciting) a worldview, and connecting geography, history, and culture through human stories —perhaps my favorite reason is how Sonlight also … Continue reading →

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Apr. 6, 2018

Five Myths About "Good Homeschool Moms"

By Sarita

As homeschool moms*, we usually know somewhere in our heads that we are our children's best teacher. But getting our hearts to believe that can be another story. When we're honest, many of us face a nagging fear that we … Continue reading →

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Mar. 28, 2018

Help! I've Lost My Homeschool Groove! Here's How to Find It Again

By Amber Smith

Lately, my kids and I were having a hard time feeling motivated to get back in the swing of homeschooling after a break. We had family visits and a couple bouts with sickness—the usual things that can derail us from … Continue reading →

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Mar. 16, 2018

9 Lessons from Miss Agnes for the Homeschool Mom

By MJ Sherwood

As a homeschool mom, I’ve pored over dozens of homeschool help books, but none inspired me as much as the Read-Aloud The Year of Miss Agnes from History / Bible / Literature B. We recently read it for the second time, … Continue reading →

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Feb. 26, 2018

Honoring God with Academics: The Goal of Christian Homeschooling

By Sarita

When you hear the term academic excellence do you get a stuffy image of grading scales, tests, timers and No. 2 pencils—maybe even ivy-covered buildings? I'd like to make a case for the couch academic and how relational, delight-driven homeschooling and … Continue reading →

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