Tag Archives: Homeschooling

The School Year Begins #4

Hold These Two in Tension Jesus has a beautiful invitation to his followers: "Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am … Continue reading

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The School Year Begins #3

Subject: Joseph Actually Had to Be in Prison In Sonlight's World Literature program, there's a book that I wish all believers would read: The Insanity of God. A missionary, crushed by the tremendous need, and the seeming ineffectiveness of believers … Continue reading

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The School Year Begins #1

I love seeing all the beautiful photos of families starting the school year. And I enjoy reading so many different responses to the start of school: Surprised that it takes such a short time each day Thrilled to get through … Continue reading

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A Heart for the World: A Gift that Lasts a Lifetime

I grew up in a community so tiny we didn’t even have a post office. We had to drive an hour to the nearest mall. And yet, the world came to my kitchen table while my family homeschooled together. What … Continue reading

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A Voice They Can Trust: A Gift to Your Children

As a homeschool grad, people ask me all the time if I'm glad I was homeschooled. Though I've given a wide variety of reasons I'm thankful I was, I have a new favorite answer after reading Kate's powerful post.  I … Continue reading

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The Gift of Play

It's just another day of school. You know, math, reading, slaying dragons, building forts and climbing trees. Sound like your typical classroom? Today I want to give us all permission to let loose a little and PLAY. (I thought about … Continue reading

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Give Them Godly Heroes

Amy Carmichael folded her chubby three-year-old hands and pleaded with God for blue eyes. When she woke the next morning and checked the mirror to find them still brown, she ran to her mother in distress to ask why God … Continue reading

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