The end of the school year is coming to a close and I feel so blue. So yeah, I’m bummed when the school year begins; I’m bummed when it’s over; I’m a complicated person. For me, I think these feelings come from a few different […]

This is our sixth year of homeschooling and it has been quite the journey. Some days I can’t believe I get to do this; some days I can’t believe I have to do this. And somewhere in the dichotomy of our reality, I feel the […]

Our first week of homeschool for the 2018-2019 school year is in the books! (Can I get an “amen!”…or a glass of wine…either would be great.) After a sluggish 2017-2018 year spent growing a human, I am determined to make this a year of learning, […]

This year I spent my Labor Day the same as the previous five, filled with anxiety and an unshakeable sense of dread. I tried to busy myself with a trip to the grocery store, but for me that means Walmart, where the disheveled bins of […]

If you’re anything like me, prepping for a new homeschool year feels a bit like your reward for homeschooling in the first place! It’s a time for gathering new ideas, organizing, buying fresh school supplies and daydreaming about all the ways in which this year […]

The short answer — NO. In 2013 when we were considering homeschooling our oldest, a then kindergartener, I researched the idea for MONTHS. I spoke to veterans, attended our state’s annual homeschooling convention, read several books on the subject and even window-shopped curriculum, but my […]

Our school year officially ended a few weeks ago, but before I pack this year’s materials away and the triumphs and struggles of the previous several months are distant memories, I wanted to provide some final thoughts on our year with My Father’s World God’s […]

We’re a few days away from the official First Day of Summer, but it seems that the season is unofficially in full swing for most. For our public-schooled counterparts, summer typically involves a final slamming of the books and a 180-degree turn of families’ thinking […]

Last summer, a friend of mine, Johanna, embarked on a year-long adventure of “roadschooling” her two previously public-schooled boys, ages 9 and 11. For those not familiar with roadschooling, it’s the idea of consciously taking your homeschooling on the road, incorporating lots of travel and […]

This weekend I had the privilege of attending Minnesota’s big annual homeschool convention, MACHE (Minnesota Association of Christian Home Educators). I have attended four of the last five years, but this year was my first time going alone while my husband stayed home with our […]