From Checklists to Heart Change: What Christian Homeschool Parents Can Miss

From Checklists to Heart Change: What Christian Homeschool Parents Can Miss

Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them 

Teaching Kids Entrepreneurship

Teaching Kids Entrepreneurship

Teaching kids entrepreneurship should be a requirement in schools/homeschools today! Why do I feel so strongly about this? Because cultivating an entrepreneurial mindset and learning entrepreneurial skills aren’t just for those who want to start a business … they are things that can be applied 

Time Blocking for Christian Unschooling

Time Blocking for Christian Unschooling

While we love the unbound ideals of an unschooling life, as a Christian family, we also are bound to the call to live as good stewards of the days and hours we have been given. Therefore (and this sounds utterly counterintuitive for an unschooler), I 

Why We Choose Year-Round Homeschooling

Why We Choose Year-Round Homeschooling

Happy Summer Solstice aka First Day of Summer! While many other fams are settling into a “no school” rhythm, we are continuing to plug along with our “lifeschooling” one. We’ve always been year-round homeschoolers, and in today’s post I share why. Turn Learning “Off”?! The 

Christian Unschooling and Teaching Kids a Strong Work Ethic

Christian Unschooling and Teaching Kids a Strong Work Ethic

“But if you unschool, how are you going to teach your kids to have a strong work ethic? School is children’s work; it is where they have the most opportunity to practice diligence and perseverance in preparation for the real world.” This is a mash-up 

A Day in the Life of Christian Unschoolers (Ages 11, 14, 16)

A Day in the Life of Christian Unschoolers (Ages 11, 14, 16)

It’s been a long while since I last shared a homeschool “day in the life” for our crew of Christian unschoolers. It was easier to document our days when my kids were in the elementary stage, but once we hit the tween/teen years, life has 

Cultivate a Love for God’s Word Without Making Your Kids Memorize Scripture

Cultivate a Love for God’s Word Without Making Your Kids Memorize Scripture

I’ve rarely made my kids read the bible for the sake of reading the bible or just because that is what Christians should do. (I’m not saying they don’t read their bibles, I’m just saying I don’t make them.) And I’ve rarely made them memorize 

What is Your Homeschool “WHY”?

What is Your Homeschool “WHY”?

An Important Question What’s your homeschool WHY? Why have you chosen (and continue to choose) to tread a path less traveled? Reflecting often on the answer to this question is important because simply put, homeschooling is no joke! As ideal as it may seem to 

Teaching Kids the Practice of Reflecting

Teaching Kids the Practice of Reflecting

Christmas is over and a new year is just a couple days away! As expected, a vast majority of our society has shifted from merry-making to resolution-making … and right now there’s quite a bit of noise out there on the topic. To Set Goals 

Creating a Homeschool Compass

Creating a Homeschool Compass

You know that sweet sound of silence and the overwhelming peace that comes when the little people you have been caring for all day have gone to bed? It was one of those nights, when I first learned about homeschool compasses. At the time, my 

Lifeschooling: Helpful Tools/Resources for Raising Financially Literate Kids

Lifeschooling: Helpful Tools/Resources for Raising Financially Literate Kids

I’ve shared what I think are the 5 keys to raising financially literate kids. And now, you are ready to hit the ground running! In this post I share what our own family has used in case this may be a help to you. This 

Lifeschooling: 5 Keys for Raising Financially Literate Kids

Lifeschooling: 5 Keys for Raising Financially Literate Kids

1. It’s Really About Financial STEWARDSHIP Raising financially literate kids sits high on my list of objectives as a homeschool mom/teacher. In fact, it comes right after cultivating gospel identity and fluency. Whether we like it or not, money is the universal language of the