Getting It All Done
Teaching, housework, scheduling...what's a Mom to do? The articles in this category will help with all that and more!
26 Ways to Simplify Your Christmas
The workload of a wife and mother more than doubles during December. In addition to all of her normal duties, she may add writing Christmas cards or letters, decorating the house,…Read More
Crisis Homeschooling
By Lori Deese
Have you ever had "one of those days"? You know, the kind where nothing goes the way you planned it? Things happen that you don't want to happen, or things refuse to happen…Read More
Now Where Did I Put That?
By Lori Deese
Do you ever find yourself asking that question? The homeschooling lifestyle has a way of causing many of us to accumulate a lot of “stuff.” Sometimes keeping track of everything,…Read More
Getting It Done
By Tori Rollins
Homeschooling is hard work! Did you need me to tell you that? Probably not. Looking back over this day, it was a good one . . . but there is just so much activity, all the time . .…Read More
Breathing Room
By Leslie Wyatt
I scan my hastily scrawled schedule as I wait at a red light. 1:50 - drop Emily at Madeline's house to give a piano lesson. Get stamps at Post Office. Stop by Brown's Shoe Store.…Read More
The Gift of Goals
By Kym Wright
"Where there is no vision, the people perish . . ." Proverbs 29:18If we were to change this verse from a negative perspective and make it positive, it might sound like this:…Read More
When Daddy Travels
By Kym Wright
My husband's job often entails travel, but he attempts to make the trips short: overnight or several nights at the most. However, even short trips can seem long when I'm "mom-ing"…Read More
Scheduling and the Homeschool Family
By Lori Deese
“Scheduling” has become one of the buzzwords of the homeschool community. The big question is, “How do I get everything done?” There are 24 hours in a day, 7 days in a week. That…Read More
Everybody Together Now
By Leslie Wyatt
"Nathan, time to do your Typing Tutor lesson. And remember: No games until you've finished." I turn to my first grader. "Paul, let's do our reading. Abigail, why don't you do your…Read More
How to Combine Subjects
Combining subjects can be a most efficient homeschooling technique. Instead of five to eight separate time slots, you can spend bigger blocks of uninterrupted time on one topic…Read More
