Is your life an endless succession of small things? Do you let the minor things become the majors? Marriage is major. Parenting is major. Faith is major. Homeschooling is major. But each of these major things is comprised of so many smaller parts that it’s easy to get caught up in every. Single. Thing. The […]
Homeschool Mom Failure
What did you do today? “Nothing,” comes the reply. Nothing? “Well, we did school stuff.” Ah, okay. Dad comes home from work and tries to engage the kids. I know my family is not the only one who has this conversation on a regular basis, and that I’m not the only homeschool mom out there […]
Education is Everywhere
Homeschooling isn’t the be-all, end-all of education. Shocking? I hope not. It is not healthy to bow down at the altar of homeschooling. When you do, eventually you will be in for a shock. I know- I’ve been there. I am a homeschool mom. I’ve taught my own kids for 18 years and if there’s […]
Self-Care for the Homeschool Mom
Who takes care of the homeschool mom? Homeschool moms care for the children, the meals, the laundry, the housework, appointments, and are the taxi driver to and from to and from point a to point B. Mommas take care of everyone around them, and yet the one person most often neglected when it comes to […]
How We Started Homeschooling
Homeschooling wasn’t even on my radar when I became a mother. Soon after becoming a mom I divorced. Two years after that I remarried and inherited 2 stepkids, and then I was just trying to keep my head above water with two toddlers who were 6 months apart, and a precocious 5 year old. I […]
Addressing Doubts When You’re Overwhelmed: Am I a Good Homeschool Mom?
The question begs an answer. When one kid has only gotten through one subject in an entire day. Or when the other child has done all of his work without so much as asking me a single question, and moves on to video games when he’s “done”. But is he? I have no idea. Have I done […]
The Never-Ending Homeschool Day
Does every day feel like the never-ending homeschool day? How many times have you been stirring spaghetti sauce, and setting the table around a child who is STILL doing her math? Do you find yourself dictating spelling words after dinner? Isn’t homeschooling supposed to be faster than public school? That’s what I always heard. You […]
Are You a Homeschool Mom? No, You’re MORE
I’m at a point in my life right now where I see this season beginning to pass away. They all do, you know. Even when you’re up to your eyeballs in diapers and tantrums (the 3 year old and maybe you too, once in a while) it’s hard to see beyond the point you’re living. […]
10 Things I’ve Learned About Myself Since I Began Homeschooling
Oh where do I begin? There are so many things! 1. I am more patient than I thought that I was. “I’m not patient enough” is usually the first excuse to NOT homeschool that I hear from people. 2. I struggle with following through on big projects. I need goals and due dates. 3. Boys […]
6 Reasons Homeschool Parents are Not Stupid
Every once in a while someone finds this site through an interesting search term. Usually I don’t give them much thought, until I happened on this one. Warning: This post written with lots of tongue-in-cheek snark. First, let me say that I am happy you are concerned about your friend’s choice of education for her […]