Reading The Entire Bible In A Year
I have never read through the entire Bible from Genesis to Revelation. Our Pastor, about a month...
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Tag: difficulty
For Homeschool Leaders: When Homeschooling Hurts
There’s a problem within the homeschool community that needs to be addressed. I’ve seen many homeschool leaders who are silently hurting and afraid to come forward for help. Whether it is due to emotional, financial or martial difficulties, there’s a feeling of fear in portraying a less than perfect image.
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Helping Your Children in Their Valleys
Bickering, quarrelling and competition. I would love to say that we don’t deal with these issues in our homeschool – but I would be lying. When I think of other homeschoolers I imagine that these don’t exist for them, ever. Sometimes I can get to the place where I am tempted to believe that I am the only one.
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When Sickness Abounds
There are many seasons to homeschooling. Some are academic, some are developmental, but some involve health. Sometimes the health of a child. But, sometimes it’s the health of our spouse or even ourselves.
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When Life Goes Awry
In my mind, my homeschool is a beautiful tapestry. Instead, home school days can seem more of a raveled mess of interruptions: there is an elderly parent to care for; a child is sick; there are financial concerns; and there are just not enough hours in the day.
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When There Are Tears
What to do when your child faces lessons with tears? First thing is to assess their heart – are...
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The Good ‘ole Hard Days
There were days early in our our homeschooling years that were hard. Like...
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Homeschooling is Not Easy
Too often homeschoolers overemphasise that anyone can homeschool, which is true, however in our enthusiasm we underplay the work involved in homeschooling, and I think this sets new homeschoolers up with unrealistic expectations, that could lead them to put their children back in school.
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