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Around this time of year, it is easy to lose motivation. When the weather gets warmer, it is springtime, and your allergies are killing you, you just feel worn down and exhausted, and school is the last thing anyone wants to do! So this is what we're going to talk about. Whether you are facing challenges related to the season, spiritual discouragement, a lack of internal motivation, or something else, we are going to cover some really practical ways that we can find motivation and inspiration. Identifying Our Motivation Killers Understanding what drains my motivation is the first step toward...

In our latest live stream, I sat down with my middle child (15-year-old Malakai) to discuss what homeschooling has been like from his perspective. If you missed it, the replay is well worth the time and covers a lot of ground. I hope our conversation was an encouragement, shed some light on the amazing benefits of homeschooling, and gave some perspective on navigating some of the common difficulties.  Some of the questions we received on the live stream were about our experience homeschooling and even parenting teens: both what that looks like now and what it looks like in the very...

There are a lot of people out there who think that homeschooling their children is out of the question. Maybe it’s because they feel unqualified or are facing barriers that seem impossible to overcome. It is easy for these thoughts and beliefs about homeschooling and your teaching abilities to go unstated and unaddressed. But I think it’s important to say them out loud, think and pray about them intentionally, and speak truth to any lies we may believe. 

Let’s face it, failure is a normal part of this whole parenting/homeschool journey. We’re going to mess up and make mistakes, the question is: what do we do with those low points? Do they provoke change and hope or fill us with swirling feelings of shame and guilt?