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    A Second Generation Homeschooling Family

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    • by Nelleke Plouffe

    A second generation homeschooling family is not as unusual these days as it used to be. Homeschooled children are growing up and starting to homeschool their children! I think it […]

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    A Science Teacher Turned Homeschooler

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    • by Teresa Bondora
    Teacher Turned Homeschooler (1)

    Meet Teresa! Learn how she this science teacher turned homeschooler is helping her son and others to learn science better! Tell us about you and your family. I live with […]

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    How We Focus on the Vision of Homeschooling

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    • by Domonick Yancey
    vision of homeschooling

    I’m so excited to have my friend Domonick sharing her vision of homeschooling in this blog party! This is Domonick’s very first year of homeschooling! Tell us about you, your family […]

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    Teacher Turned Homeschool BoyMom of 3

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    • by Ashley White
    Teacher Turned homeschool BoyMom of 3

    Meet Ashley! A fellow blogger and Teacher Turned Homeschool BoyMom! Tell us about you and your family. Our fun family of 5 live in Austin, Texas (#1 Homeschooling city in […]

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    Homeschooling is More Fun When You Don’t Do it Alone

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    • by Melanie Wilson
    Homeschooling

    What’s more fun than talking about your homeschooling with other homeschoolers? I was so glad to participate in this blog party with my friend, Ana Willis. Our homeschool is characterized […]

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  • 30 Ways We Homeschool, Homeschooling

    Our Eclectic, Interest-led, Christ-centered Homeschool Approach

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    • by Jessica Anderson
    Christ-centered homeschool

    When Ana came up with this wonderful idea of doing a 30 Ways We Homeschool blog party I wanted to join in on the fun. When I signed up it […]

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  • 30 Ways We Homeschool, Homeschooling

    Meet Our Catholic Homeschool Family

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    • by Karen Tartamella

    Meet my friend Karen and her beautiful Catholic Homeschool family! Karen is also a mompreneur, blogger and homeschool mom of 5. Tell us about your family. My name is Karen, […]

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    Give Your Kids An Epic! Reading Time

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    • by Ana Willis
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    We love the Epic! app in our house! We are obsessed we books and audiobooks! Good books! Great books! Classic books! We just love reading. We read aloud as part […]

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  • Healthy Living, Homeschooling, Physical Education, Reviews

    Why & How to Add Physical Education in Your Homeschool

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    • by Ana Willis
    The Importance of Physical Education in Your Homeschool

    We all heard that physical education is necessary for our children’s healthy development, but how much physical activity should our children be doing daily, what are the benefits of these […]

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  • 30 Ways We Homeschool, Homeschooling

    Modern Secular Charlotte Mason

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    • by Nadine Dyer
    Modern secular Charlotte Mason

    I am such a huge fan of They Call Me Blessed, and Ana is such a dear sweet friend of mine that I could not WAIT to share with everyone […]

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Ana is a wife and homeschool mom of 3 turned into homeschool blogger. She is a Messianic Jewish biblical scholar-in-training, and a passionate Hebrew and Bible teacher. She loves helping homeschool moms to find joy and fulfillment in their homeschool calling. Her goal is to help moms go from stressed to blessed, nurturing a restful homeschooling through a living education, and living a beyond blessed life. Learn More

 
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Closing the books at 1pm and calling it a school d Closing the books at 1pm and calling it a school day is not failure. It is wisdom. Christian homeschool moms carry a guilt that public school parents never face. We are the teacher, the parent, the curriculum director, and the spiritual guide all at once. So when we stop early or skip a subject, the guilt hits twice. We feel we have failed our children academically AND as mothers. Today, we want to give you permission to rest. Not someday. Today. You are allowed to close the books early and call it a full day. You are allowed to skip that subject today and pick it up next week. You are allowed a slow morning before you start school. You are allowed to declare today a rest day and count it as part of your curriculum. You are allowed to look at your children and say, "Mama is tired, and we are going to stop now." Charlotte Mason wrote, "The question is not how much does the youth know when he has finished his education, but how much does he care." A living education is not built on grinding through content. It is built on curiosity, and curiosity does not grow in exhausted soil. Rest is not a reward we earn at the end of a hard week. It is a rhythm God built into creation from the very first Sabbath. Close the books, sister. The lesson today is rest.
“They say education prepares you for life. But wha “They say education prepares you for life. But what if education is life?” Some of our most meaningful lessons have never come from a workbook. They’ve come from mountain trails, long road trips, unexpected conversations, caring for animals, navigating challenges, and experiencing God’s creation firsthand. Homeschooling has given us the freedom to slow down, pay attention, and learn from the world around us—not just about it. Because education isn’t confined to a desk. It’s found in curiosity. It’s found in adventure. It’s found in everyday moments that shape who our children become. The world has become our classroom, and the lessons have been unforgettable. ✨ Homeschool moms: What’s one life lesson your child learned outside of a textbook that you’ll never forget? 🍃 If you need some inspiration and encouragement for your homeschool journey, join us at the Charlotte Mason Inspired Online Conference on June 22-26. We’d love to see you there. Comment LINK below! ⬇️ #homeschoollife #Homeschooling #charlottemasoneducation #homeschool #wildandfree
If anyone had told this 80s-hair girl what God was If anyone had told this 80s-hair girl what God was going to do with her life… she would have laughed. 😂 I grew up in Brazil and moved to the USA when I was 21, young, full of dreams, and thinking I had some idea of where life was going. Then at 25, after cancer, I heard words no young woman wants to hear: “You probably won’t be able to carry a pregnancy.” And yet here I am… 18 years into motherhood, with three beautiful children, 14 years of homeschooling behind me, a heart full of stories, and a front-row seat to the faithfulness of God. Has it been easy? Not even close. Motherhood has stretched me. Homeschooling has humbled me. There were days I wondered if I was doing enough. Days I felt exhausted, discouraged, and desperate to bring peace and joy back into the chaos. Maybe you know that feeling too. Maybe homeschooling has started to feel heavy. Maybe parenting feels overwhelming. Maybe you’ve lost some of the joy you had when you first began. Maybe you’re walking through a hard season and can’t quite see the light yet. Friend, God is not finished with your story. He has more for you and your children than you can see right now. He has you in the palm of His hand. And sometimes, as life gets busy, parenting and homeschooling can start to feel like one more chore, one more task, one more burden. But Charlotte Mason’s wisdom helped me see that raising children and giving them an education is not just about grades, checklists, and finishing lessons. 🌿 Education is a life. It is the atmosphere of our home. The habits we gently cultivate. The living ideas we place before our children. The books, Scripture, nature walks, conversations, and ordinary moments God uses to shape a life. That is why I host the Charlotte Mason Inspired Online Homeschool Conference every summer. This year’s theme is: Education Is a Life: Nourishing Living Ideas at Home And my prayer is that it breathes new life into you, your homeschool, and your home. Need a breath of fresh year? Comment LIFE and I’ll send you the link. 🌿 #charlottemasonhomeschool #christianhomeschoolmom #homeschoolencouragement #charlottemasoninspired #homeschoolmomlife #charlottemasoninspired
My favorite time of the year is coming up soon! 💗😊 My favorite time of the year is coming up soon! 💗😊🙌🏼🌿 Nothing brings me more joy than to prayerfully and joyfully prepare for this conference every year. The Lord always brings us the best line up of speakers and the most beautiful attendees. It only takes us a day together to feel like we’re a family and on the last day, we all have the feeling that we don’t want it ever to end. But we end it energized, encouraged, equipped, and inspired! We feel ready! Ready for another year of cultivating a life-giving education in our homes, nourishing the minds of our children with living ideas and their hearts with wonders. Education is a life! And that’s our theme for this year. Who is ready for our annual Charlotte Mason Inspired conference?
Ben is doing his first job interview now in one of Ben is doing his first job interview now in one of our favorite historical sites, seven minutes down the road from us. Please pray for favor and for him to get this job. What an exciting opportunity for him who grew up visiting this place! 🤩🙏🏼
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