They Call Me Blessed

A Charlotte Mason Inspired Homeschool Sisterhood

Our Courses are moving to a new platform! JOIN OUR FREE COMMUNITY THERE.😍

FREE COURSE
  • About
    • Meet Ana Willis
    • What I believe: My Doctrinal Statement.
    • Speaking
    • Disclaimer
    • Disclosure Policy
  • Blog
    • Homeschooling
    • Charlotte Mason
    • Freebies
    • Favorites
  • Courses
    • Challenge
    • Conferences
    • Hebrew for Homeschoolers
    • The Homeschool Sisterhood

Privacy Policy

This is the Terms and Conditions + Privacy Policy page. It’s recommended to use a pre-written template from The Contract Shop to keep your website legal. This GDPR Compliant template is perfect for entrepreneurs and online business owners. Note: This is an affiliate link and we only share products that we love and use ourselves.

Ana Willis and Kids

Homeschooling Is A Divine Calling

Homeschooling doesn’t have to be complicated or overwhelming. The One who has made you a mother and called you to homeschool is faithful to lead you daily if you trust Him. We are here to help you and to always point you back to Him!

Start here
homeschool coaching
Watch Free Masterclass
Join The Sisterhood
Subscribe to Emails
HOME     |     ABOUT     |     MEMBERSHIP     |     COURSES     |     BLOG     |     CONTACT
Instagram Facebook-f Pinterest Youtube
Follow me @anawillis
You finished the school year. You do not have to i You finished the school year. You do not have to immediately plan the next one. Mama, hear us on this. The curriculum catalogs can wait. The Pinterest boards can wait. The color-coded lesson planner you bought in a panic can wait. Summer was never meant to be a planning sprint. Here is your permission slip, in escalating order of bravery: >> Permission to close the laptop and not open a single catalog this week. >> Permission to let your children be bored. Boredom is where wonder begins, and Charlotte Mason knew that long before we did. >> Permission to skip structured learning entirely for a season. No math worksheets. No reading logs. Just long mornings and slow afternoons. >> Permission to tell the well-meaning relative, the church friend, the fellow homeschool mom: "We are resting on purpose. We are not behind." That last one is the hardest. We know. The Homeschool Sisterhood was built around one quiet, counter-cultural idea: a restful homeschool through a God-centered living education. Rest is not what you earn after the work. Rest is part of the work. Your children are not falling behind because you took July off. You are not failing because you cannot see September yet. The Lord who called you to this is not asking you to optimize every season. He is asking you to trust Him through it. Choose slow this summer. That is enough for now. 🤍
Morning basket together first, or independent work Morning basket together first, or independent work while mom finds her footing with a second cup of coffee? This might be the most quietly debated question in homeschool circles. And both camps have a point. The morning basket moms will tell you: starting together sets the tone. Hymns, a poem, a chapter read aloud, that shared moment before the day fractures into a hundred small demands. It creates rhythm. It creates connection. It says, "We belong to each other before we belong to the schedule." The independent-work-first moms will tell you something just as true: if mom is depleted, the whole day suffers. Letting the older kids start on math while she has fifteen quiet minutes to pray, drink something hot, and breathe? That is not selfish. That is wisdom. That is margin. Here is what we have learned after years of walking alongside homeschool moms: there is no universally right answer. There is only the right answer for your family in this season. A mom with toddlers underfoot needs a different rhythm than a mom of four teens. A mom recovering from a hard night needs grace, not a rigid plan. A Charlotte Mason-inspired day can begin many ways and still be beautiful. So give yourself permission to experiment. Permission to change. Permission to do it differently than the mom whose Instagram you admire. Which one is working in your home right now, morning basket first or independent work first? We would love to hear what your first hour actually looks like.
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. #homeschooling #homeschoolencouragement #charlottemasoninspired #homeschool
“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
© Copyright They Call Me Blessed 2026. Theme by Bluchic. My Account