


Homeschool Learning is a Process not a Product but there is a Balance
Our world is very outcomes orientated. If you have a paid job I am pretty confident you are assessed on what you get done or even back in the day at school this is how we were assessed – and it is easy to take that attitude into our homeschooling. We want our...
How to Teach Character to your Kids
Character training is a part of giving our children the skills they need to live a relational and intentional life. I define character as the quality of our responses to people and circumstances. Character is what we call the actions we take based on our values. I...
How do you Teach your Children a Growth Mindset as a Christian
One of the buzz words in our culture today – especially in education – is “Growth Mindset”. As with any idea that we latch onto we need to first consider how it lines up with God’s word. My basic understanding of a ‘growth mindset’ is that when you have...
Don’t Listen to the Crowd (Journal Spot)
As I was looking at this week’s 5 Minute Friday* (something I often do to challenge my writing) the prompt word is ‘Crowd”. I started thinking about Jesus and crowds. Jesus was often flocked by crowds of people. They came to him because they wanted something from him....
What to do when your Child doesn’t have a Teachable Heart?
I had it in my mind that there was a scripture about having a teachable heart – I went looking for it and couldn’t find it. I’ve come to the conclusion that it is a phrase that is well used though not a quote from the Bible. dictionary.com defines teachable as:...
10 Quick Tips to Help your Homeschool Students Stay Engaged
Keeping our homeschool students stay engaged is certainly a challenge at times. Over the years I have found that there are certain teaching methods and strategies that help: 1 Learn together as a family When we do as many lessons as we can as a family it creates...
Asking Questions when you Talk to your Kids Helps them Learn
Our children understand the value of asking questions, probably better than we do. They ask questions if they want to know something, if they want to challenge you or even if they just want to push your buttons. Our children have so much to learn in every facet of...