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Written by Shawna Wingert of Not the Former Things The title of this post cannot be accurate. An 11-year-old and a 14-year-old??? How on earth is it possible that I am still homeschooling these kids? The truth is, when I first started homeschooling, I could barely picture the elementary …

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Written by Mystie Winckler of Simply Convivial Even though I grew up homeschooled, homeschooling my own children is more work than I imagined it would be. It’s not so much the teaching or the tutoring or the reminding everyone five times a day that they have a checklist to check. What gets me is …

Mystie’s homeschool day in the life (with a 4-, 7-, 9, 11- & 13-year-old)Read More

Written by Kari Patterson Sometime around 7 they shuffle out, sleepy-eyed, their pajama-pants falling mid-shin, reminding me how fast they’re growing up. But we still snuggle. They find me in my favorite chair, the big one with room for a little beside me and another on my lap. I slide my Bible …

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Written by Kris Bales of Weird, Unsocialized Homeschoolers After I turn off the alarm (usually by 7:45 at the latest), I turn on my phone. As soon as it boots up, there’s a text: “Up yet?” I smile. That means that our new addition, a puppy, has not let her person sleep much - or woke her up …

Kris’s homeschool day in the life (with a 15-, 17-, and 21-year-old)Read More