This post is from contributor, Monica Heffner My Homeschool Experiences Many times I have been in public places with my children and they have been asked where they go to school. When my children tell the interested party that they are homeschooled, two things happen: 1. The typical response is, “Wow, you’re homeschooled? I […]
Quick Holiday Cleaning Tips
This post is from contributor, Monica Heffner The holidays are here, and along with them come company. I don’t usually have the time to clean. Does anyone? There was a day when I had fewer children and we were not homeschooling, and I could spend a full day cleaning and preparing for company. Not […]
Trusting God with Our Children
This post is from contributor, Monica Heffner There was a time when I decided who I would be friends with, and it was not pretty. You see, I surrounded myself with only Christians. I went to my Christian church on Sunday, and my Christian homeschool groups, my Christian mommy and Bible-study groups, and I even […]
Confessions of a Homeschool Mom
This post is from contributor Monica Heffner I love the homeschool lifestyle. I am happy and grateful to have every day with my children. I have to be honest though–teaching and enforcing the completion of the schoolwork is an area that I do not always enjoy. When I read blogs of mothers who live, eat, […]
Encouraging Sibling Relationships
This post is from contributor Monica Heffner Since last fall, our family has not taken any foster placements while we prepared for and adjusted to the arrival of our daughter, from Ethiopia, in December. While everyone in our family agrees that we are not ready for additions to our family, I have been hearing that […]