by Kris Cox | Jan 28, 2024 | Abiding in Christ, Character Building Ideas, Delight-directed learning, Discipleship, Elementary age students, family, Finishing the school year, Great Homeschool Ideas, Homeschool burnout, Homeschooling, Homeschooling Benefits, Homeschooling with Confidence, Learning Styles, Parenting, prayer, Preschoolers, Raising Godly Children, Raising Responsible Children
Twelve Long-Term Reasons for Short-Term Perseverance with Homeschooling Written by Trisha Pull January can be a tough month. After the Christmas decorations come down and the deep cold of a Minnesota winter sets in, motivation to endure the day-to-day humdrum...
by Kris Cox | May 3, 2023 | Abiding in Christ, Bible study, Character Building Ideas, Curriculum, Discipleship, Elementary age students, family, Family Bible time, Fruit of the Spirit, goodness, Great Homeschool Ideas, Parenting, Preschoolers, Raising Godly Children, Teaching Tips, Toddlers
“Mothers, don’t forget that you are the shapers of destiny, co-operators with God, sculptresses of young lives, and quiet servants of necessity.” Elizabeth Elliot At times, our society seems to underestimate the importance and value of being a mom. I was a...
by Kris Cox | Aug 4, 2022 | COVID-19 Pandemic, Discipleship, Elementary age students, family, Homeschool fears, Mental health, mental illness, Raising Godly Children, Struggling Learner, Thankfulness
Mental health issues are on the rise the last couple of years with the pandemic and all that’s been going on in the world. Sadly, we just passed the two-year mark of losing one of our adult sons to mental illness. It’s the hardest thing I’ve ever been... by Kris Cox | Jan 3, 2019 | Abiding in Christ, Character Building Ideas, Curriculum, Delight-directed learning, Discipleship, discovery learning, Elementary age students, Evaluation, Finding joy, Goal setting, Holidays, Homeschool burnout, Homeschooling, Homeschooling Through High School, Homeschooling with Confidence, Joy of learning, Language arts, Preschoolers, Raising Godly Children, Raising Responsible Children, Reluctant learner, Respectfulness, strategy games for learning, Teaching Tips, Teaching with Games, Thankfulness
The holidays are done, and the new year stretches before us. It’s time to begin a new semester of school…and I’m guessing that some of you may not be feeling very excited about getting back into a school schedule again. Maybe you feel a bit overwhelmed with the idea...
by Kris Cox | Jun 14, 2017 | Character Building Ideas, Discipleship, Elementary age students, Goal setting, Great Homeschool Ideas, Honesty, Preschoolers, Raising Godly Children, Toddlers
With summer already in full-swing, it’s time to go back to our series on Character-building! Summer is a great time to focus on helping our children build godly character because many homeschoolers are not as busy also trying to fit in the many academic studies we... 
