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Convivial Homeschool: Gospel Encouragement for Living and Learning Alongside Your Kids (with Mystie Winckler)

Homeschool mamas are often tired and discouraged. We long to hear an encouraging word. What does true, Gospel-centered encouragement look like? Mystie Winckler joins us today for this bonus Homeschool Conversations episode to discuss what true rest looks like for the homeschool mom, and how to find joy and peace in the midst of our […]

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Virtue building in homeschool?

Homeschool is Not a Vending Machine: why I don’t use curriculum, books, and memory work to grow my children’s virtue

โ€œMy daughter is really struggling with lying; can you recommend good fiction books I can have her read to fix that?โ€ โ€œMy son struggles with self-control; do you know a good unit study that could help?โ€ โ€œThis read-aloud/poem/memory work/curriculum is really great at forming virtue in your children.โ€ These are the types of comments and

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Ordinary Homeschool Planning and Gospel Hope

Ordinary Homeschool Planning: sometimes crazy, often simple, still beautiful

Planning for next yearโ€™s curriculum and schedule looks a lot like piles of books and papers scattered in semi-organized chaos across the corner of my bedroom.  My intention was, eventually, to craft a beautiful and photogenic display.  Iโ€™m an (accidental) homeschool blogger, after all.  I think thatโ€™s part of the job description. Yeah.  Um.  That

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