Rest in the Homeschool Trench

Welcome October! It's time for visiting the pumpkin patch, picking apples, crunching leaves, and many other fun, fall homeschool activities. But what do you do when mom just isn't enjoying it. This month, we're talking about some simple morning habits to help you cultivate joy in your heart and your homeschool.

Today holds an exciting episode here on the Rest in the Homeschool Trench podcast: our first guest conversation. I'm thrilled to introduce you to my mentor and friend, Kristy Trent. When I started homeschooling in 2009, Kristy introduced me to three words that can be a lifeline on our hard days of homeschooling. But they are also a filter for our decisions when we consider revising our homeschool plans.

After a few weeks of school, we start to notice some areas where our homeschool routine needs to change. How well is your routine serving your family this year? Today, we have 5 more questions to ask ourselves when revising our homeschool plans--this time, it's 5 questions about our routines.

One crucial part of your homeschool plan is your curriculum. But how do you know when it's time to change curriculum? Let's think about 5 questions to ask yourself if you're considering changing your homeschool curriculum.

We're a couple of weeks past Labor Day, and most of us are in the full swing of school. How's your homeschool plan working this year? Are you frustrated and thinking something needs to change? Today we're taking time to ask ourselves three important questions as we consider revising our homeschool plans.

How can boredom point to God's faithfulness? That's what we're talking about in today's episode about homeschool memories. 

How can our failures point to God's faithfulness? That's what we're talking about in today's episode about homeschool memories. 

Here we are in the long, lazy days of summer - catching lightning bugs, swimming, eating ice cream - which turns into sticky hands and all the messes of less structured summer days. What can these days show us about God's faithfulness?

How can the story of the Lion King help us see God's faithfulness in our homeschools? Today I'm sharing a favorite memory from my family's homeschool that can help us remember God's faithfulness with our kids sense of purpose.

What are your favorite homeschool memories? During the coming weeks of summer, I'm sharing some memories from my own homeschool with reminders of God's faithfulness all along the way.