Family for Christmas
Three-year-old Elena’s brothers and sisters were arriving home one Wednesday night. I was trying to get her to sleep, but as soon as she saw the headlights coming up the driveway, she popped up and said, “Is that the Honda? My brovers an’ frwends are home!” Did she...
Wrap-Up: Hebrew vs. Greek Education
Come to Me all you who labor and I will give you rest. The love of God, the love of God’s Word, and true discipleship are not meant to be a burden, but a joy. To summarize Hebraic education, we will say that it is an all-the-time, God-centered, eternity-aware, and...
Hebrew versus Greek, Part 1
Are you homeschooling more as a Hebrew or a Greek? That’s a question we are going to explore in a series of short articles. Hebrew practices date back to Old Testament times when God told His people how to live. God’s precepts have worked well ever since. Christ...
Focus on Your Family
“I am writing to you this month about a most troubling concern. It focuses on the battle being waged for this country and especially for the hearts and minds of its children. We are losing both at an alarming rate.” So begins the June newsletter from Dr. James Dobson...
Winter Doldrums: When It Gets Ugly
Nothing is like it should be, yet I have been feeling like Every. Single. Day. has been exactly the same — for weeks! Between Covid restrictions and the recent political tumult, winter doldrums hit us early and hit us hard. To compensate, I narrowed my life to three...
A Day in the Life…
...of a Homeschool Mom by Faith Lewis Players: Gideon, 11 Noah, 12 Korah,17 Silas, 18 I’m sharing a bit of our homeschooling morning because it’s been such an interesting study today! After chores were done and breakfast was eaten, we sank into the couch with cocoa...
Mom to Mom: Our Time
Frodo: I wish the Ring had never come to me. I wish none of this had happened. Gandalf: So do all who live to see such times, but that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us. There are other forces at work in...
Homeschooling for a Harvest
by James Summers, CHEWV dad and Board member As I write this, we are heading into prime harvest season. It’s the time of year when you have to keep your windows rolled up and doors locked while you’re at church – or else you’ll come out and find your car full of...
Confessions of a Homeschool Graduate
My Life as a Home-Educated Student: Exposed by Megan Frame May, 2019 As I approached my high school graduation, I began to realize that many people wondered how I would adjust to life and whether I would come to resent being homeschooled. Some people were curious,...
Why Am I Homeschooling?
The New Year holiday is often a time of reflection. What went well last year? What changes are needed this coming year? What New Year’s resolutions are in order? Homeschooling is no different. We start thinking about how we’re doing - and what we’re doing. My mind...