by Lorraine Espenhain | This past year, I have decided to start journaling again, and I must say that I’m loving it! Journaling is a powerful tool that takes you on a journey of self-discovery.
Read More »Uh-Oh Time: When ‘Life Happens’ to My Perfect Homeschooling
by Malia Lewis | My husband is a soldier, so our 'perfect homeschooling' schedule is subject to change. That forces me to be more flexible than some.
Read More »Listening to Little Voices: What I (the Teacher) Learned From My Student
When my daughter, Mary Kate, was in sixth grade at St. Joseph the Worker Elementary School, she presented some alarming and disturbing problems. From the outset of the school year, ...
Read More »Help! My Mother-in-Law Says I am Over-Protecting My Children from the Real World!
by Dr. Mary Kay Clark | Some people may not realize that schools today are nothing like the schools of past generations.
Read More »Digest Your Devotion: Why Skimming Your Spiritual Reading Doesn’t Work
If we want to draw fruit from our spiritual reading, we must make sure that we are reading properly; otherwise, our reading is in vain.
Read More »A Carmelite Vocation: From Homeschooling to the Religious Life
by a Carmelite Nun | Most of the learning process takes place during solitary study. This is a beautiful foundation for life – especially religious life.
Read More »Visions from the Sacred Heart: 3 Saints at the Core of this Devotion
by Mary Kay Clark | Devotion to the Sacred Heart became popular in the Church through the visions given to St. Margaret Mary...
Read More »Life Gave Me A New Dream: My Autistic Son Ryan Was Worth It All
by Mary Ellen Barrett | I pictured Ryan as a smart, athletic kid who would have lots of friends and find a nice girl. He was diagnosed with autism at 3...
Read More »‘Saved by the Book’: How Sinners Became Saints through Spiritual Reading
by Lorraine Espenhain | Many saints, because of spiritual reading, were induced to forsake the world and give themselves completely over to God.
Read More »Mental Independence: Why Students Must Start Thinking for Themselves
by Ginny Seuffert | Entitled students are given ample opportunity to work independently. They gain self-confidence. They show more focused initiative.
Read More »How I Failed My Medical Career and Found My Love of Motherhood
by Karen Reep | I wanted a career, many children, a beautiful home and two cars/SUVS in the driveway. I pushed myself harder, believing that earning this degree would save us all...
Read More »You Are What You Read: How Spiritual Reading is The Healthier Option
by Lorraine Espenhain | If you don’t nurture the spirit within you through prayer and spiritual reading, your "flesh" is going to get the upper hand...
Read More »Does Complaining Rob us of Joy?
by Emily Molitor | The easy answer seems to be yes. For when we fall into a pattern of complaining, it can quickly become interior as well as exterior.
Read More »Simplifying Your Domestic Church: An Interview with Abby Sasscer
Abby Sasscer is a wife, homeschooling mother of three, author, and speaker. In 2004, Abby’s family moved to a cottage to practice voluntary simplicity. In 2008, she founded Project Nazareth and continues to spread the message of simple living by writing books and speaking for church groups.
Read More »Boys & Writing: Some Tips to Make It Easier
Mary Ellen Barrett gives some great advice in dealing with frustrations that mothers had with boys & writing. Here are some great ideas to help!
Read More »Starving for Answers During the Week? Start a Diet of Daily Spiritual Reading
St. Alphonsus Liguori believed that the reading of holy books for spiritual answers was just as essential in the life of a Christian as prayer.
Read More »10 Reasons Why Homeschoolers Should Play Sports
by Ginny Seuffert | I’ve been touting the benefits homeschooled students derive from sports and exercise for years. Let me share ten of the best reasons to get your kids moving.
Read More »Silent Visions in the Rain: The Amazing Apparition of Our Lady of Knock
Most Marian apparitions provide a message and a miracle. However, Mary did not speak during her visit to Knock, Ireland, in 1879.
Read More »What are Your Favorite Tips for Organizing the Home for Schooling?
by Mary Kay Clark | First, throw away or give away everything you can. If you haven’t used something in the last ten years, what are the chances you will ever need it again?
Read More »The Word of God at Work in You: A Simple Way to Unlock Scripture
by Lorraine Espenhain | When we don't discipline ourselves to read the Sacred Scriptures on a daily basis, how can that Word go to work in us?
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