Vanessa was hesitant and intimidated, but with prayer, patience, and Seton her confidence in homeschooling grew and her son excelled.
Read More »Music, Art and Physical Education – Sharing How We Do It
We asked Seton families how they use music, art, and physical education in their school and they shared fun and practical ways you may want to incorporate.
Read More »St. Elizabeth Ann Seton – Inspiration for Homeschoolers and Catholic Families
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton waits in Heaven for requests from homeschooling families for patience, understanding, and the insight to teach difficult lessons.
Read More »Olympic Virtue
John Clark shares this surprisingly simple advice from a holy priest on how to take a virtue that you already possess to new heights and change your life.
Read More »5 Reasons Why Homeschool Moms are Super
Jennifer Elia has five reasons why homeschooling our children not only makes us special but also teaches us how to accomplish seemingly impossible feats!
Read More »When You Feel Like Quitting – Remember Why You Homeschool
John Clark says when we hit rough spots and consider quitting, remember that we homeschool to give our children a gift so great that it can never be repaid.
Read More »5 Lenten Family Projects to Yield Abundant Fruit
Give up more than sweets with these 5 Lenten family projects and see how much lasting fruit you get in return. #5 may be hardest but could yield the most!!
Read More »The Enduring Power of Parental Love
Kids might be embarrassed or slightly unnerved when they witness a show of parental affection, but they need to see it anyway. Ashlynn Smith explains why.
Read More »When Heroic Love is Not Easy – But is Required
We know the saints did crazy things for God but is such heroic love possible for us? As Amy Pawlusiak found, we are already doing it! But, it sure is hard.
Read More »No Time For Patience? Think Again.
With the advance of modern technology, it seems like we no longer need the virtue of patience. John Clark opines maybe we need it now more than ever before.
Read More »Teaching Self-Control to Young Children – Part 2: Sleeping
Cheryl Hernández, homeschool mom of 9, gives tips on how to teach the virtue of self-control to young children. Part 2 of this series explores sleeping.
Read More »9 Life Lessons Harvested from Our Garden
As harvest time wraps up, Amanda Evinger is thankful for the bounty of life and homeschooling lessons learned from keeping their family garden and chickens.
Read More »Homeschooling Isn’t Always Easy, But It’s Worth It!
Amy Pawlusiak discusses common misconceptions about daily life as a homeschooling family and why, despite challenges, this life is better than most imagine.
Read More »The 3 Best Saint Quotes to Start the School Year
Nervous about the new school year? Mary Donellan has encouragement and wisdom from Saint Benedict, Francis de Sales, and Augustine just for homeschoolers.
Read More »6 Simple Steps to Manage Meltdowns with Calm and Confidence
Tantrums and meltdowns seem to be a common reaction in many young children. Abby Sasscer walks you through her 6 simple steps to manage these meltdowns.
Read More »4 Goals of a Young Mother for Her Homeschooling Future
Emily Molitor is often intimidated by the sheer number of options available for my children’s future. These 4 goals are simpler than you think!
Read More »5 Tips to Finding Peace in Suffering
There’s no doubt that life can be difficult at times. No matter how hard we try to escape, it’s inevitable that we will encounter some form of suffering almost every ...
Read More »5 Things to Learn About Virtue from St. Francis de Sales
by Kevin Clark | St. Francis de Sales, a Bishop and spiritual writer, is best known for 'Introduction to the Devout Life'. Here are five of the things we can learn from him about virtue...
Read More »No Time for Patience? Give Me 3 Minutes, and You’ll Believe.
by Liz Beller Patience seems to be yet another one of those virtues that has quickly evaporated in today’s fluid society. Changes in technology are rapidly advancing and with each ...
Read More »6 Ways We Taught Our Kids to do Chores… And Learn to Work
by Jennifer Tutwiler | These days, the measure of good parenting seems to be how care-free and enjoyable an existence we have enabled for our children. Children are expected to play with their toys, play outside, play with their friends, play sports, play with video games... and yet today’s children are some of the most behaviorally challenged in human history.
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