It was not easy for St. Teresa of Avila, Doctor of the Church to discern her vocation but once she did, her influence in her lifetime was remarkable.
Read More »The Enduring Christmas Card: Why We Should Send Cards to Each Other
We send each other cards to mark really important occasions. Teresa Collins hadn't realized why sending a Christmas card is actually a huge thing.
Read More »Give Thanks to the Lord for He is Good
In this Thanksgiving season, Teresa Collins shares many of the key reasons why the opportunity to homeschool our children is one of our greatest blessings.
Read More »How the Holy Spirit Can Help Your Homeschooling Family
With homeschooling, the assistance of the Holy Spirit is indispensable. Teresa Collins considers the significance of several of the Holy Spirit’s titles.
Read More »When is the Best Time to Pray?
No time to pray? Teresa Collins reminds us that activities in our busy lives are precisely the opportunities to turn toward God in intimate conversation.
Read More »The ‘Divine Artwork’: What My Daughter’s Puzzle Taught Me About God
Emily Molitor was stumped one day in watching her daughter struggle with a puzzle. She shares an insight into how God helps us - when we let Him.
Read More »‘Home Alone’: How My Son Taught Me that Christmas is about More than Family
Teresa Collins shares a Christmas memory about being stuck in California, and her kids home alone in Colorado. She didn't realize how she'd been wrong.
Read More »Blessed by Grief: Lessons My Children Learned from Sorrow
Teresa Collins shares how her family learned to share grief and mutual support over her son's death, knowing that her child had returned to God.
Read More »Getting to Know a Homeschool Family’s Best Friend
by Amanda Evinger | Throughout my own life and the life of our family, prayer has never failed to be there for us. Prayer was my rock as a teenager...
Read More »Mommy the Magnificent: Why I’m A Real Superhero
by Amanda Evinger | “How did we ever make it through that time, Mom?” Mariam asked me. “Well, Mariam, I'll tell it to you like it is. Moms are superheroes!”
Read More »A Little Dose of Blessed Mother Teresa for Homeschooling Moms
by Amanda Evinger | These days, Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta's saying, “Unless life is lived for others, it is not worthwhile,” haunts me.
Read More »War, Saints & Sanctity: The Brilliant Book ‘These Are My Heroes’
Everyone has heard of Marine Biologists (look up the career of Eugene Sledge after his time in the Corps!) but few have had the idea that Marines might be effective ...
Read More »Why Reading and Rosaries Saves Souls… Especially My Kids!
by Lorraine Espenhain | For a while, after the dinner dishes were done, my family would gather around the dining room table, pray the Rosary, and then go into the family room, where I would read aloud a chapter a night from a book about one of the saints.
Read More »Delighting in God: Praying for the Costume Catalog
When I went to retrieve the mail from my mailbox, I saw a Costume Express catalog in the stack of mail waiting for me. I smiled when I saw the catalog because it brought back a memory to me many years ago, when we were teaching our children about prayer.
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