Homeschool Mom Problems: Get A Life
“What do you do for fun?” I’ve heard that countless times over the years when I’m meeting someone new. My response is typically a glazed over stare and an uncomfortable giggle. Nowadays, my main hobby is chasing the eight ball.…
Jen Wilkin Is Wrong About Public School
*Someone did not like my stance. Check out Responding To Your Feedback: Part 4 to read the exchange.* The Internet blew up in Christian circles last week when The Gospel Coalition (TGC) released a new episode of a series called…
Homeschoolers Should Reject “School Choice”
I tried to be quiet on school choice because the response to it has been overwhelmingly positive. Rather than voice my concerns, I sat back and watched as conservatives, Christians, and homeschoolers championed school choice legislation. Proponents keep repeating phrases…
How I’m Raising My Preacher’s Kids
I was woefully unprepared for motherhood, but raising a preacher’s kids has only added a whole new challenge to the mix. In conservative circles, I feel compelled to explain my lack of “churching” as a young person. We didn’t do…
What To Do When Homeschool Gets Hard
Usually, when you ask a homeschool parent about homeschooling, she will tell you how wonderful it is and proceed to list every benefit homeschooling offers. In fact, she’ll probably list things that are not true for her personally but she…
Creation Museum: An Honest Review (2022)
During my family’s trip earlier this year to Ken Ham’s Family Homeschool Experience at the Ark Encounter, we took a day to visit the Creation Museum. It was the second time we had been there, and we enjoyed visiting this…
The Ark Encounter: An Honest Review (2022)
Earlier this year I reviewed Ken Ham’s first Family Homeschool Experience at the Ark Encounter. My focus was primarily on the event, but today I would like to discuss the Ark Encounter as a destination. WARNING: I’m going to be…
Christian, Should You Shelter Your Child?
I was born in the 1980’s when sheltering children wasn’t really a thing. I came home on the bus to an empty apartment every day after school, left on a Saturday morning to play with friends with no instructions besides…
Large Family Homeschooling: How I Do It
Having a large family gets attention. We don’t even have to be doing anything unique or spectacular to receive more looks and comments than smaller families. I guess we just stick out. For example, as we packed up our things…
Confession: I’m An Angry Mom
If you meet me on any given day, you’ll probably see me throwing my head back in some sort of laugh cackle. My leadership style is laidback, and I accommodate people’s preferences fairly easily. As a mother, however, the ugliness…
