Family, Motherhood & Homeschool Articles

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Homeschool Blog

Chores & Household Management:

Money Saving Laundry and Cleaning Tips

Cleaning Schedule for Homeschool Families

Creating Custom Responsibility Charts for Young Children

Age Specific Chore List For Children Ages 1-12

The Sweeping Game

Family Management with a Dry Erase Board

Training Young Children in Chores

Household Cleaning with Vinegar

Recipes, Groceries, and More:

Free Meal Planning Printables

Home Canning 101

Once-A-Month Grocery Shopping List, Monthly Meal Plan, F.A.Q.

Once A Month Cooking Meat and Freezer Cooking List Printable

Save Money with Monthly Meal Planning

Homemade Chili and Printable Recipe

Easy Squash Recipe: Squash Casserole

 Family Food Savings: Feeding Seven for $400 per Month

Family Food Savings: How to Freeze Milk

Homemade Butter Cookies & Butter Cream Icing

Our Favorite No Bake Cookies & Printable Recipe

How to Make Skinny Soup (& Printable Recipe)

Ten Quick Easy Family Dinner Recipes

The Easy Way to Make Homemade Yogurt in the Crock Pot

Once-A-Month Grocery Shopping List, Monthly Meal Plan, F.A.Q.

Ten Tricks for Successful Once-A-Month Grocery Shopping

Country Garden Tour

Working Homeschool Mom:

Choosing Home (4 Part Series)

How in the World do you Homeschool and Work

Working While Homeschooling

Ten Things I “Gave Up” When I Quit Working Outside the Home

How God Provided When My Husband Lost His Job

Big {Beautiful} Family:

The Cost of Having Children

I Want a Big Family

Simple Ways to Reach the Hearts of Our Children

The Duggars are a Living Pro-Life Message

How I’m Preparing to be a Large Family

Abortion is Not Health Care

Should I Co-Sleep With My Baby?

God Talking To You, As You Talk To Your Children

Why We Homeschool:

Reasons Why We Homeschool

Why Homeschool: The Gift of Time

Public School is Not a Child’s Ministry

A Mother’s Heart for Homeschooling Her Children: I Was Made For This

15 RIGHT Reasons to Homeschool

Financial Help for Homeschool:

FREE eBook – Homeschooling for FREE & Frugal: Saving Money for the Homeschool Life

How to Cope Financially While Homeschooling

10-Days of Homeschooling for Free & Frugal

Top Ten Favorite Money Saving & Free Resource Websites for Homeschool

10 Free Family Activities for Washington D.C. & Metro Area

Frugal Ideas for Making a Home Full of Learning

How We Homeschool:

Methods of Our Holy Spirit-led Homeschool

The Year Round Homeschool

The Early Years of Homeschool

Our Homeschool Life Rhythm: Grace & Flexibility

Our Homeschool Life Schedule with Free Downloads

What Does Read Aloud Time Look Like at Our House

How Homeschoolers Enjoy God’s Creation

When The Holy Spirit Takes Over Your Homeschool

A Tour of Our Homeschool Room 2011-2012

Our Review of the Creation Museum

Creating A Literature Lapbook & Lapbooking Tips

Our Where the Red Fern Grows Literature Unit Study & Lapbook

Our Holy Spirit-Led Homeschool Curriculum for 2012-2013 {& Homeschool Therapy for Mom}

Dish Drainer Book Storage

Creating a Living Homeschool Room

Our Homeschool Student Pictures 2012-2013

Homeschool Encouragement:

Is This Homeschool or Hell?

How Do You Tell Your Child about Homeschooling

A Prayer for the Homeschool Mom

When Your Homeschool Goes on Survival Mode

When Your Church Does Not Support Homeschooling

How to Deal with Family Opposition of Homeschool

Do I Have to Like My Kid Today?

Keep Homeschool Sanity

Overcome Judgments of Homeschooling

Overwhelmed by {Shiny} Curriculum Catalogs

Letting Go & Letting God: How God Took Over Our Homeschool

Waiting for Child Reading Readiness

Help for Mom

Mom Sanity:

How Can I Be Happy At Home

Do I Have to Like My Kid Today?

Sharing Broken Pieces Today…

When You Don’t Know Where To Begin

Rejoice: It’s a Daily Choice

The Value of a Stay-at-Home Mom

Being Refined with Fire Burns

Surviving the Strong-Willed Child

Dying to Self

Lessons From Our Van Breaking Down

Fruit of the Spirit for Moms {& free printable}

Jesus, Help Me Not Freak Out

Moms Keeping it Together Throughout the Day

Mothering a Large and Growing Family: What I’m Learning

~ It happens to us all…. Messy Days

The Things You Cannot Change

God cares about you {and me} even when we’re a mess ~

Creative Ways for More of Jesus in Your Day

Help for the Yelling Mom