Homeschooling During the Dark Days

by Kay Chance | Encouragement, Encouraging & Equipping You, Practical Help

This is a guest post from my sweet friend Shannon. She’s funny, creative, talented, and loves her family fiercely. And she knows what it is like to homeschool through dark days when you would rather just stay in bed. She has been there—is there—but she...

5 Simple But Powerful Steps for a Successful Homeschool

by Kay Chance | Building Family Relationships, Cultivating Your Heart, Encouraging & Equipping You, How to Homeschool, Learning with THE Living Book, Practical Help

We’ve all had one of those mornings, haven’t we? We get up late, don’t have anything to wear, and realize there is no milk—or worse…coffee.  Then our day ends up looking like falling dominoes. In slow motion. Because we didn’t prepare for...

How to Be a More Productive Homeschool Mom

by Kay Chance | Encouraging & Equipping You, How to Homeschool, Practical Help

[The following post contains affiliate links. You can read my disclosure here.] Sometimes it seems there are simply not enough hours in the day. Not with all of the responsibilities of keeping our homes, making meals, and homeschooling our children. And let’s not...

What Happens When You Get a Better Perspective on Your Homeschool

by Kay Chance | Encouraging & Equipping You, How to Homeschool, Practical Help

Sometimes when we are in the middle of something it is hard to get an accurate picture of what is really going on. But seeing the view from the top may just give us the perspective we need to create the homeschool we want. I took this photo while hanging over the side...

What You Need to Know About Self Care as a Homeschool Mom

by Kay Chance | Encouragement, Encouraging & Equipping You, Practical Help

Are you exhausted, unmotivated, or thinking about putting your kids in public school because you just can’t do it anymore? Maybe the problem isn’t homeschooling. Perhaps you simply haven’t been taking care of yourself. To care for your kids though,...

How to Make a Plan for a More Successful Year

by Kay Chance | Encouraging & Equipping You, Practical Help

We can choose a word and make goals for our coming year, but if we don’t have a plan it probably won’t happen! [The following post contains affiliate links. You can read my disclosure here.] Successful means “accomplishing an aim or purpose.”...