As a mom with children, there is a running to-do list for all your responsibilities. Does it ever feel overwhelming? Or like you are missing major parts of what you need to keep up with? If so, you are among most homeschool moms with juggling too much at a time. The best way to tackle things like keeping up with your home cleaning and chores is to have a system. But where to even begin? You're in the right place. We'll start the conversation today with why you need a system and then cover how to...
May 23, 2024•19 min
You swore that you would be the fun homeschool mom. But, then, the day in and day out struggles began and just won't let up. And you've caught yourself way too often saying and acting in a way that makes you wonder if you're pushing your kids away. Your vision and goals for how you raise your children are admirable, but is the process of doing that sucking the joy {and maybe the life} out of you? Do you find yourself wondering if you're too strict? I'll be the first to admit that I definitely fe...
May 20, 2024•24 min
In the homeschool world, it's so easy to get caught up in "shiny object syndrome." There is always something new and exciting. This could include curriculum, styles of homeschool, books, resources, and the list goes on and on. And all of those things can have their place. But, what is more important is to stay focused on your long-range vision for these years of home educating your children. Nicki Truesdell joins the podcast today to get the focus back on what really matters in homeschool. She i...
May 16, 2024•26 min
Can you even believe that the end of the homeschool year is here? Where did the time go? Well, probably to lessons and meals and bedtime stories and on and on... When it comes to the end of a school year, moms usually have a sense of feeling ready to move on to the summer, but a lingering feeling of regret or uncertainty can hang overhead. What if, instead of focusing on the "if I only," you decided to be intentional about looking at the progress that was made instead? Inside of today's episode,...
May 13, 2024•20 min
Homeschool parents jump into homeschooling with high hopes and expectations and an "ignorance is bliss" mentality. And there is nothing wrong with that. That was totally me. But, along the way, as the years go by, we grow in knowledge and experience about how to home educate. Today's episode is me pulling back the curtain and showing you some of the things that I wish I had done differently. Yes, our missteps grow us into the homeschool mom we need to be. But, these are the 10 things I wish some...
May 09, 2024•20 min
There are definitely some homeschool years that are more difficult than others. But, as a whole, most should be pretty good years of home educating your children. The problem is when moms expect a year to be amazing, but don't put in the necessary time for it to be amazing. It doesn't matter what your style of homeschool, if you aren't intentional, you're missing out. And I most certainly don't want you to miss out on some really great years with your children. So, join me today to find out how ...
May 06, 2024•22 min
Do you struggle with how to meet the individual needs and uniqueness of your homeschooled child? You aren't alone. As homeschool moms, we're told we need to do this, but then don't have any direction of what that looks like. Today's guest, Lisa Nehring, is here to encourage you in the small and big picture of helping each of your children feel equipped to step out into the world after graduation. Lisa is the founder of True North Homeschool Academy and a mom of 5 homeschool graduates. She offers...
May 02, 2024•31 min
As a homeschool mom, you've got a ton of decisions to make every single day. And those range from what to make for dinner, what subjects you'll cover, to what you're even going to wear that day...or if you even have time to get dressed. Each decision can be reactive and made in a fly by the seat of your pants manner or you can choose intentionality. But what does that look like in your motherhood, homeschool, and homemaking? It took me some years of getting it wrong to find what I base every dec...
Apr 29, 2024•21 min
You're probably like me in that you attended public or private school and when your years were done with...whether that was after high school or college...you were just done with what you called education. But now, you're starting to see that what you were really burned out with was schooling. Your heart wants to turn the tide with your children and now that you have a love of learning, you want them to value education as well. This is such a worthy pursuit since God created an amazing world and...
Apr 25, 2024•20 min
You want to be the fun homeschool mom, but there is a whole list of curriculum to-do's that you want to check off the list. None of these goals are bad, but do they allow time for other important things in your homeschool? There can be a happy medium to being a strict planner or loosey-goosey with your homeschool. And it's also okay to lean more towards one end or the other. Let's find that sweet spot that helps you accomplish the important academics, but also gives you margin for the building o...
Apr 22, 2024•19 min
The raising of children, tending to the home, educating the next generation and all the big and little in between is all consuming for a season of life. There are some hard days and trials for a homeschool mom, but that doesn't mean those days are for naught...or even bad. Today's guest, Abbie Halberstadt, from M Is For Mama, is here to encourage you as you face the ups and downs of your day to day life. Using her own life experience and perspective of a homeschooling mom, she shares "in the tre...
Apr 18, 2024•34 min
The ups and downs of life are inevitable. It happened prior to homeschooling and prior to even having children. Why should life be any different now? Well, it kind of is since you are now providing for your children's education and have little people who rely upon you 24/7. What should a homeschool mom do when faced with little and big interruptions, life events, tragedies, and all that occurs in between? What happens to those homeschool plans? Where does the curriculum fit in? Whether this desc...
Apr 15, 2024•21 min
Even with millions more homeschoolers this year than ever before, what you are doing is still seen as counter-cultural. Unfortunately, there will be a lot of people and things calling you to focus your heart and time elsewhere. Along with the decision to homeschool came the decision to focus on raising your children and creating the family that reflects your values and goals. But it's really easy to get sidetracked with "shiny objects" calling for your devotion. But what if you truly make homesc...
Apr 11, 2024•24 min
Once you decide to homeschool, it can be easy to get stuck in a rut of how you homeschool. Sometimes the best intentions fall by the wayside and you can very easily just homeschool out of a habit. There is a better way to order your days, choose your curriculum, and educate your children. But, it involves stepping away from a few wrong ways you've been approaching homeschool. I promise this episode is definitely not all doom and gloom. There are ways to combat each wrong way that will be pointed...
Apr 08, 2024•21 min
The default for homeschool is to focus so much on the curriculum and formal education that it's easy to forget "the other stuff." But the truth is, children can learn so much more from their years of homeschool than just the school part of it. Today's guest, Sonya Shafer, of Simply Charlotte Mason will encourage you to not forego the other parts of homeschooling, like character building. She breaks down the process of instilling good habits into our children in a very simple step-by-step. And sh...
Apr 04, 2024•36 min
There are so many inputs homeschool moms get about what to do and what not to do. And that list could be really long...but it also depends upon a person's opinions and their preferences. Today, I want to offer you 3 things that can easily get pushed aside each day as a stay at home mom who homeschools. The major to-do's are put on the top of the list, but I want to offer you a few that your heart is probably wanting, but you might just ignore. My hope is that these are encouraging and edifying t...
Apr 01, 2024•20 min
Diet culture has really messed with many women for way too many years. I fell into the trap of believing whatever the latest trends were. And consistently, I didn't feel or look any better. The ups and downs of the messaging women receive is so confusing and leads many of us to wish we had a different body and could just lose weight. Today, I am sharing a little from a lifelong journey and the major takeaways I've discovered in the past 2 years. There have been highs and lows and after sharing a...
Mar 28, 2024•30 min
Have you ever stressed about your homeschool budget? Or wondered if it was enough to educate your children? These are completely normal concerns and more of us have these thoughts than we will admit to. To be honest, whether your budget is $100 or $1000, homeschool moms are going to question if it is enough. But I think that it is a good idea to be conscientious of a budget and use our finances wisely, no matter what the dollar figure is. And today, I offer you a bunch of ideas on how to be a go...
Mar 25, 2024•20 min
To varying degrees, moms all deal with anger and possibly even rage. This is followed by guilt and shame. But what if there were options to preventing your outbursts and managing your anger? Elizabeth Andreyevskiy of Emotionally Health Legacy is an anger and stress management coach for Christian moms. By sharing her story, she now supports stressed Christian moms in overcoming anger and embracing emotional stability, empowering them to leave an emotionally healthy legacy for their children's liv...
Mar 21, 2024•28 min
In this episode, I promise that I'm not out to get you! And I am 100% guilty of all 5 of these bad habits. And that is why I am exposing them today. Our homeschool and our homes can be so much more manageable when these 5 habits are recognized, acknowledged, and changed. My hope is that today, you'll recognize yourself in some of these so that you can make some positive changes to your days and begin to see things really improve in your motherhood and homeschool. ♥ Leigh GET YOUR FREE DAILY CHOR...
Mar 18, 2024•20 min
Are you feeling a little bit of spring fever? But, the struggle is real for a homeschool mom as you try and get all of your curriculum and plans done. And balancing that with the desire to enjoy the spring and all the season has to offer your family has your mind in conflict. How about a little reset and refresh for your homeschool? I find this to be the perfect solution to the tension you're feeling to get everything done with the thought of just throwing out all the plans and going rogue. I've...
Mar 14, 2024•19 min
It's spring cleaning season and wherever you turn as a homemaking homeschool moms, you'll see others talking about all the spring cleaning that needs to be done. Does that make you feel overwhelmed and stressed? It's normal to feel like there is just one more thing added to your to-do list. But what if you could create a chore system that would serve you well all year long and keep you from being stressed when springtime rolls around? Today, we're going to create that system for you. Step by ste...
Mar 11, 2024•18 min
It's not "if" you'll have bad homeschool days, it's "when" you'll have a bad homeschool day. Unfortunately, it's just a part of life and homeschool is not immune to rough days. But, it's what you do with that bad that counts... After experiencing too many bad days, I developed a system to get myself, our family, and our homeschool back on track. It has made a huge difference in our relationships and I know that it will do the same for you too. Grab a pen and piece of paper to write down the syst...
Mar 07, 2024•20 min
Boys and girls are naturally quite different. Our culture tries to blur the lines and say otherwise, but homeschool moms experience the difference every single day. Sure, there is a spectrum of personalities and inclinations, but on the whole, boys have different needs than girls do. Durenda Wilson is the mother of 8 and grandmother of 11. She is a wife and homeschool mom who shares her experience and encouragement through books and her podcast. Today, Durenda and I cover some hot topics abour r...
Mar 04, 2024•33 min
Apparently this is a hot topic issue nowadays. Who would have thought? Not me! Today, I am sharing how my family has lived on a single-income for 20+ years. Sure, it looked different than those with dual incomce. But, we never felt like anything was lacking in our lives. We actually have thrived. My hope is that sharing how my homeschool family of 5 came into this type of lifestyle and how we've managed to provide for our needs for all these years is an encouragement to you. Whether you are cons...
Feb 29, 2024•26 min
You've decided that homeschooling is the path for your children's education. Your husband is fully on board. You've researched and researched and found the perfect curriculum. And day after day, you are met with resistance in the form of your children not completing the work you've so diligently prepared. You wonder if it's you. Or your kids. And you assume that you're alone in this scenario. Surely, no one else's child takes forever to do a math worksheet. After many years of homeschooling and ...
Feb 26, 2024•22 min
It really is no secret that the introduction of technology to children is having a detrimental effect upon them, as well as upon society. But media and our culture is screaming at parents that it's okay to hand off a phone with total internet access to children. "Everyone else is doing it." But are they? Well, not my family. James and I have been very intentional about this decision and how we navigate the introduction to technology and the internet to our children. Now that we have a young adul...
Feb 22, 2024•29 min
The 24/7 of motherhood and home education is making you wonder if you're really cut out for this. The constant needs just for kids to survive and get through the day is enough to fill all of your time. Then you add the homeschooling time that is full of lessons for different ages and you are bouncing from one child to the next. Is this really manageable? Well, what if there was a way to show your children how to take ownership of their education? There is! Our culture has become so dumbed down a...
Feb 19, 2024•25 min
Your mental housework to-do list as a homeschool mom is a mile long. There is so much that needs to be done...and many tasks you want to get done. This is the life you have wanted: your children home with you, but now it feels so hard to keep up with the chores. The days fly by and things just aren't getting done. Today, I have a handful of tips that you can begin using immediately. And you'll start to see results go up and your frustration over managing home tasks going down. Grab a pen and pap...
Feb 15, 2024•19 min
Isn't it a little ironic that a homeschool mom pours her whole heart into educating her children and at the end of the day she wonders, "Am I doing enough?' But we've all been there or are currently there. I have a sneaking suspicion that you are there right now. And that is okay. I don't necessarily think it's a bad thing to wonder if you are doing enough. It's what you do with those thoughts that matters the most. But let's have a heart to heart because I have 4 questions that I want you to an...
Feb 12, 2024•19 min
