by Lorraine Espenhain | If our motives for working give value to our labors for God, how can we be sure that those labors are done for love of God and not to promote and glorify self?
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by Dr Mary Kay Clark | As we homeschooling families approach Christmas, it is not easy to keep the children attentive to their studies.
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By Ginny Seuffert | Why develop a personal code of standards? Shouldn’t our children live according to Catholic standards? Studying Holy Mother Church closely, especially the saints, answers that question.
Read More »The Barest of Advents: How I Accidentally Discovered Its Real Meaning
by Mary Ellen Barrett | I wanted a beautiful home for Advent, but instead got sheetrock, spackle, large men with tool belts and very little heat.
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by Pamela Patnode | I had the incredible privilege of traveling to Mexico City for the first International Catholic Home Education Conference.
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by Lorraine Espenhain | Spending five or six hours in a kitchen preparing food is just not my idea of a good time.
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by Emily Molitor | Cleaning my house and cleaning my soul can be a useful analogy for me as a housewife.
Read More »Abby Sasscer’s Easy Cream of Broccoli Soup Recipe – Simple Kitchen Series!
by Abby Sasscer | My family never gets tired of asking for Cream of Broccoli Soup during this time of year.
Read More »Let’s Journal Through Advent! Connecting With Your Soul on Paper
by Lorraine Espenhain | Journaling is for technicians, janitors, gardeners, nurses, moms, dads, students, and starving artists! It’s not just for writers.
Read More »4 Proven Ways to Teach Your Kids Responsibility
Responsibility is an utterly essential part of the homeschool curriculum and gives busy homeschooling moms and dads some much needed practical help.
Read More »Crisis Management 101 with Padre Pio
by Debbie Gaudino | The answer, I propose, lies in the wisdom of Saint Padre Pio's short maxim: "Pray, Hope and Don't Worry."
Read More »Absent Without Leave: Learning to Live With My Gadabout Grandparents
by Kate Moriarty | My children's grandparents have become wild gadabouts. It started with a caravan.
Read More »Showing Mercy: How to Become More Christ-Like by Simple Acts of Mercy
by Emily Molitor | The Good Samaritan parable gives us an example of how to show pity, or mercy, to our fellow human beings.
Read More »Teacher Service Day: How I Do It the Homeschool Way!
Mary Ellen Barrett started practicing 'Teacher Service Day' for homeschool moms. It's a 4-step, all-day-Friday process that refreshes home and homeschool.
Read More »“Hello God, Are You Up There?” When He ‘Doesn’t Answer’ Our Prayers… or Does He?
by Lorraine Espenhain | Our prayers will be answered by God, not because we have succeeded in getting God to see things our way, but because He has succeeded in changing our hearts
Read More »Celebrating Advent in a World that Can’t Wait for Christmas
by Christine Smitha | Around the world, many of the best Advent traditions carry the idea of the hidden seed, a hidden seed of faith and charity we nurture...
Read More »Keep the Backdoor Shut! How We Supplement Seton With Catholic Children’s eBooks
What you read matters! What your children read matters! Lets start with two quotes from Don Bosco. “Never read books you aren’t sure about… even supposing that these bad books ...
Read More »My Simple Kitchen: 7 Small Appliances That Make A BIG Difference
by Abby Sasscer | Below is my top seven list of small appliances that make a big difference in my kitchen.
Read More »Help! My (School Teacher) Aunt is Convinced that I Can’t Teach My Children!
by Dr. Mary Kay Clark | Any classroom school teacher will admit that there is nothing better than individualized instruction. Schooling by parents is the most individualized.
Read More »Homeschooling on the Move: My 5 Secrets to Success
by Malia Lewis | One of the reasons I enjoy homeschooling is because we are a military family. Frequent moves and very unpredictable schedules ...
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