Christina Carpenter is a Pacific Northwest native now rooted in the Midwest and the mother of two dynamic girls and two lively boys. Alongside her husband, she finds joy in curating family memories through travel and everyday adventure. Passionate about home education and cultivating intentional family culture, Christina is committed […]
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Melissa Ferguson is a homeschooling mom and best-selling author who lives in Tennessee in the sweet farmhouse you’ll find at the center of her first children’s book, Our Friendly Farmhouse. In this episode, Melissa shares how God led her comfortable suburban family to take a leap of faith, purchasing a […]
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There are so many wonderful read-alouds that are perfect for spring. If you’re noticing flowers budding and birds chirping and you need a read-aloud to match the new life you see shooting up all around you, try adding one of these to your stack. What else would you add to […]
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Jean Burk is a mom of 2 homeschool graduates and founder of College Prep Genius. Like so many homeschool families, Jean and her husband had no money for college. When she discovered that high test scores could unlock free college for her children, she began researching how to help her […]
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Carolyn Leiloglou is a homeschooling mom of 4 and best-selling author. You’ll love her new middle grade fantasy novel, Beneath the Swirling Sky! Today we discuss why homeschooling provides the ideal environment for nurturing creativity in our kids and how we can best support them in exploring their own creative passions. […]
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Tending to our physical, spiritual, emotional, and mental health is essential to avoiding homeschool mom burnout. When we care for our own needs, we are better able to show up for our children in a healthy way and we experience more joy (and less overwhelm) in our homeschool days. But […]
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If you’ve been around here for any length of time, you know I love year-end reflections in all their forms! Today I’m excited to share what posts were most popular on the Homeschool Compass blog this year. Thank you to all of you who have read these articles and shared […]
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Ginny Yurich is a homeschooling mom of 5 and founder of 1000 Hours Outside, a global movement designed to help families reclaim childhood and make outside play a priority. Ginny is the author of several books including 1000 Hours Outside: Activities to Match Screen Time with Green Time and her […]
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Joy Prouty lives on a tiny island off the coast of Washington where she and her husband homeschool their 7 children. Joy is an artist, photographer, filmmaker, and mentor with a gift for inviting women into vulnerability and helping them experience transformation and healing. In her new book, Practicing Presence: […]
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Have you ever been to a homeschool convention? It’s a great way to get ideas, connect with the broader homeschool community, and be inspired by veteran homeschool speakers. Check out this master list of Christian homeschool conferences happening in 2024 to find one near you. By state Alabama Alaska Arizona […]
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