Ruth Chou Simons is the founder of GraceLaced and the award-winning author of several books and Bible studies, including Beholding and Becoming, When Strivings Cease, and Now and Not Yet. She is an artist, entrepreneur, podcaster, and speaker, using each of these platforms to sow the Word of God into people’s hearts. […]
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Episode 44: Creating a Life That’s More Engaging Than the Algorithm with Erin Loechner
Erin Loechner is a homeschooling mom, author, and founder of a global movement of families who are re-imagining their relationship to tech. As a former social media influencer who walked away from her millions of followers to live a low-tech lifestyle, Erin is now teaching others how to do the […]
Read MoreEpisode 43: The Joy of Slow with Leslie Martino
Leslie Martino is a brilliant thinker and writer with over 20 years of experience in the field of education. She is passionate about helping parents and teachers support children’s learning in an interest-based and child-directed way. Leslie homeschools her four children in central Florida, and she shares her expertise through […]
Read MoreFavorite Resources for Learning About Marine Biology and Ocean Life in Your Homeschool
Marine biology is a fascinating topic for children of all ages and perfect for interest-led learning. Whether you have a child who is obsessed with sea creatures, or you’ve recently made a trip to the beach or aquarium and you want to build on that experience with some more structured […]
Read MoreEpisode 42: Homeschool Planning with Lyndsey Mimnagh
Lyndsey Mimnagh is a homeschooling mom of four with a background in children’s ministry and special needs education. Many of you know her as the creator of Treehouse Schoolhouse, where she shares living books, hands-on learning, nature exploration, and biblical discipleship. Today and Lyndsey and I discuss homeschool planning from […]
Read MoreRecommended Reading for Your Homeschool Kindergartener: A Free Kindergarten Book List
Are you searching for good-quality, living books to read with your homeschool kindergartener? Look no further! We’ve rounded up a list of beautiful picture books on all sorts of topics from history, to science, to poetry and more, as well as some recommended chapter books to help your child build […]
Read MoreBest Living Books We Read This Year with a 5th Grader and a 7th Grader
As I’m wrapping up our homeschool year, I’m realizing what a great reading year it was for our family! In addition to our nightly family read-alouds, my kids did a lot of independent reading, and we also had wonderful success with the living books we wove into our history and […]
Read MoreEpisode 41: Homeschooling Actually Does Work with Leigh Nguyen
Leigh Nguyen is a homeschooling mom of 3, including 2 homeschool graduates, and founder of Little By Little Homeschool. Leigh is passionate about encouraging families to create and embrace the homeschool lifestyle that is best for them. In this episode, Leigh shares some of the lessons she’s learned along the […]
Read MoreEpisode 40: Habits for a Sacred Home with Jennifer Pepito
Jennifer Pepito is a homeschool veteran, mom of 7, founder of the Peaceful Press, host of the Restoration Home podcast, and author of two books for moms. We spoke with Jennifer about her first book, Mothering By the Book: The Power of Reading Aloud to Overcome Fear and Recapture Joy […]
Read MoreFree Printable Summer Reading Lists for Every Grade
Make this your family’s best summer of reading ever with these free summer reading lists! We want to help you build a culture of reading in your home with titles you can trust to uphold your family’s values. That’s why we’ve put together these book lists with ten recommendations for […]
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