My Homeschool Hub Blog
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3 Ways to Encourage Your Kids to Take Ownership of Their Own Education
Learning vs. School Learning can be so exciting… but “school” can be a serious bore. As home educators, we desire to not just doll out assignments for them to complete. We want them to love learning, self-educate, to discover what they were created to do, and to pursue their calling with passion and diligence. In […]
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Autism, Education and Hope for a Bright Future Starts at Home
Meet David My son David has autism. When he was little, his autism was described as “worst-case-scenario” by developmental pediatricians. Over the span of a decade, David has had consistent and intensive therapies, I changed his diet and followed through with chelation to address heavy metal toxicity. He is now considered to be middle to […]
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Get Out of the Winter Blues, Get Ready for Spring!
Winter Blues February is a bit of an oxymoron. It is the shortest month, yet most homeschoolers feel like it is the longest month of the year. We are often in a slump after coming out of the holidays. We are back in full force, in the grind of full schedules and doing our best […]
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How Removing Personal and Religious Vaccine Exemptions Would Affect Homeschoolers in Colorado
What is going on? On Friday 2/8/19, Representative Kyle Mullica had what he referred to as a “listening session” with Colorado residents who are opposed to him presenting a bill to change Colorado’s vaccine personal and religious exemption laws.  Here is a great summary of what happened. Representatives Kyle Mullica and Faith Winter hosted a  Town Hall […]
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Selling Used Homeschool Curriculum
Selling used homeschool curriculum… these four words make even the toughest veteran homeschool moms cringe. It is an irritating laborious process at best, and downright dreadful at its worst. The struggle to sell used homeschool curriculum and supplies is real! Valuable Space Where are your homeschool books that you aren’t using? Are they on a […]
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Thankfulness Challenge Week Two: Life’s Difficulties
Homeschool Thankfulness Challenge Week Two: Thankfulness for Life’s Difficulties Have you ever said to someone, “My life has turned out exactly as I expected it to?” I haven’t either. Mama Never Told Me… One secret of life that no one tells us is that no matter how much we dream, plan, and work, life does […]
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Homeschool Thankfulness Challenge Week One: Country
Thankfulness Challenge Week One Thanksgiving Day is approaching, but I barely notice. I enter into November and retailers are steamrolling me towards their Holiday profit margins. I catch myself  thinking about gifts I will purchase for my loved ones moreover, when will we decorate, watch our favorite Christmas movies, and start making holiday plans? I […]
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Teaching Kids How to Deal with Disappointment
Teaching Kids How to Deal with Disappointment while Homeschooling There will be days.. Have you ever envisioned something working out a certain way, only to have it not work out the way you expected or hoped? Of course you have, this is the way life works! “Mama said there would be days like this…” no […]
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5 Tips for Teaching Kids How to Keep Their Room Clean
5 Tips for Teaching Kids How to Keep Their Room Clean The Struggle is Real Let’s face it. Keeping kids’ bedrooms clean can be a real struggle while homeschooling. We are in our homes a lot so everything gets messy! In addition, we balance school-work, chauffeur kids to activities, maintain common areas of our homes, […]
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Homeschooling with Depression
Battling Depression While Homeschooling I feel like everything is crumbling around me. It isn’t, but it feels that way. I wake up in the morning and feel totally debilitated before I even get out of bed. It is daunting to face the day ahead. I feel numb, heavy, and dark. This is not sadness, it […]
