A Hopefull Farewell

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Psalm 100, a psalm for giving thanks. Read by Daisy, Samuel and Giselle. Happy Thanksgiving to all in the United States! Don't forget to download your free Psalm 100 coloring booklet for a time of reflection alongside your kiddos. For all the happenings and updates join us in the HopeFull Homeschool Facebook group. 

Farewells can be hard but they can also be hopefull encounters that help us prepare for new beginnings. This small offering from our hearts to you was a labor of love. Although we must say goodbye for now we trust that you are not alone and so we bless you today in love. Find the show notes here. 

Play, whether it occurs indoors or outdoors, is an integral way that our children experience and learn how to navigate the world in which they live. Daisy and Rachel discuss how play, particularly outdoors, has impacted their families in recent seasons. Find show notes here https://daisydronen.food.blog/2020/11/06/ep-008-the-value-of-play-in-home-education/

Setting down the schoolbooks, throwing out the schedule, yielding control, and giving children ownership over their education and lives, can result in some absolutely lovely surprises and heavenly reminders.  Find the show notes here. 

When all the Things converge--a bad mood, a lack of sleep, a dog that vomits, children who didn't do their homework--Rachel rises (though, not by choice) in the middle of the night to muse and meet with the Lord, reminding herself (and hopefully, you) that you are never alone. 

This week, we take a moment to reflect on the past few weeks of homeschooling, on lessons learned, and on the value of considering what we can put down. As we move "further up and further in" to the academic year, we encourage homeschooling parents to take time to sit with some reflective questions, alongside their children, and in the presence of the Lord--putting down shame and guilt, filling the bucket one drop at a time, and numbering our days so that the Lord will establish the work of our hands.  You can find the show notes here. 

Some days, homeschooling feels just too hard: tempers flare, children fuss, teaching a 7 year old to read is more difficult than you ever expected--and let's not even mention algebra and your freshman. It feels as if you never get a moment to yourself. And you haven't even touched the grading yet. Maybe financial burdens, illness, or marital strife are thwarting your attempts at even getting to the school books, and it's all you can do to keep kids focused on homework let alone make it feel like an idyllic and cozy family scene. What is going on? And, more importantly, how can you fix it before you throw in the towel altogether?  Find the show notes here

Some homeschooling days are harder than others. Tempers flare, people are hangry, homework is overwhelming.  How do we walk these rocky days with hope, resilience, and grace? Daisy and Rachel discuss the opportunities hiding in the midst of the struggle and practical tips for a hard reset when the Lord's lesson plan for your day is not what you had on the syllabus.   Find the show notes here.

Whether you've planned this homeschooling experience for your family since the beginning of forever, or you are being unexpectedly called to do so for the first time this year, Johanna's account of her homeschooling journey will delight, inspire, and encourage you. Join us as we speak with veteran homeschooler and our dear friend, Johanna Henderson, and learn what subject is the "foundation of everything" and where Johanna gets her joy, strength, and hope!  Find the show notes here,