Balancing Homeschooling and Homemaking

Simple organizational ideas for homeschooling in small spaces using what you already own! Resources mentioned: Organizing Your Homeschool with Backpacks & Tubs (post) Simple Organizational Systems for Your Homeschool That Work! (post) Homeschool Mom Basket Organization (video) Shelf System with Doors

A plethora of ideas to help you spend quality time with your teenagers as they move from childhood into adulthood. Resources mentioned: Boys & Their Attitudes - Podcast #54 Girls & Their Attitudes - Podcast #56 Homeschool to College: Transitioning Your Teen - Podcast #102 Mother Daughter Journaling (post)

Don't let your marriage slip through the cracks of your homeschooling day! Resources mentioned: The 5 Love Languages (book) Just Between Us (app) Driveway Dates (post) 12 Rules for Life by Jordan Peterson (book)

The relationship between a mother and her son is special, but it also changes as he moves from being a little boy, to being a teenager, to being a man.  As moms we need to learn to accept these changes and grow and change with them.  Resources mentioned: Boys and Their Attitudes (Podcast #54) How to Parent and Discipline Boys and their Attitudes (post) Kristin Lavransdatter trilogy

Tactics for keeping the house clean with a bunch of kids underfoot! Get my book - Home Management for the Homeschool Mom Resources mentioned: 4 Steps to a Better Homeschool Day (free class) Mom's Daily Checklist Cleaning with Kids Podcast Series - #46-49 How to Put Your Homeschool on Autopilot - Podcast #50

Are your Sundays anything but restful?  Are you tired of trying to get Sundays "right?"  When you have a lot of kids, Sundays can be hard - getting everyone ready, keeping everyone calm during the service, and then they still expect to eat when you get home!  It's time we changed how we see Sundays and lean into Jesus as our Sabbath rest! Focus you calendar on Christ! Celebrating the Church Year Online Guide BUY NOW and start CELEBRATING!    

Homeschooling a lot of different ages and stages presents a unique set of circumstances and challenges.  In today's podcast, we'll walk through several of these with real world solutions! Teach your kids to dig into Scripture with games, puzzles, and more in the brand new Bible Investigators: Creation! Need help creating a homeschool schedule you can stick to? Take my class! Creating a Homeschool Schedule You Love!   Resources mentioned: How to Add Another Child to Your Homeschool (post) Simple Morning Time (post0 Simple Morning Time (podcast #86) Morning Time with Multiple Ages (post) Independent Schoolwork (post) Teaching Textbooks Large Family Review (post) Secrets for Handling Attitudes in Girls (post) Girls and their Attitudes (podcast #56) How to Parent and Discipline Boys and Their Attitudes (post) Boys and their Attitudes (podcast #54) Homeschooling When Everyone Needs You (post)

How do you find time to clean the house while you homeschool? In this podcast, we'll talk about keeping up with the housework and schoolwork using simple routines and systems! Useful resources for managing your home and homeschool: Creating a Homeschool Schedule You Love (ecourse) Home Management for the Homeschool Mom (book) Other resources mentioned: How Many Hours Does It Take to Homeschool? (post or podcast #26) One Day House Cleaning (Home Blessing) - post Cleaning with Children Podcast Series: #46-49 Mega Laundry Post Morning Routine Table Chores Morning Time Teaching Your Kids to Work Independently 15 Minute Tidy Up Evening Routine

How to use the Christian Church Year to focus your heart and mind on Christ as year long! Get my Liturgical Calendar Guide for Protestant Families HERE! use code: LITRURGY10 for 10% off! FREE Liturgical Calendar Wheel - https://raisingarrows.net/liturgical-church-year-protestant-family/ Resources mentioned: Celebrating the Biblical Feasts by Martha Zimmerman Celebrating the Christian Year by Martha Zimmerman Unwrapping the Greatest Gift by Ann Voskamp Living the Christian Year Devotional by Bobby Gross Podcast #28 - Having a REAL Sabbath Rest Emily's Story Christmas Homeschool Ideas Free Easter Devotionals for Children

My personal journey of losing and gaining and losing again throughout 20 years of multiple pregnancies. Resources mentioned: My Diastasis Recti Journey - Healing my Core Emily's Story