by Tess Worrell | Sep 29, 2012 | General
Anger. What is it with anger? How can we be so in love and engaged with our children one moment, then so angry the next? Few parents escape that sick feeling of guilt after we’ve truly blown it with our child.We know when our blow-ups are wrong. We know the...
by Tess Worrell | Sep 15, 2012 | General
“Let us discern for ourselves what is right; let us learn together what is good.” Job 34:4 Could there be any better mission for our home schooling endeavors? To discern means to perceive or to recognize clearly. So, God, in this passage, urges us to to...
by Tess Worrell | Sep 1, 2012 | General
“Therefore consider carefully how you listen. Whoever has will be given more; whoever does not have, even what he thinks he has will be taken from him. ( Or, in NLT) To those who listen to my teaching, more understanding will be given. But for those who are not...
by Carol Carpenter | Aug 29, 2012 | General
“Even a child is known by his actions, by whether his conduct is pure and right.” Proverbs 20:11 (NIV) Want to make a good first impression and then maintain an impeccable reputation, too? Do you want your life to be a true success?There’s no big...
by Carol Carpenter | Aug 22, 2012 | General
Some days–especially at the start of a new school year–I look at what needs to be accomplished, and it’s overwhelming. I’m already past the straw that broke the camel’s back. If you were to but sneeze in my direction, I think I might actually fall to...
by Tess Worrell | Aug 18, 2012 | General
We have been incredibly blessed by experienced home schoolers sharing their wisdom for successful home schooling. As many of us begin our year–and for those who have already begun–here are a few tips that others gave us and that have stood the test of 15...
by Tess Worrell | Aug 4, 2012 | General
“A kindhearted woman gains respect.” Prov.11:16a How many moms long for their children to respect them? I know I do. Respect conveys a starting assumption that the other person is valued–worthy of listening to and regarding well. I’ve seen...
by Tess Worrell | Jul 21, 2012 | General
Touring a bookstore last week, I spied a book no teacher can resist: Basics of Classroom Management. While I didn’t find many tips in a book that focused on strategies for managing large groups of children in an institutional setting, I began thinking, “Are there...
