Your First Year of Homeschooling: What to Prepare—and What to Stop Worrying About

The Gritty Gospel with Christy Young · Aug 5, 2026 · 21m

Starting your first year of homeschooling can feel exciting—and honestly, a little overwhelming. There are curricula to compare, supplies to buy, activities to schedule, and a thousand voices telling you what your homeschool is supposed to look like. But before you fill the calendar, decorate the schoolroom, or obsess over every extra, let’s slow down and prepare what matters most.

In this episode, we’re talking about how to prepare:

**Your family’s mission and the deeper reason you are homeschooling

**A daily rhythm that works in your actual home—not an imaginary perfect one

**The core…