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Homeschool is a Work of Heart
The world of education is changing, and more families are choosing a different way. Homeschooling gives parents the opportunity to personalize learning, strengthen relationships, and help their children grow into confident, capable learners. But even with all the benefits, the day-to-day can feel challenging.
If you have a heart for homeschooling, this podcast is here to encourage you, offer practical guidance, and help you see your role and your child in a whole new light.
Episodes
- Homeschool is a Work of Heart
When Life Interrupts Homeschooling: What Our Children Really Need
Send us Fan Mail Grief, illness, divorce, family emergencies, and unexpected challenges don't wait for a convenient time. As a homeschooling parent, it can…
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Fall Fun Without the Fuss: 7 Simple Ways to Make Memories With Your Kids
Send us Fan Mail Who says everything we do as homeschool families needs to be educational? Sometimes the best thing we can do is simply have FUN together! In…
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How Much Help is Too Much Help?
Send us Fan Mail Are you helping your child too much? Or maybe not enough? Recently, I surveyed homeschool parents, and one concern came up more than any…
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A Plan is Not a Prison
Send us Fan Mail What’s working in your homeschool right now? And what isn’t? By October, you’ve collected enough data to know. The question is whether you’re…
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You Chose Homeschooling. So Why Still Grade Yourself Like a School?
Send us Fan Mail Have you ever ended a homeschool day thinking, “We’re so behind,” “I’m not doing enough,” or even, “Maybe I’m just not very good at this”?…
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Great start. Now revise it.
Send us Fan Mail What if your child doesn’t actually hate writing? What if they hate guessing? In this episode, I’m taking you back to sixth grade and a…
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What Does Homeschooling Mean Anymore?
Send us Fan Mail What does it mean to homeschool in 2026? After more than 20 years in the homeschool world, I’ve noticed something: when a parent tells me, “We…
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Pack. Camp. Clean Up. Write?
Send us Fan Mail What does a family camping trip have to do with teaching your child to write an essay? More than you might think! Just like you wouldn’t…
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Let It Be Hard: Why Our Kids Don’t Always Need Something Easier
Send us Fan Mail When your child says, “This is hard,” is your first instinct to find something easier? We expect kids to struggle when they learn the piano…
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The First Month is Data, Not a Verdict: Don't Judge Your Homeschool Year Yet
Send us Fan Mail It’s August. The curriculum is new, the schedule looked much better on paper, the kids are still figuring things out, and you may already be…
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The 7 Biggest Writing Mistakes
Send us Fan Mail After more than 30 years of teaching writing, I’ve seen the same mistakes trip families up again and again. And most of them come from parents…
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It's Not Harvest Season Yet
Send us Fan Mail As a new school year begins, it’s tempting to plant the seeds and immediately start looking for the harvest. We choose the curriculum…
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Before We Judge Another Homeschool Family
Send us Fan Mail Have you ever noticed how quickly we put people into neat little boxes? One story. One viral video. One difficult experience. Suddenly, we…
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The Compliment I Almost Missed
Send us Fan Mail This week, I'm sharing a simple storytelling strategy that can help children become more confident writers and make family conversations a lot…
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Never Stop Discovering Your Children
Send us Fan Mail This week, I'm inviting you into something a little different and, I think, something every family needs. After hearing part of a fun "best…
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Summer Reading Inspiration for Your Kids
Send us Fan Mail Looking for a great book your child will actually want to read this summer? In this episode, I'm sharing five highly recommended books for…
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The Cost of the Life You Want
Send us Fan Mail Have you ever stood in a store debating whether something was really worth the price? This week, a $70 bottle of self-tanner got me thinking…
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The Business That Was Never Yours
Send us Fan Mail Have you ever found yourself wishing someone would just change? Maybe it's your child, your spouse, a friend, or even a difficult family…
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Practice What You Preach
Send us Fan Mail Have you ever encouraged your children to be curious, lifelong learners? I have, and this week, I found myself asking a different question…
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Doing Nothing is Still Doing Something
Send us Fan Mail Have you ever noticed that putting something off doesn't actually make it disappear? This week, I'm sharing a simple realization that came to…
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What a Marathon Taught Me About Resilience
Send us Fan Mail What if the hard thing you're facing is actually helping you grow? In this episode, I share the story of watching our oldest son complete his…
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Your Invisible Rulebook
Send us Fan Mail Do you ever find yourself frustrated because your spouse, child, friend, or family member isn't behaving the way you think they should? You…
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How Rewards and Consequences Shape Our Children
Send us Fan Mail This week on Homeschool is a Work of Heart, I’m talking about something that affects every home, every classroom, and every relationship…
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The Beauty of Boredom
Send us Fan Mail In this week’s episode of Homeschool is a Work of Heart, we’re talking about something many parents try hard to avoid: boredom. But what if…
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Helping Kids Manage Big Emotions Starts with Us
Send us Fan Mail This week on Homeschool is a Work of Heart, we’re diving into emotional regulation, what it is, what it is not, and why it matters so much in…
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How to Stop Feeling Unappreciated
Send us Fan Mail With Mother’s Day approaching, many moms quietly carry expectations about feeling appreciated, celebrated, and noticed. But what happens when…
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The Risk of Another Revolution: Are We Outsourcing Our Thinking?
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I reflect on a powerful idea I heard from Andrew Pudewa about how each major revolution has divided people into two groups…
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The Mirror Effect: What Your Children are Reflecting
Send us Fan Mail Ever notice how quickly emotions spread in your home? One frustrated child turns into two, then suddenly everyone is overwhelmed. It feels…
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Plan to be Awed
Send us Fan Mail Hey Home Educators! What if the missing piece in your homeschool isn’t more or better curriculum, but rather wonder and awe? Wonder and awe…
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The Homeschool Shift That Changes Everything: An Interview with Kami Wanous
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I sit down with Kami Wanous, founder of The Freedom Scholar, to talk about why so many homeschooling families struggle and…
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From Story to Study
Send us Fan Mail What if one simple storybook could spark an entire unit of learning? In this episode, I share how a single story can become the foundation for…
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Why Kids Forget (And Why That's Okay)
Send us Fan Mail “I forgot.” Have you heard that one before? This week, I want to talk about why kids forget and why it’s actually okay that they do. After…
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Flourishing is Contagious: Let's Catch It
Send us Fan Mail Have you heard of neuroscientist Richard J. Davidson, author of Born to Flourish? Until this past week, I hadn’t either. But I’m so glad I…
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30+ Years of Teaching and 5 Life Lessons Learned
Send us Fan Mail After more than 30 years in education, I’ve had the privilege of watching thousands of children learn, struggle, grow, and eventually step…
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The 3-Day Time-Truth Project
Send us Fan Mail Two years ago, I released an episode called Leave Busyness to the Bees, and it resonated with so many homeschool moms that I decided to build…
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The Real Reason Things Don't Get Done - Name the Hurdle Before Working Harder
Send us Fan Mail Have you ever set a goal with the best intentions, only to watch it quietly fall apart? Me, too! And the fact is that you and I are not lazy…
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Our Skimming Society - How Passive Learning is Not Working
Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode of Homeschool is a Work of Heart, I’m naming a growing problem I’m seeing everywhere: we are becoming a skimming society…
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State Tests Should Measure, Not Pressure
Send us Fan Mail State testing is a hot topic in the homeschool world, especially when it comes to ELA performance tasks. Many families feel unsure about…
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The Accountability Advantage
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Homeschool is a Work of Heart, we are talking about The Accountability Advantage and why it is one of the most powerful…
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To the Naysayers: Why We Teach the 5-Paragraph Essay Anyway
Send us Fan Mail Someone recently left me a comment on Facebook in response to an ad I created for a free essay-writing lesson plan. She said, “Yeah. Teach…
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Be a Proactive Parent: Asking Isn't Helping
Send us Fan Mail What if we aren't being the supportive parents we think we are? Asking questions like, “Do you need help?” “Are you doing okay?” sounds…
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Routines Help
Send us Fan Mail Winter break has a funny way of knocking the rhythm right out of family life. One day, you are coasting, the next day it feels oddly hard just…
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Let's Have Some Fun
Send us Fan Mail What if fun wasn't something we believed we had to wait for but something we could make happen whenever and wherever we wanted? In this…
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Three Productivity Hacks for Home Educators
Send us Fan Mail Happy New Year. As we step into a fresh season, many of us are thinking about productivity. We are wondering what we want to do better, how we…
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Take a Color Walk with the Kids
Send us Fan Mail Recently, while prepping for the holidays, I came across a blog post that stopped me in my tracks in the best way. It was written by someone…
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Reaction vs. Response: A Skill that can Change Everything
Send us Fan Mail This week, I overheard a moment in a store that made me smile and think at the same time. A tween, clearly frustrated, looked at her mom and…
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10 Things I've Always Wanted
Send us Fan Mail Are your kids deep in the season of “I want this” and “can I have that”? You are not alone. This week’s episode brings you a simple…
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More, please
Send us Fan Mail If you’ve ever looked at your homeschool day and thought, “I wish this could feel lighter and more joyful,” then today’s episode is going to…
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Revisiting ABC Goals
Send us Fan Mail As we roll into Thanksgiving week here in the States, I wanted to share something special with you. I am spending the holiday week in Italy…
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STOP YELLING!
Send us Fan Mail As we step into Thanksgiving week, most of us hope for joy and peace, but real life tends to throw stress, long lists, and short tempers our…
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Homeschooling Is Not Fun
Send us Fan Mail Today’s episode is titled Homeschooling Is Not Fun, which is a thought I recently heard from a homeschooling parent. She shared her struggles…
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Why Kids Hate Writing and How to Fix It
Send us Fan Mail Hello homeschoolers! Welcome back to Homeschool is a Work of Heart. Have you ever met one of your heroes? I did back in 2015 when I met Andrew…
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The Chase is On
Send us Fan Mail Ever wonder why you want what you want? This week’s episode, The Chase is On, explores the hidden truth behind our goals, wishes, and holiday…
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The Starfish Story and You
Send us Fan Mail This week, we are revisiting the familiar Starfish Story, but through the eyes of a homeschooling parent. Yes, someone like you! If your life…
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The Pause Principle
Send us Fan Mail "Reactions" are a funny thing. They can happen so fast. Before our kids (or we) can control ourselves, we speak sharply, and then wish we…
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Self-Esteem vs. Self-Control
Send us Fan Mail Parenting trends change from one generation to the next. For most of us, we'd agree that there are parts of various parenting trends that we…
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Don't Miss the Turn
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we’re tackling something that might just change the way you and your kids approach learning. We'll be discussing the…
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How to Harvest Family Fun this Fall
Send us Fan Mail It’s officially fall, y'all, and the cooler, crisper air begs for memories in the making. Picture apple picking in the morning and enjoying a…
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Ask Better Questions
Send us Fan Mail Hello friends. This week, I’m inviting you to put on your coaching hat. During a long drive, I kept circling back to something my brother…
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Prayers Matter
Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode, I speak from a heavy heart after the tragic murder of Charlie Kirk. My desire is to share biblical encouragement to…