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Mom Delights Homemaking and Homeschooling
Hi there, sweet mommy! I am the homeschooling mom of 15 bringing you encouragement and delight for your day! So wash the dishes, fold the laundry, nurse the baby, or just sit and sip tea while we dive into the good life in Jesus.
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Mom Delights Homemaking and HomeschoolingThe Things Homeschoolers Miss
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Mom Delights Homemaking and HomeschoolingThe Great Homeschool Crash
If the plans you made in September are disappointing in October, this is the reason and the remedy. 👉 Visit momdelights.com Here's the link to the planner on…
Mom Delights Homemaking and HomeschoolingYou Don’t Have to Burn Out
Trying to touch on every subject each and every day only led me to burnout! In this podcast I will show I gave our 15 children an excellent education while…
Mom Delights Homemaking and HomeschoolingHomeschooling When Life Gets Messy
When I first started homeschooling I thought everything would go so smoothly, but, boy, was I ever wrong! It seems like life didn’t slow down for me, it ramped…
Mom Delights Homemaking and HomeschoolingThe School Year Was Not Meant For Your Family
Homeschooling gives us the opportunity to take advantage of the natural rhythms of life, instead of being dictated to by a system that is more focused on…
Mom Delights Homemaking and HomeschoolingBeyond Charlotte Mason Dictation
For children struggling with spelling, grammar, or punctuation, there is a simple tool that is powerfully able to help. It’s called dictation. It’s really like…
Mom Delights Homemaking and HomeschoolingFrom Frustration to Independence
Most reading struggles aren’t due to flawed children, just materials used at the wrong level. But how to we find that level? For years I struggled with this…
Mom Delights Homemaking and HomeschoolingRaise Good Writers Without a Writing Curriculum
Teaching your child to be a good writer is easier than you may think. All it takes is immersion in good writing via classic literature and the McGuffey readers…
Mom Delights Homemaking and HomeschoolingHow to Evaluate Curriculum
There are thousands of homeschool curriculum options which is nice in some ways, but also leads to confusion and decision fatigue! I'd like to offer up a few…
Mom Delights Homemaking and HomeschoolingWhy Home is the Best Curriculum
Do you secretly worry that homeschooling might hurt your child instead of help them? You're not alone—but what if the greatest strength of homeschooling isn't…
Mom Delights Homemaking and HomeschoolingThe Homeschool Library You Already Own
I’m the mother of 15, so I’ve never had time to mess around or extra money laying around just waiting to be spent on flashy books that may never be used. (I…
Mom Delights Homemaking and HomeschoolingPrinters For Serious Homeschooling
What printer is best for homeschooling? Epson, HP, Brother, Canon? And what about those slave agreements to ink cartridges? After 37 years of homeschooling and…
Mom Delights Homemaking and HomeschoolingTeaching Science From Nature Up
Most families have been taught that science belongs to experts, laboratories, and expensive curriculum packages. But historically, science began with…
Mom Delights Homemaking and HomeschoolingThe Science We Missed in School
What if science was never supposed to feel intimidating? In this episode, we uncover how modern schooling crushed natural scientific thinking, why children are…
Mom Delights Homemaking and HomeschoolingPicking and Choosing History Curriculum
Why do some history books make children come alive with curiosity… while others feel like lifeless drudgery that everyone forgets five minutes later? Today we…
Mom Delights Homemaking and HomeschoolingThe Vintage History Book That Changed My Mind
If you and your children hate history, I've got a remedy! There is a book that will rewire your thinking and give you a reason to love the subject as you never…
Mom Delights Homemaking and HomeschoolingKids Ace Pop Culture but Miss Meaning; Here’s Why
Why do kids today know all the details of pop culture, but struggle to have interest in anything worthwhile? I believe it's because conventional schooling has…
Mom Delights Homemaking and HomeschoolingMastering Math Without Fear
Based on a widely-circulated graduation test from 1895, children of the past routinely mastered arithmetic without overwhelm, expensive curriculum, or years of…
Mom Delights Homemaking and HomeschoolingOur Vintage Reading Program
So much harm has been done through our modern educational system. So many people are not being taught the basics. Even students who graduate with honors have…
Mom Delights Homemaking and HomeschoolingGoing Back to Simple Education For a Strong Homeschool Foundation
In 2025, the United States spent 6 percent of the Gross Domestic Product on education. Since the total GDP was 30.62 trillion dollars, that means the amount we…
Mom Delights Homemaking and HomeschoolingWhy I Decided to Put God First
This world does not need more educated idiots. What is an “educated idiot” you ask? In a sense specific to our age, it is someone who jumps through all the…
Mom Delights Homemaking and HomeschoolingThe Lazy Genius Way to Homeschool
Did you know that the first compulsory education law, passed in 1852 in Massachusetts, only required children from the ages of eight to fourteen to be in…
Mom Delights Homemaking and HomeschoolingHow to Get Free From Public School Tyranny
Homeschooling is so simple, simple, simple. Recently, I was reading an article which showcases this idea. It went into great detail discussing whether the…
Mom Delights Homemaking and HomeschoolingThe Golden Key
You wake up feeling refreshed and ready for one of those instagram-perfect mornings where the house is quiet and you and your children sip tea and nibble on…
Mom Delights Homemaking and HomeschoolingLetting God Hold the Homeschool Map
We are told that we need goals, that goals are a good thing. Attila the Hun had goals, as did Napoleon and Hitler. They had their five year and ten year plans…
Mom Delights Homemaking and HomeschoolingThe History They Never Taught You
You're not crazy, you're not strange, you just love your kids and want to be a good parent, and you know something is very wrong with public schooling. In this…
Mom Delights Homemaking and HomeschoolingHealing For Burnout
What if the problem with your homeschool isn’t the curriculum, the schedule, or even your children? If learning feels heavy, exhausting, or joyless, you’re not…
Mom Delights Homemaking and HomeschoolingWhen You Hate Your Curriculum...
Whether last year was heavy or light, we can start this next year off with hope. Why? Because we have Jesus, and that makes all the difference. Today I would…
Mom Delights Homemaking and HomeschoolingA Christmas Gift For Mommies
I am the mom of 15 children, and so I know what it is like to be busy at Christmas time and how important it is for mommies to find little spaces where they…
Mom Delights Homemaking and HomeschoolingHow Our Large Family Stays Organized by Cutting Clutter and Creating Peaceful Flows
Learn the simple system that helped my large family stay organized—stations and flows. Some of my children were naturally tidy, others… not so much! But…
Mom Delights Homemaking and HomeschoolingHow I Stay Organized with 15 Kids
None of us are given unlimited days on planet earth. It may be shocking to realize that a person who is 70 years old has only lived 25,500 days. That’s not a…
Mom Delights Homemaking and HomeschoolingWays I Keep Organized as the Mom of 15
Are you like me—your mind full of a million ideas, swirling so fast you end up putting the cereal in the fridge and the milk in the cupboard? If so…
Mom Delights Homemaking and HomeschoolingHow I Stay Organized as a Mom of 15: Delegating, Categorizing & Daily Routines
This is post no. 2 in our series on being “seriously” organized as the mom of 15. Remember our guiding verse? A man’s heart plans his course, but the LORD…
Mom Delights Homemaking and HomeschoolingSeriously Organized: Finding God’s Order in My Chaotic Life as the Mom of 15
In this episode, I share how I learned to become seriously organized by building my life on spiritual peace instead of surface-level control. If you’ve ever…
Mom Delights Homemaking and HomeschoolingWholehearted Homeschooling
Homeschooling isn’t just about academics—it’s about building a life rich with love, learning, and connection. In this episode, I share how simple moments—like…
Mom Delights Homemaking and HomeschoolingModern Education Is a Sham | Rediscovering God’s Simple Plan for Learning
There are so many theories about education—and almost all of them are as dumb as rocks. Why? Because they’ve taken what God built into every human—the ability…
Mom Delights Homemaking and HomeschoolingHomeschool With Confidence
Here is the link to the blog post containing the evaluation forms: Homeschool With Confidence Here’s the truth: stepping away from conventional schooling can…
Mom Delights Homemaking and HomeschoolingWhy Anyone Can Teach: Recovering the Simplicity and Power of Early American Education
Learning isn’t complicated—and it never was. In this video, I share why American education thrived under the guidance of McGuffey and collapsed under the…
Mom Delights Homemaking and HomeschoolingBack to the Basics: How One-Room Schoolhouses Hold the Key to Homeschool Success
What if true education doesn’t require eight hours a day, five days a week? Discover the genius of the one-room schoolhouse model—a system that fostered…
Mom Delights Homemaking and HomeschoolingWhy a Charlotte Mason American Education May Be the Answer to Your Homeschool Struggles
If you like Charlotte Mason, then you will enjoy learning the deep agreement she has with the original American Education formulated by our founding fathers…
Mom Delights Homemaking and HomeschoolingAmerican Education Will Save America and Bless Your Homeschool
Discover the rich, faith-rooted tradition of true American Education and why it may be the superior choice for your homeschool — beyond the elitism of…
Mom Delights Homemaking and HomeschoolingWhat Real Learning Looks Like: A Homeschool Mom's Framework After 36 Years
In today’s episode, I’m pulling back the curtain on what “real” learning looks like after 36 years of homeschooling my 15 children. We’ve journeyed through the…
Mom Delights Homemaking and HomeschoolingThe Missing Element in Classical Education: Rediscovering the Delight of Heart-Led Learning
Are you convinced classical education is good—but still feel something’s missing? After homeschooling 15 children over 36 years, I’ve discovered a deeper…
Mom Delights Homemaking and HomeschoolingThe Higher Way: Why We Don’t Need Classical Education in Homeschooling
What if the secret to a flourishing education isn’t in Classical methods, but in a God-ordained simplicity? Veteran homeschool mom Sherry shares a timeless…
Mom Delights Homemaking and HomeschoolingWhy I Would Not Use Classical Education | A Veteran Homeschool Mom’s Take
Classical Education is being praised by top conservatives, but after 36 years homeschooling my 15 children, I’ve learned it’s not the answer—and may even be…
Mom Delights Homemaking and HomeschoolingWhy God Was Kicked Out of Education | The Forgotten Foundation of American Literacy
Did you know that America’s earliest education was deeply rooted in Christianity? In this episode, Sherry Hayes—homeschooling mom of 15—dives into the true…
Mom Delights Homemaking and Homeschooling15 Life-Saving Parenting Hacks for Moms of Large Families | Tips for Managing 15 Kids
Being the mom of 15 kids has taught me countless lessons in efficiency and organization. From diapering hacks to simplifying daily routines, I’ve learned how…
Mom Delights Homemaking and HomeschoolingHow to Decide If You Can Afford a Big Family: Insights from a Mom of 15
In today’s episode, I answer one crucial question every parent faces when deciding on their family size: Can I afford more children? I break down the true cost…
Mom Delights Homemaking and HomeschoolingCan We Afford Babies? II Mom of 15
There is never a perfect time to have a baby. The child born in the worst circumstances today may grow up to be a blessing from God to others. Let's make…
Mom Delights Homemaking and HomeschoolingRespecting Childbirth With the Mom of 15
This post is another installment in our "unit study" for mommies on Babies. In earlier portions of this unit study we have covered things such as the…
Mom Delights Homemaking and HomeschoolingWhy I Love Babies II Mom of 15 Shares Her Story
I was not raised to become a mother. I was raised to see babies as a threat and to deny my maternal instincts. Can you relate? In this podcast we will talk…
Mom Delights Homemaking and HomeschoolingHomeschool Pump It UP for 2025
It's the New Year. Are you feeling great about your homeschooling, or are you feeling defeated? Either way, I think it's time for everyone to do a little…
Mom Delights Homemaking and HomeschoolingDoes Having Babies Make Logical Sense?
As a mom of 15, whenever I announced the births of our children as a product of our trust in God, someone would inevitably exclaim, "But God gave you a…
Mom Delights Homemaking and HomeschoolingReceive a Child, Receive Jesus II Babies Unit Study for Mommies
We have been trained to see everything from a negative side-view. Governments, money, morality, social issues, standard of living. I believe that thinking and…
Mom Delights Homemaking and HomeschoolingThe Grimy History of Reproductive Rights
Before we decide where we stand on reproductive rights, it would be good to find out where they came from! This is part four in our unit study for mommies on…
Mom Delights Homemaking and HomeschoolingThe Population Bomb Busted II We Need More People, Not Less
This is the second in a series of podcasts, or our "unit study," on the importance of babies. For more, go to MomDelights.com This is a public episode…
Mom Delights Homemaking and HomeschoolingHumans Are Earth's Greatest Resource II God Wants More People
"The material conditions of life will continue to get better for most people in most countries most of the time, indefinitely. Within a century or two, all…
Mom Delights Homemaking and Homeschooling$10,000 for Homeschooling? It's Not What You Think!
President Trump promises to be a great friend of homeschooling, and for this we are so very thankful, but we are also thankful that he is too wise to put…
Mom Delights Homemaking and HomeschoolingElon Musk God This Right II We Need More Babies II New Commonplace Book No. 2
There is no suggestion here that family or children (especially lots of children) will fulfill all dreams and solve all societal ills. I know first-hand that…
Mom Delights Homemaking and HomeschoolingHomeschoolers Vote
The modern homeschooling movement has been unabashedly political from its inception. This election cycle should be no exception--we explore some…