Parents Resources

Want to make history come alive this summer for your family?  Check out 10 fun field trip ideas for you and your family!  Listen to your favorite G.A. Henty audio adventures as you travel with your family to create your own “extraordinary adventures”!  Go ahead, create fun family memories that will last a lifetime! Spend the day at a historical ...

Let’s face it, homeschooling can be tough. By now you are likely near the end of your school year and perhaps are even more eager than your children for summer vacation to begin because you need a break. Maybe you feel like it’s been a long year. During our 16+ years of homeschooling our two sons, I tried to have ...

“I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down. Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction.”—Proverbs 24:30-32. My guess is ...

Parents too often neglect and underestimate the power of forming early the inescapable habits of thought and life in their young children. By young, I mean birth to puberty. Along with neglecting the opportunities we have to self-consciously form and direct the thinking and life choices of our children is the tendency parents have to neglect becoming self-conscious about the ...

When I was growing up, our family had a large garden.  We grew everything from squash, tomatoes, peppers to radishes and cucumbers.   My great-grandparents who lived less than a mile away also had an extensive garden.  The garden was the first place we would go to when we would go for a visit because that’s where we would usually find ...

There’s just something about spring that makes us want to throw open the windows and let the sun shine through. Many of us will perform the obligatory “spring cleaning” around the home right about now, but have you ever considered spring cleaning for your homeschool? After a long winter, I am usually ready to get back into the groove of ...

I just stood there and stared. The picture of innocence who captured my heart the very moment he took his first breath now fills our lives with amazement and joy. Our last grandchild has grown so quickly from his 13-pound birthweight to a tall, handsome 8-year old who thinks he’s 18! Momentarily stunned at how fast the years have passed, ...

What do you think about when you think about St. Patrick’s Day?  Green?  A leprechaun and a pot of gold?  A shamrock shake from McDonalds?  Or maybe corned beef, cabbage and potatoes? If you ask most people, even those who proudly claim their Irish blood, they typically have no clue who St. Patrick was.  (Next person you see, ask them ...

“…And there arose another generation after them who did not know the LORD or the work that He had done for Israel.” Judges 2:10 “Over a half century ago, while I was still a child, I recall hearing a number of old people offer the following explanation for the great disasters that had befallen Russia: “Men have forgotten God; that’s ...

A few mornings ago, I was trying to leave the house to run errands with my two young children.  Not a big deal.  This should be easy and simple right? If you’re a mother, you probably already know where I’m heading.  Once that first cute baby enters your world, easy and simple no longer mean the same thing as they ...