by Amy Sloan | Mar 24, 2020 | Spring 2020, GREENHOUSE
Spring 2020/ Amy Sloan The New Year is often the time we make big plans and goals. We decide this is the year we’ll read aloud every day to the kids. We’ll cut out caffeine completely. We’ll read quality literature after the kids are asleep instead of binge-watching...
by Sarah Hicks | Mar 17, 2020 | Spring 2020, GREENHOUSE
Spring 2020/ Matthew McDill “What do you want people to say about you at your funeral?” This is the question I was asking myself at the beginning of 2019. I was not asking it because I had a life-threatening illness or had lost someone close to me. I was asking this...
by Matthew McDill | Feb 25, 2020 | Fall 2019, GREENHOUSE
Fall 2019 / Math Spotlight with Homeschool Mom Lisha Thigpen NCHE: Lisha, thank you for sharing wisdom with our members. You have a background in math. Tell us a little bit more about yourself. I have been married to my husband for twenty-two years. Our kids are...
by Matthew McDill | Feb 12, 2020 | Fall 2019, GREENHOUSE
Fall 2019 / Sandra Peoples We sat around the table talking about topics that are usually off limits when you’re eating—like medical issues, potty training challenges, and puberty. We smiled at each other’s disclaimers, “This may sound weird, but…” and we nodded...
by Matthew McDill | Jan 28, 2020 | Fall 2019, GREENHOUSE
Fall 2019 / Beth Herbert With my homeschool group’s graduation ceremony behind us and the NCHE Thrive! Conference beginning tomorrow, I have been reflecting on how important both of these organizations have been in my own homeschool journey. I am in awe of how...
by Matthew McDill | Jan 22, 2020 | Fall 2019, Uncategorized, GREENHOUSE
Fall 2019 / Jessica Frierson Nine years ago, I encountered an injury to my pelvis that left me barely able to walk or lie down, limited in all other movement, and in nearly constant pain. By January of 2018, I was in a wheelchair and doctors were discussing how to...
