by Jessica Frierson | Apr 25, 2023 | NCHE Blog, Spiritual Growth, Peace, Parenting, Discipleship, Young Children, Family life, Uncategorized
by Jessica Frierson, April 2023 One of the things that really bothers me as a parent is hearing my children mutter an insincere “I’m sorry.” In search of a way to make the phrase more meaningful, I considered what the point of an apology is to begin with. It is often...
by Jessica Frierson | Mar 8, 2022 | Discipleship, NCHE Blog, Parenting, Teens, Culture, High School, Young Children, Middle School, History, Family life, Grandparents
by Jessica Frierson, March 2022 The house was burning down around them, and six-year-old Emery couldn’t get two-year-old Hazel to put her spoon down so he could get her out of her highchair and escape the flames. That is the incredible story my children’s grandfather...
by Jessica Frierson | Dec 17, 2021 | NCHE Blog, Encouragement, Spiritual Growth, Discipleship
by Jessica Frierson, Dec 21 How long, Lord, how long? Is there anyone who has not asked that soul-wrenching question? How many of you are asking it at this very moment? One of my favorite segments of the Christmas story is not even in the part usually read and...
by Matthew McDill | Aug 17, 2021 | Parental Rights, Parenting, Discipleship, Reasons to Homeschool, Resources, NCHE Blog
by Matthew McDill, Aug 2021 Some of my very favorite times as a dad are when I sit with my teens, enjoying some coffee and real-life conversation. We talk about school, work, relationships, faith, the Bible, the world, philosophy, politics, and anything else they have...
by Diane Helfrich | Aug 13, 2021 | Homeschooling in Crisis, NCHE Blog, Encouragement, Community, Parental Rights, Freedom to Homeschool, War on Homeschooling, Parenting, Considering Homeschooling, Culture, High School, Discipleship, Young Children, Teaching Strategies, Middle School, Reasons to Homeschool, Uncategorized
by Diane Helfrich, August 2021 Once a child enters our lives, we start thinking about the years to come—their first words and steps turn into school, graduation, and college, and then, we hope, a successful launch to adulthood. Part of how well our child negotiates...
by Jessica Frierson | Jul 30, 2021 | Encouragement, Teens, Considering Homeschooling, High School, Discipleship, Young Children, Teaching Strategies, Reasons to Homeschool, NCHE Blog
by Jessica Frierson Wouldn’t it be great if we could do an internship to prepare for life? Many career fields require an internship to gain the skills and experience needed in that field before engaging in it under their own auspices. Homeschooling offers just that: a...