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Hidden Treasures Pt. 3: Less Is More

by Jessica Frierson | Mar 29, 2022 | Family life, Reasons to Homeschool, Rest, Peace, Encouragement, NCHE Blog

by Jessica Frierson, March 2022 Everyone loves a good surprise, and one of the best surprises I’ve had in life was when having less turned out to be more. This tactic is not simply a clever home decorating trick–it is one of the hidden treasures I have discovered that...

Hidden Treasures Pt. 2: Siblings

by Jessica Frierson | Mar 16, 2022 | Family life, Young Children, Parenting, Encouragement, NCHE Blog

by Jessica Frierson, March 2022 There are five requirements for crystals to form: ingredients, temperature, pressure, time, and space, according to Gem Rock Auctions. If you are the parent of more than one child, you know that all of these ingredients are present in...

Black History Month: Notable Homeschoolers

by Jessica Frierson | Feb 9, 2022 | Diversity, History, Multicultural, Reasons to Homeschool, Culture, Encouragement, NCHE Blog

by Jessica Frierson, February 2022 February is a great time to shine the spotlight on a few notable homeschooled black Americans. Each of these individuals defied great adversity to pursue an education for themselves and have left a legacy that impacts all of our...

How Long? O Lord, How Long? A Christmas Devotional

by Jessica Frierson | Dec 17, 2021 | Discipleship, Spiritual Growth, Encouragement, NCHE Blog

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...

Fitting the Mold

by Jessica Frierson | Oct 1, 2021 | Encouragement, NCHE Blog

by Jessica Frierson, October 2021 My sister recently shared this picture of her new butter dish. There’s an obvious problem here. The stick of butter fits the dish but the lid is too small to cover it. It’s a lovely butter dish—simplistic in design, a good neutral...

Reasons to Homeschool: Strong Family Life and Relationships

by Matthew McDill | Aug 20, 2021 | NCHE Blog, Reasons to Homeschool, Considering Homeschooling, Parenting, Encouragement

by Matthew McDill, August 2021 My dad always used to tell my sister and me: “You’ve got to learn to get along with each other. You two are best friends.” We would often make faces and deny this, but in the end, my sister and I were very good friends. This is the...