by WhitneyCrowell | Aug 17, 2020 | Peace, Community, Encouragement, NCHE Blog
By Guest Contributor Whitney Cranford Crowell My mom’s friend Jane is the kind of person who calls it like she sees it. Years ago, after a harrowing day of wrangling her three small children, she eyed my mother with a frazzled look. “The problem with parenting,” she...
by Sarah Hicks | Aug 10, 2020 | Peace, Community, Encouragement, NCHE Blog
It has been thrilling for our board to help families who will be homeschooling for the first time this year. And through offering things like diplomas and college scholarships, this year it has also been our privilege to help many families finish their homeschool...
by Sarah Hicks | Jul 28, 2020 | NCHE Blog, Getting Started, Peace, Community, Encouragement
by Sarah Hicks, July 2020 Scores of books have been written on educational philosophy. A lot of those resources make education harder than it has to be—especially since most people already have an educational philosophy, even if they’ve never realized it or named it....
by Sarah Hicks | Jul 13, 2020 | Resources, Creative Ideas, Peace, NCHE Blog
There was a mother who had a plan and bingo was its name-o. B-I-N-G-O! Visual helps like progress charts are a great way for homeschool parents to help their children stay motivated with long-term goals (like more reading and less screen time this summer.) This month,...
by Sarah Hicks | Jun 8, 2020 | Peace, Spiritual Growth, Encouragement, NCHE Blog
This weekend, I was walking on a path through the woods to our greenhouse. I walk this path at least once every day. The ground is slightly inclined, the foliage is natural, and on this particular morning, everything was pretty wet. As I walked, I was looking at the...
by Sarah Hicks | May 25, 2020 | NCHE Blog, Peace, Spiritual Growth, Encouragement
Change: whether you love it or hate it, change is inevitable. Sometimes change is good! We see a radiant metamorphosis, or new growth, fruit, and reap a bountiful harvest. Other times change is detrimental. There is withering, decay, or destruction. Recently our...