When was the last time learning in our home felt truly joyful? What would it look like to welcome wonder again—even just once a week?

What if something as simple as tea and poetry could bring joy, connection, and confidence to your homeschool—AND be something you actually look forward to, despite it being another thing on your calendar.

We are proof it can and we're spilling the tea on poetry teas.

We're here to address the big debate... 

Clipboards VS. Skylight... Which one is better?! 

What everyone REALLY wants to know though...

What tool is really going to keep me sane and on track?

We're unpacking the pros and cons of both and sharing all we know about the Skylight so far.

When summer rolls around and you're already exhausted, how do you know if it’s time to press on—or pause? 

We're unpacking what it could look like to either keep going with intention or rest with purpose. 

We want to talk homeschooling…more specifically….what a real homeschool can look like. 

Because every homeschool is different, every child is different, every mom is different, and every family is unique.  

In this episode, we have Sarah, a former public school teacher who thought she would never homeschool! 

She's a momma to 4 boys who all came in rapid succession, and she's been homeschooling for 2-ish years now!   

In this episode, we've got Ginny Kochis…a Catholic wife and mom to three twice-exceptional children.

With a master's degree she's a highly educated former high school English teacher with two decades of experience educating children of all ability levels.

Through her Quirky Catholic Kids website and community, Ginny offers practical support and prayerful encouragement to Catholic families raising neurodivergent kids.

And she believes (just like we do) that God gives curious, creative, intense children the exact mother they need to thrive.

We have to come clean...a recent study by Baycrest's Rotman Research Institute says that research participants scored an average of 94% on memory accuracy. This high level of accuracy was observed regardless of the participants or the time that had elapsed since the event occurred.

However, we have 6% to work with and add to memory-stacking!

Memory-stacking is all about filling our children's memories with good and beauty from their upbringing and their family, and not memories of "we-nevers or I-nevers" or fighting with siblings...or being forced to gasp do chores ALLLLL the time.

All jokes aside, the human brain has a major slant toward the negative. It's a protective mechanism, and it has an important job...but it shows up even it when it isn't needed.

It's easier than it should be to get to the end of the year and question whether or not you've even done anything this year. 

It's easy for kids to just complain about what they didn’t get to do, or what they don't have...and it to REALLY FEEL like that's true...even when we know it isn't.

So …. in comes memory-stacking...

Mostly, homeschoolers must do one of three things to close their year with the state...

A Portfolio

A Evals

Testing

Depending on where you live and what flavor of homeschool you follow the requirements will be different...check HSLDA to see what your state requires.

But let's look at some out-of-the-box ways to say goodbye to this year's homeschool adventures:

It's nearing the end of year for us homeschoolers...it's time to choose a DONE day.

Deadlines are essential because they provide structure, direction, and motivation to complete tasks efficiently.

They prevent procrastination, foster accountability, and create a sense of urgency.

Meeting deadlines boosts confidence, tracks progress, and improves time management skills 

HOW… grab your calendar, open it up to May or June…you choose.

Close your eyes…

 Kidding! Kidding…

Let's discuss what has become one of my favorite mom decisions of 2024—and possibly the last five years.

There was a big movement after the Yes Day movie came out to incorporate being a YES mom into our lives. I don't know about you, but I'm already a yes mom. I say yes to 1,000 requests a day.

Neither my kids nor I needed me to find more ways to say yes each day or to create a day where I give in to every whim my kids have, but it did make an adorable, albeit impractical, movie.

What I really needed for my sanity—and I would say, for my family—was a day when I could say no, guilt-free, to the extras we're always squeezing in and instead say yes to the things on my to-do list that weren't red-tag items.

It might be a little brutal if you don't know the theory behind red-tag items, but you'll get the reference to motherhood after I explain it.

It's the end of September (or any homeschool month really), and it's likely that the 'new' of your homeschool year has started to wear off...maybe pushback has started to creep in...or get worse...

Maybe that one kid just takes FOREVER Or maybe you're fighting downright refusal from your kids when it's time to do their work…

We're back with our favorite board-certified behavioral analyst, and dear friend Renee Amato today and we're speaking right to the heart of our exhausted homeschool mommas.

What if you could take the best parts of home and school and put them together to educate your children? Add in a ton of community support, and that's what this week's guest has done! Listen in for a brand new perspective on the possibilities for homeschooling!

We sat down and asked the question…

What are some of our favorite homeschool resources…the ones that we come back to again and again…the ones we’d never want to be without?! And we’re sharing them on the podcast today!

Being in 'transition' is hard.  Homeschooling in transition?  REALLY hard (for most mommas).  But Kezia?  She's in transition, homeschooling in an RV, and is a lover of the outdoors!  Listen in to hear how she's navigating life while building the dream (quite literally)!

Two words...

Snack. Shop.

We want to talk homeschooling…more specifically….what an ACTUAL day in a homeschool can look like.

But, the reality is, every homeschool is different...because every child is different, every mom is different, and every family is different.

So, rather than just share what Tiffany and I do in OUR homeschools, we thought it would be amazing to reach out to other moms in our community and showcase all the real possibilities for homeschooling our families! 

In this episode we have Insiya, a Muslim woman, Wife, Homeschool Mom of three children under 6, Mental Health Educator and Entrepreneur. 

She's had 10+ glorious years as a counselor and trainer in the field of mental health between the Middle East and India and if that wasn't impressive enough, she's also been a research assistant at Stanford University.

Insiya, thank you for chatting with us today!    

We’re back, and we’re talking homeschool supplies today! Just like when you set up a beautiful nursery for your brand new baby, you can over-supply your homeschool!

The truth is, our homeschools don’t require all that much. So, we sat down and thought about what homeschool supplies we would go out and buy first if our own stashes were wiped out…

What do you need to start the homeschool year? Whether in your first year or your tenth, you’ll need these things!

We want to talk homeschooling…more specifically….what an ACTUAL day in a homeschool looks like.

But, the reality is, every homeschool is different...because every child is different, every mom is different, and every family is different.

So, rather than just share what Tiffany and I do in OUR homeschools, we thought it would be amazing to reach out to other moms in our community and showcase all the real possibilities for homeschooling! 

In this episode, we have Maddy, wife to James, and Mama to 6 kiddies (as she calls them). She lives in New Zealand in her House Bus and 'road-schools' her kids as they travel and explore their beautiful country.

She's a lover of holistic health & natural remedies, tiny living, dark chocolate, reading, being adventurous, all things pregnancy, birth & motherhood, especially in the context of God's amazing design…

In this episode, we’re talking about how we’ll be starting a new school year. Brittany has some fantastic ideas to share, and I have a few ideas as well.

Have you ever considered what homeschooling might look like in another country? 

Here in the U.S., laws can vary dramatically from state to state, and so can opportunities for learning and enrichment.  Can you imagine how that might look on an international scale? 

Well, our guest, Jenni Cassidy can!  She's a wife, mother to 7 (including 5 graduates), and she lives and homeschools her youngest two children in the UK!  She's also the co-director of Dumb Ox Learning AND she's a consultant for Mother of Divine Grace!