Homeschooling can tend to be all consuming for some of us we never want to think about our homeschool at all because it's too stressful. 

You can probably guess that I’ve leaned more toward the more intense, totally consumed end of the spectrum in the past and it hasn’t been great.

So what’s the balance we need to strike between thinking about it too much and thinking about it too little?

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You can visit my site, Homeschooling Well, for this episode's transcript, show notes and all of the other resources I have to help you homeschool well. 

This week I’m talking about the thing that makes learning happen in our homeschool, the secret sauce of all of our homeschools.

It’s consistency!

It might not sound exciting, but it’s so important, it’s really the key. And I'll try to make it a little interesting. 

Listen in on why some of us might struggle with being consistent, how I trained myself in this habit and how you can too!

You can visit my site, Homeschooling Well, for this episode's transcript, show notes and all of the other resources I have to help you homeschool well. 

Homeschooling is tough physical and spiritual work. As a popular blogger and podcaster I follow says, “You’re gonna’ need Jesus for this.”

I can’t really go any further in my podcasting journey without telling you all about how I developed a love for the word of God and stopped playing games in my spiritual life. For the most part.

While I knew I needed a robust personal devotional life my whole life, I didn’t really dive in and take it seriously until I was homeschooling and was desperate for God to be in control each and every day.  Because I certainly wasn't!

If you could use encouragement in that area, listen in and take heart!

You can visit my site, Homeschooling Well, for this episode's transcript, show notes and all of the other resources I have to help you homeschool well. 

This week I’m opening up about my life-long struggle with anger and how it affects my homeschool and my kids. Anger, and all of its nuances is the easiest emotion for me to express.

And I know I’m not alone! For most of us, homeschooling can be a daily exercise in overcoming frustration and aggravation. 

As women of God, what does the Bible tell us we should do with our anger? I’ll leave you with my best tips for overcoming the worst of our outbursts and give you encouragement in moving forward with positive relationships with your kids. 

You can visit my site, Homeschooling Well, for this episode's transcript, show notes and all of the other resources I have to help you homeschool well. 

I'm going to fill you on one of the consistently biggest game changers in my homeschool.

It's decluttering my house!

And I have to stay on top of it constantly. I'll tell you the major mindset shifts I made about decluttering and how my "decluttering guru" taught me how to think about declutttering, the benefits that come from it and where on earth to start with it.

I'm telling you, starting the school year with less stuff in your house than you have now is going to help you have much smoother and easier days than you can even imagine.

You can visit my site, Homeschooling Well, for this episode's transcript, show notes and all of the other resources I have to help you homeschool well. 

‘Tis the season to purchase our homeschool curriculum for next year! But believe it or not curriculum may not be as important to your homeschool as you think. Curriculum is necessary for sure, but I’ll share some other things I think might even be more important to having a successful or satisfying homeschool. I also have a free resource that can help you narrow down your curriculum choices for the fall. You can look for that in the show notes.

You can visit my site, Homeschooling Well, for this episode's transcript, show notes and all of the other resources I have to help you homeschool well. 

I’m continuing to talk about how my expectations of what homeschooling should be didn’t always align with the reality of what homeschooling is. And the fallout that occurs in my life when I don’t adjust my mindset. 

This week is all about how I thought I could maintain the lifestyle I already had. I wanted to keep doing all of the things I was already doing and just tack homeschooling onto them. I still struggle to keep my schedule under control and prioritize my homeschool. Find out how I started to make the mental shift and how I deal with it to this day. 

You can visit my site, Homeschooling Well, for this episode's transcript, show notes and all of the other resources I have to help you homeschool well. 

I want to take you back to the beginning of my homeschool journey to give you an understanding of how I formed my perspective of what homeschooling is and where it fits into our lives. I learned the very first day my mindset wasn't what it needed to be and homeschooling had a lot of surprises in store for me.

Go to my site, Homeschooling Well, for this episode's transcript, show notes and all the other resources I have to help you homeschool well. 

Welcome to the Heart of Homeschooling podcast! I am so excited to bring you this show all about how we as moms can grow both personally and spiritually while we're homeschooling our kids. I'd be honored if you'll let me take you through the journey I have been on from being a mom who swore I would never homeschool to learning to love my homeschool and encouraging other moms to do the same. 

You can visit my site, Homeschooling Well, for this episode's transcript, show notes and all the other resources I have to help you homeschool well.

One of the first things I noticed about homeschooling is that it was A LOT more work than I thought it would be and I was not thrilled about it. Find out how I turned my attitude around, accepted the challenge and rose to the occasion. Spoiler alert: it took awhile!

Go to my site, Homeschooling Well, for this episode's transcript, show notes and all the other resources I have to help you homeschool well.