The alarm clock goes off at 7 a.m., and I jump out of bed and go out to the gym. This is also my alone time with the Lord before I need to get my family up to start the day. As I run on the treadmill, I read my scripture and marvel in the presence of my glorious Father.

One of the best advantages of being a homeschool family is being able to just grab the children and go! We can have such a freedom to enjoy life and adventures as a family, and our children will still have their schoolwork done.

Learning is a life-long activity. You likely agree with that as a homeschooler since you’ve taken on the challenge and joy of educating your children. One of our final ‘tasks’ in educating our children is to guide them in the right direction for their post-secondary education and career choices – and ideally instilling in them a love of life-long learning.

With five of eight graduated from our homeschool, we have seen those post-homeschool paths take different directions. My first two sons went the university route and both benefitted in their careers because of it. (Their career choices required college degrees.)

Educating at home provides so much freedom in the way we teach our children. There are a variety of learning materials that we can choose from, but most of us have had the experience of choosing something that just doesn’t seem to work as well for one child as it can for another.

Read the Christmas traditions from a few of our staff to hear directly from the people behind The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine.

Hey Mama, Be careful. It’s the time of year when the wonder of the season is lost in the chaos of the moment. Hold on to the wonder. . . hold it fast . . . and hold on to the One this season is all about—JESUS! It’s His day. It’s His time. It’s His moment, if you’ll let it be.

It might come as a bit of a shock to some people (especially non-homeschoolers) that we take the entire month of December off from school every year.